UEFA Cup Draw

07 October 2008

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The UEFA Cup group stage draw took place today and handed Portsmouth a huge clash with AC Milan in Group E.

Manchester City will face former England manager Steve McClaren's Twente in the group stages og the UEFA cup.

Crisis hit Spurs were handed a tough draw in Group D along with Spartak Moscow, Udinese, Dinamo Zagreb and NEC Nijmegen.

Aston Villa are up against Martin Jol's Hamburg in Group F and also play Ajax, Slavia Prague and MSK Zilina.

The top three teams from each group qualify for the knockout stages.

Uefa Cup Draw:

Group A

Schalke, Paris St Germain, Manchester City, Racing Santander, Twente

Group B

Benfica, Olympiacos, Galatasaray, Hertha Berlin, Metalist Kharkiv

Group C

Sevilla, Stuttgart, Sampdoria, Partizan Belgrade, Standard Liege

Group D

Tottenham, Spartak Moscow, Udinese, Dinamo Zagreb, NEC Nijmegen

Group E

AC Milan, Heerenveen, SC Braga, Portsmouth, Wolfsburg

Group F

Hamburg, Ajax, Slavia Prague, Aston Villa, MSK Zilina

Group G

Valencia, Club Brugge, Rosenborg, FC Copenhagen, Saint-Etienne

Group H

CSKA Moscow, Deportivo La Coruna, Feyenoord, Nancy, Lech Poznan