Europa League group stage: Vidi are drawn with Chelsea, PAOK and BATE

Vidi will be playing Europa League group stage football for the second time in the clubs history. They face three matches at home at the Groupama Arena in Budapest. A further three games will be played away from September to December. 

Hungarian champions Vidi FC were drawn with Chelsea, PAOK and Bate when the draw was made in Monaco yesterday afternoon. Vidi were in pot 4 and were one of the last sides to be drawn out. It is the second time that Vidi have made it to the Europa League group stages. The last time was back in 2012 when Videoton, as they were then named, played against Basel, Genk and Sporting. Vidi even managed to beat Sporting and Basel at home.

Marko Nikolic’ team will face an exciting group stage after only just failing to make it into the group stage of the Champions League last week. A 1-1 draw in Athens saw Vidi press towards the end, but the 1-2 home leg defeat proved costly. Vidi have already knocked out Dudelange, Ludogorets and Malmö in this summer’s European adventure.

Fixture details

MOL Vidi FC vs FK BATE 20th Sept. 18.55
Budapest, Groupama Aréna

Chelsea FC vs MOL Vidi FC 4th Oct. 21.00
Stamford Bridge, London

PAOK FC vs MOL Vidi FC 25th Oct. 21.00
Toumba stadium

MOL Vidi FC vs PAOK FC 8th Nov. 18.55
Budapest, Groupama Aréna

FK BATE vs MOL Vidi FC 29th Nov. 21.00
Borisov Arena

MOL Vidi FC vs Chelsea FC 13th Dec. 18.55
Budapest, Groupama Aréna

Photo: MTI/AP/Claude Paris