The draw for the Europa League group stage featuring two Russian clubs, took place in Istanbul, Turkey.

Russian Cup winners Lokomotiv will play in Group E alongside Lazio, Marseille and Galatasaray, while RPL runners up Spartak will take part in Group C with Napoli, Leicester and Legia.

The fixtures will take place on the following dates:

Matchday 1: 16 September
Matchday 2: 30 September
Matchday 3: 21 October
Matchday 4: 4 November
Matchday 5: 25 November
Matchday 6: 9 December

The top three teams of each group will continue to compete in European competitions:

- Group winners will play in the Last 16 of the Europa League;

- Group runners up will face play-off matches to reach the Europa League Last 16 against third-placed teams from Champions League groups

- Third-placed teams will face play-off matches to reach the Europa Conference League Last 16 against Conference League group runners up.