Who are the eight teams who have joined the Europa League?

So who are the eight sides entering the competition?

AJAX

Erik ten Hag’s former club and, of course, the same is also true of Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Antony. We met the Amsterdam giants in the 2017 final, winning 2-0 in Stockholm.

The Dutch champions finished behind Napoli and Liverpool in Group A but six points clear of bottom side Rangers.

BARCELONA

It was something of a surprise that the Catalan club were knocked out of the premier competition with a game to spare, following Internazionale’s win over Viktoria Plzen. Bayern Munich were the runaway group winners after posting a 100 per cent record.

Our last clash with the Nou Camp outfit came in the 2019 Champions League quarter-finals but Xavi’s men did play in the Europa League last term, going out to eventual winners Eintracht Frankfurt at the last-eight stage.