EUROPA LEAGUE FIRST-timers Dundalk will take on Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar and Maccabi Tel-Aviv on their maiden voyage in the competition’s the group stages.
The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions went into this afternoon’s draw in Monaco having narrowly lost out to Legia Warsaw in the Champions League play-offs.
And Stephen Kenny’s side will travel to Russia, the Netherlands and Israel after being drawn in Group D.
Meanwhile, Manchester United face former striker Robin van Persie after being paired with Fenerbahce. Jose Mourinho’s side were drawn along with Fener, Feyenoord and Zorya in Group A.
United sold Van Persie to the Turkish side, who finished second in the Super Lig last season, in July 2015 after three years at Old Trafford.
It also saw Inter picked out to come up against Premier League outfit Southampton in Group K, which also consists of Sparta Prague and Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Elsewhere, Roma will play Viktoria Plzen, Austria Vienna and Astra in Group E after losing out to Porto in the Champions League play-offs.
La Liga outfit Villarreal’s failure to make the Champions League group stage means they will play Steaua Bucharest, FC Zurich and Osmanlispor in Group L of UEFA’s second-tier tournament.
Here’s the draw in full:
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Very likeable character. Good luck against the Welsh.
Him and Lowe are a sports journalist’s dream.
Always give good interviews and are not as reserved ( dare I say boring!) as the rest of the Irish team. I see them both being strong presences in the Netflix documentary series
Met his dad after the connacht game rocking a fake fur coat. Not right Mac…
Needs to having a antique sheep skin…
Lovely guy by the way…
Lowe, Hansen, Aki, Gibson park ,bealham, all not Irish
@Al Byrne: but they all play for Ireland so what’s your point?