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The group stage kicks off on September 21, concluding on December 14. Villarreal will aim to win their group and bypass the play-off round, but if they happen to finish runners-up in their group, the play-off round will take place across February 15 and February 22.
The draw for the group stage was made on Friday, and Villarreal now know they will face Stade Rennais (France), Maccabi Haifa (Isreal) and Panathinaikos (Greece) in the group stage, after being drawn into Group F.
The fixtures for the group stage will be revealed in due course, with UEFA yet to confirm the order of the group stage fixtures. Though, confirmation usually comes pretty quickly after the draw, so stay tuned for confirmation from the club.
UEFA say the match calendar will be available by Saturday morning “at the latest”.