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Bournemouth and Sunderland land Milan in Europa League, Crystal Palace get Lyon

  • Celtic will host Marseille and travel to Benfica

  • Brighton and Hearts play Monaco in Conference League

Bournemouth and Sunderland will play mouthwatering ties against Milan in their Europa League campaigns, while the Crystal Palace head coach, Pierre Sage, faces a return to his previous employers Lyon.

The Cherries’ first season in Europe will bring Milan, the seven-times continental champions, to Dean Court in a match-up that once seemed unthinkable. In 2006-07, when Milan won their most recent Champions League title, Bournemouth finished 19th in League One. Sunderland will make the trip to San Siro to face Ruben Amorim’s side during their first season in Europe since 1973-74.

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© Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

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Champions League draw: Arsenal face Real Madrid, Man City get Barcelona and PSG

  • Manchester United will host Bayern Munich

  • Aston Villa welcome PSG; Liverpool go to Inter

Arsenal face mouthwatering assignments against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as they bid to go one better than last season’s agonising near miss and win a first Champions League title.

Mikel Arteta’s side were pipped on penalties by Paris Saint-Germain in the final three months ago and will be expected to cruise through this season’s league phase. The bulk of their draw appears kind but they are tasked with a visit to the Allianz Arena to play Bayern, whom they beat 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium last November, and host Real, who are once again under the charge of José Mourinho. Two seasons ago, Arsenal beat the Spanish giants 3-0 at home in a quarter-final first leg, Declan Rice scoring two memorable free-kicks.

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© Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters

© Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters

© Photograph: Manon Cruz/Reuters

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Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale

  • Uefa says claims will be made in Switzerland

  • It says claims relate to alleged criminal mismanagement

Uefa is preparing to make a criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino for alleged “criminal mismanagement” in connection with his failed Fifa Forward Enterprise plan and has applied for the release of documents related to its conception.

In an explosive escalation of the war engulfing football’s governing bodies, Uefa has made separate applications in the United States for information, including from Fifa and the investment firm Thrive Capital.

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© Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA

© Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA

© Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA

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