Spilevsky's team will make history
Travels to Spain, Scotland and the Czech Republic comprise Mars' European trek in the Europa League groups.
Our champions may have avoided giant teams however, the draw can in no way be described as good.
Betis, Rangers and Sparta Prague are very strong teams for the “light brigade”, which will have the opportunity to gather valuable experience by challenging for the best in the group.
The dates of the six matches:
September 21
October 5
October 26
November 9
30 November
December 14
Real Betis is a football club based in Seville, the capital of Andalusia. It is the second club of the big city of the Spanish south and falls behind both in terms of popularity and titles of its compatriot Seville.
It was founded on September 12, 1907 by students of the local Polytechnic under the name Sevilla Balompié. . “Balompié” is the colloquial Spanish word for soccer, although fans have imposed the English “fútbol” on its Spanish transcription.
The great rival of Betis is the compatriot of Sevilla. The matches between them are characterized as the “Derby of Andalusia” and often become the theater of wild episodes. It plays its home matches at the “Benito Villamarin” stadium, with a capacity of 61,000 spectators, located in the district of Heliopolis (Heliopolis). It was named after the club's iconic president who served it for 10 years (1955-1965) and contributed to its rise to the top division of the Spanish league.
Betis competes at “Benito Villamarin” while Manuel Pellegrini is on the bench.
Rangers are based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1872, it is the most successful club in Scottish football, having won 55 league titles domestically, a world record for any team, 34 cups and 27 league caps, while at European level it has won one Cup Winners' Cup. They are the team with the most trophies of any other club in the world.
The team is based at Ibrox Stadium and has traditionally represented the city's Protestant population, although today its fans come from a variety of religious backgrounds. Rangers is the most popular team in Scotland and one of the most popular in the United Kingdom, while it has a great rivalry with the other great team in Scotland, Celtic, with which they compose one of the most classic football derbies in the world, which apart from sports has social, historical, political and religious ramifications and is known as the Old Firm. The coach of the team is the Englishman Michael Bill.
SPARTA PRAGUE
AK Sparta Prague) is a Czech football club based in Prague. Together with fellow countryman Slavia, they form the two strongest teams in Czech football. It was founded in 1893.
It plays in the Generali Arena (“Letna” Stadium), in Prague. A major European honor for the team is when they reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1992. Notable players who have played for Sparta Prague over the past twenty years are Pavel Nedved, Petr Cech, Tomas Rosicky, Jan Koller, Karel Pomporski, Patrik Berger and many others.
The team is coached by Dane Brian Priske.
