Nottingham Forest return to European competition for the first time in 30 years and will play Europa League group matches including Porto, Ferencvaros, Midtjylland and Malmo, with away fixtures at Real Betis, Braga, Sturm Graz and Utrecht. The club will face Malmo, their opponents from the 1979 European Cup final. Aston Villa draw familiar opponents Bologna and Young Boys, with tougher tests against Salzburg and Feyenoord. Celtic and Rangers received difficult draws that include Roma, Feyenoord and Porto. Roma begin Gian Piero Gasperini's tenure with home matches against Lille and Stuttgart and trips to Glasgow. Crystal Palace enter the Conference League with mostly favourable fixtures; Strasbourg represents a likely tough away test. Europa League starts September 24-25; Conference League starts October 2.
Nottingham Forest will mark their first European campaign in 30 years with Europa League group-phase matches against Porto and Real Betis. Having finished seventh in the Premier League last season before being promoted to UEFA's second-tier competition following Crystal Palace's expulsion, Forest will host Porto, Ferencvaros, Midtjylland and Malmo, while visiting Betis, Braga, Sturm Graz and Utrecht. They will get the chance to revisit a piece of history against Malmo, their opponents from their 1979 European Cup final triumph.
Aston Villa, by contrast, have had a relatively comfortable draw. Unai Emery's side will be face familiar opponents Bologna and Young Boys, both of whom they defeated comfortably during their Champions League campaign last season. Their more testing matches are likely to come against Salzburg at home and Feyenoord away. Scottish champions Celtic have been handed tough fixtures against Roma and Feyenoord, while rivals Rangers face a similarly demanding path, which includes Roma and Porto.
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