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Nuno Espirito Santo guided Nottingham Forest to European qualification for the first time since 1995-96
Paul Battison
BBC Sport Journalist
Nottingham Forest will face Malmo in the league phase of the Europa League in their first European campaign in 30 years.
The match is a rerun of the 1979 European Cup final, where Forest striker Trevor Francis scored the winner in a 1-0 victory for Brian Clough's side.
Forest will also play Porto and Real Betis, while Aston Villa have been drawn against Feyenoord, Fenerbahce and Bologna.
Celtic and Rangers will both take on Roma, with the Scottish sides having missed out on Champions League qualification this week.
In the 36-team league phase - introduced last season - each side plays eight times, consisting of four home and four away games, but teams from the same league cannot play each other until the knockout stages.
Forest finished seventh in the Premier League last season to qualify for the Conference League, but were promoted to the Europa League at Crystal Palace's expense after the Eagles breached multi-club ownership rules.
Palace, who qualified for Europe by winning the FA Cup - the first trophy in the club's history - have been drawn against Dynamo Kyiv, Shelbourne and Strasbourg in the Conference League.
The first Europa League matches will be played on 24 September with the Conference League starting on 2 October.
Exact scheduling for the rest of the tournaments will follow in the coming days.
This season's Europa League final will be held at Istanbul's Besiktas Park with the Conference League showpiece taking place at the RB Arena in Leipzig.
Who will the British sides play?
Europa League
Aston Villa: Red Bull Salzburg (home), Feyenoord (away), Maccabi Tel Aviv (home), Fenerbahce (away), Young Boys (home), Basel (away), Bologna (home), Go Ahead Eagles (away)
Celtic: Roma (home), Feyenoord (away), Braga (home), Red Star Belgrade (away), Sturm Graz (home), Midtjylland (away), Utrecht (home), Bologna (away)
Nottingham Forest: Porto (home), Real Betis (away), Ferencvaros (home), Braga (away), Midtjylland (home), Sturm Graz (away), Malmo (home), Utrecht (away)
Rangers: Roma (home), Porto (away), Braga (home), Ferencvaros (away), Ludogorets (home), Sturm Graz (away), Genk (home), Brann (away)
Conference League
Crystal Palace: AZ Alkmaar (home), Dynamo Kyiv (away), Strasbourg (home), Kups Kuopio (away), AEK Larnaca (home), Shelbourne (away)
