Group stage draw: Pot 4
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Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS)
UEFA ranking (end 2019/20) : 51
How did you get out : second place in the Russian Premier League
Last season : group stage
Best European Cup result : 16 last (2002/03 *, 2003/04)
2019/20 : The railroad workers, whose third Russian championship was held in the 2017/18 season, finished second for the second year in a row after Zenit, an unbeaten run of 11 matches ensured they finish the season second. Summer contract Grzegorz Krychowiak unexpectedly became the top scorer of Yuri Semin's team.
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Marseille (FRA)
UEFA rankings : 53
How did you get out : runner-up in League 1
Last season : n / a
Best European Cup result : winners (1992/93)
2019/20 : André Villas-Boas returned to European football and secured a stable start to the season before a 14-game unbeaten run before the French season was cut in March. Argentine striker Dario Benedetto became the top scorer of the OM league in his first season at the club.
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Club Bruges (BEL)
UEFA rankings : 57
How did you get out : champions of Belgium
Last season : group stage (UEFA Europa League round of 32)
Best European Cup result : finalist (1977/78)
2019/20 : Blauw-Zwart won his third title in five seasons, losing his only game in a pandemic-limited season. Club Brugge also pulled ahead of Real Madrid and Galatasaray in an impressive first campaign under the leadership of Philippe Clement, Genk champion 2018/19.
Monchengladbach (Germany)
UEFA rankings : 61
How did you get out : 4th place in the Bundesliga
Last season : UEFA Europa League group stage
Best European Cup result : runner-up (1976/77)
2019/20 : Good first season for former Salzburg boss Marco Rose, whose team spent several weeks at the top of the Bundesliga and beat Bayern Munich before retiring to finish behind the champions. The Stallions returned to the group stage after three seasons of absence.
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Istanbul Basaksehir (Tour)
UEFA rankings : 71
How did you get out : champions of Turkey
Last season : 1/8 finals of the Europa League (P 3-1 - Copenhagen)
Best European Cup result : group stage (2020/21)
2019/20 : Greatest season for club founded in 1990, becoming only the sixth team to win a Turkish title. Okan Buruk's squad took the lead after resuming play and did not look back, adding even more sparkle thanks to the UEFA Europa League campaign marked by late comebacks.
Central Jutland (DEN)
UEFA rankings : 102
How did you get out : champions of Denmark
Last season : UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
Best European Cup result : group stage (2020/21)
2019/20 : "Wolves" won his third title in six seasons, moving forward in early August and gradually tightening his grip on the leader. The Danish season has just resumed after a winter hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a three-month respite.
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Rennes (FRA)
UEFA rankings : 107
How did you get out : third place in France
Last season : UEFA Europa League group stage
Best European Cup result : group stage (2020/21)
2019/20 : Leading Rennes to their first trophy in 48 years on April 27, 2019 in his first full season, Julien Stéphane propelled the team to third place in Ligue 1 before the season was cut in March - the highest ever. Eduardo Kamavinga, 17, leads a strong youth.
Ferencvaros (HUN)
UEFA rankings : 135
How did you get out : champions of Hungary
Last season : third qualifying round (UEFA Europa League group stage)
Best European Cup result : quarterfinals (1964/65)
2019/20 : It was more seem to be on how Sergei Rebrov led the Budapest team to victories in a row, ahead of 13 points second place. Dynamo Zagreb blocked their way to the UEFA Champions League and missed the UEFA Europa League playoffs, although they lost only once.
