CELTIC and Rangers face tough draws following the Europa League group ballot in Nyon, Switzerland this afternoon.
Neil Lennon’s men will take on old foes AC Milan, who have Zlatan Ibrahimovic in their squad, while Steve Gerrard’s side will locl horns with Portuguese giants Benfica.
The Hoops will also meet Sparta Prague, of the Czech Republic, and French aces Lille in Group H.
In Group D, the Gers take on the Belgians of Standard Liege and Polish outfit Lech Poznan.
A goal from Odsonne Edouard gave Celtic a 1-0 success over Sarajevo in Bosnia last night while Gerrard watched his team overcome dangerous Turks Galatasaray 2-1 at Ibrox with strikes from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier.
The first round of matches are scheduled for Thursday, October 22, culminating in matchday six on December 10.
The Old Firm are the only home-based clubs to progress to the groups after Aberdeen and Motherwell faltered at the third qualifying round.
Last year, Lennon and Gerrard saw their players progress through their respective groups. The Parkhead men went out on a 4-2 aggregate score to FC Copenhagen at the last-32 stage, while Bayer Leverkusen overcame Gers in the following round.
EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW IN FULL:
GROUP B: Arsenal, Rapid Vienna, Molde, Dundalk
GROUP C: Bayer Leverkusen, Slavia Prague, Hapoel Be’er-Sheva, Nice
GROUP D: Benfica, Standard Liege, RANGERS, Lech Poznan
GROUP E: PSV Eindhoven, PAOK, Granada, Omonia
GROUP F: Napoli, Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, NK Rijeka
GROUP G: Braga, Leicester, AEK Athens, Zorya Luhansk
GROUP H: CELTIC, Sparta Prague, AC Milan, Lille
GROUP I: Villareal, Qarabag, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Sivasspor
GROUP J: Spurs, Ludogorets, LASK, Royal Antwerp
GROUP K: CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Wolfsberg
GROUP L: Gent, Red Star Belgrade, Hoffenheim, Slovan Liberec
* The group stages get underway in the week of October 19, with six rounds of group games running through to mid-December.
Matchday 1: October 22
The Final will be held at the Stadion Energa Gdansk in Poland on May 26 next year.
