Four Romanian teams play for the first time in the Europa League. If Steaua seems to have an easy match ahead against the Moldavian neighbours, FC Timisoara foresees a most difficult match. The team from Banat (West Romanian region) play against Ajax Amsterdam on foreign grass. Dinamo Bucharest will face Austrian Sturm Graz and CFR Cluj plays home against FC Copenhagen.
The Europa League schedule for 17.09.2009
20:00 (Romania's time)
Group A:
Ajax Amsterdam - FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb - Anderlecht
Group B:
Lille - Valencia
Genoa - Slavia Prague
Group C:
Hapoel Tel-Aviv - Celtic
Rapid Wien - Hamburg
Group D:
Hertha Berlin - Ventspils
Heerenveen - Sporting Lisbon
Group E:
CSKA Sofia - Fulham
FC Basel - AS Roma
Group F:
Panathinaikos - Galatasaray
Sturm Graz - Dinamo Bucharest
22:00 (Romanian time):
Group G:
Lazio - Salzburg
Villarreal - Levski Sofia
Group H:
Steaua Bucharest - Sheriff
Fenerbahce - FC Twente
Group I:
Benfica - BATE Borisov
Everton - AEK Atena
Group J:
Brugge - Shahtior Donetk
Partizan Belgrade - Toulouse
Group K:
Sparta Prague - PSV Eindhoven
CFR Cluj - FC Copenhagen
Group L:
Athletic Bilbao - Austria Wien
Nacional - Werder Bremen
