While Olympiacos, with whom Egyptian striker Ahmed Hassan Kouka plays, signed in the first group, accompanied by West Ham United, the European Conference League champion, and German Freiburg.
And Brighton, England, is in its first European participation ever, in a strong group against Ajax Amsterdam and French Marseille, each of whom is a former Champions League winner.
Here is the draw for the group stage:
Group A: West Ham United - Olympiacos - Freiburg - Baczka Topola
Group Two: Ajax Amsterdam - Marseille - Brighton - AEK Athens
Group Three: Glasgow Rangers - Real Betis - Sparta Prague - Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta - Sporting Lisbon - Sturm Graz - Rakov Chanstokhova
Group E: Liverpool - LASK - Union Saint-Gilloise - Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal - Rennes Stadium - Maccabi Haifa - Panathinaikos
Group G: Roma - Slavia Prague - Sheriff Tiraspol - Servet
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen - Karabakh - Molde - BK Haken
