europa league draw
Liverpool have been drawn alongside Steaua Bucharest, Napoli and Utrecht in Europa League Group K.
It means Roy Hodgson's men will face a reunion with Andrea Dossena in a first ever meeting with Diego Maradona's former club.
Liverpool last faced Steaua back in the 2003-04 season when Gerard Houllier's men secured a 2-1 aggregate success in the UEFA Cup, second round.
Djimi Traore got the all-important away goal in Romania before Harry Kewell netted in a 1-0 triumph at Anfield as the Reds notched up a landmark 50th victory in the competition.
The clash with Utrecht will also see us play our first competitive match against the Dutch side, for whom current goalkeeping coach John Achterberg featured for prior to his move to Tranmere Rovers.
The draw in full:
Group A: Juventus, Manchester City, FC Salzburg, Lech Poznan
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg, Aris Thessaloniki FC
Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Lille, Levski Sofia, Gent
Group D: Villarreal, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, PAOK
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, FC Bate, FC Sheriff
Group F: CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Prague, Lausanne
Group G: Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Hadjuk Split
Group H: VFB Stuttgart, Getafe, Odense BK, Young Boys
Group I: PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, FC Metalist Kharkviv, Debrecen
Group J: Sevilla, Paris St Germain, Borussia Dortmund, FC Karpaty Lviv
Group K: Liverpool, Steaua Bucharest, Napoli, Utrecht
Group L: FC Porto, Besiktas, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Vienna
Matches will be played on September 16 and 30, October 21, November 4, December 1/2 and 15/16.
It means Roy Hodgson's men will face a reunion with Andrea Dossena in a first ever meeting with Diego Maradona's former club.
Liverpool last faced Steaua back in the 2003-04 season when Gerard Houllier's men secured a 2-1 aggregate success in the UEFA Cup, second round.
Djimi Traore got the all-important away goal in Romania before Harry Kewell netted in a 1-0 triumph at Anfield as the Reds notched up a landmark 50th victory in the competition.
The clash with Utrecht will also see us play our first competitive match against the Dutch side, for whom current goalkeeping coach John Achterberg featured for prior to his move to Tranmere Rovers.
The draw in full:
Group A: Juventus, Manchester City, FC Salzburg, Lech Poznan
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg, Aris Thessaloniki FC
Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Lille, Levski Sofia, Gent
Group D: Villarreal, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, PAOK
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, FC Bate, FC Sheriff
Group F: CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Prague, Lausanne
Group G: Zenit St Petersburg, Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Hadjuk Split
Group H: VFB Stuttgart, Getafe, Odense BK, Young Boys
Group I: PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, FC Metalist Kharkviv, Debrecen
Group J: Sevilla, Paris St Germain, Borussia Dortmund, FC Karpaty Lviv
Group K: Liverpool, Steaua Bucharest, Napoli, Utrecht
Group L: FC Porto, Besiktas, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Vienna
Matches will be played on September 16 and 30, October 21, November 4, December 1/2 and 15/16.