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5 things to know about the Europa League

Manchester, England: The Europa League returns on Thursday with the first round of matches in the group stage. Here are five things to know about the continent's second-tier club competition this season:WINNERS TO COME FROM

India TV News Desk Published : Sep 18, 2013 23:10 IST, Updated : Sep 18, 2013 23:38 IST

EXPANDING COMPETITION




From the 48 teams starting out in the group stage, 27 countries will be represented — a record for the competition.



Kazakhstan will be represented for the first time through Shakhter Karagandy, which lost to Celtic in the final qualifying round in the Champions League. Russia, Spain, England, Ukraine, Belgium and Portugal will all have three sides each.

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