If two days of action-packed Champions League games haven't quenched your thirst for midweek European football, you'll be excited to hear of the return of the Europa League. The group stages kick off on Thursday, and you've got plenty of games to choose from.
UEFA Europa League 2014: Matchday 1 schedule and fixtures
Hold on to your hats, folks: the Europa League is back for another season.
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Among the highlights of the first matchday is the reigning champions Sevilla's game at home to Feyenoord, while Everton's clash with Wolfsburg at Goodison Park should be a tight one. Elsewhere, Borussia Mönchengladbach play host to Villarreal, while Tottenham Hotspur make a trip to the notoriously raucous Partizan Belgrade. Italy's sleeping giants Torino start their Europa League campaign with a tough game away at Club Brugge.
10 teams will be looking to make amends for defeat in the Champions League playoff round, including Napoli, Lille, FC Copenhagen and Beşiktaş.
Here’s a complete schedule of Thursday’s games from Group A to Group L. All times listed are ET.
Group A
Apollon vs. Zürich, 1 p.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Villarreal, 1 p.m.
Group B
Club Brugge vs. Torino, 1 p.m.
FC Copenhagen vs. HJK, 1 p.m.
Group C
Beşiktaş vs. Asteras Tripolis, 1 p.m.
Partizan vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 1 p.m.
Group D
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Astra, 1 p.m.
Salzburg vs. Celtic, 1 p.m.
Group E
Panathinaikos vs. Dinamo Moscow, 1 p.m.
PSV vs. Estoril, 1 p.m.
Group F
Dnipro vs. Inter Milan, 1 p.m.
Qarabağ vs. Saint-Étienne, 12 p.m.
Group G
Sevilla vs. Feyenoord, 3:05 p.m.
Standard Liège vs. Rijeka, 3:05 p.m.
Group H
Everton vs. Wolfsburg, 3:05 p.m.
Lille vs. Krasnodar, 3:05 p.m.
Group I
Napoli vs. Sparta Prague, 3:05 p.m.
Young Boys vs. Slovan Bratislava, 3:05 p.m.
Group J
Steaua Bucharest vs. AaB, 3:05 p.m.
Rio Ave vs. Dynamo Kiev, 3:05 p.m.
Group K
PAOK vs. Dinamo Minsk, 3:05 p.m.
Fiorentina vs. Guingamp, 3:05 p.m.
Group L
Legia Warsaw vs. Lokeren, 3:05 p.m.
Metalist vs. Trabzonspor, 3:05 p.m.
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