Uefa Cup draw

Tough draw for English quartet

Last updated: 7th October 2008

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Portsmouth have drawn Italian giants AC Milan, while Manchester City will face former England boss Steve McClaren's Twente in the Uefa Cup group stages.

Struggling Tottenham have been handed a tough-looking draw after being pitted against Spartak Moscow, Udinese, NEC Nijmegen and Luka Modric's former club Dinamo Zagreb in Group D.

Aston Villa have been drawn alongside Dutch titans Ajax and Martin Jol's Hamburg in Group F, with Slavia Prague and MSK Zilina making up the rest of the group.

Portsmouth in their first ever European campaign could face seven-time European Cup winners Milan after being drawn alongside the Italians, Heerenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg in Group E.

Moneybags Manchester City have arguably been handed the toughest draw after being pitted against Schalke, Paris St Germain, Racing Santander and FC Twente in Group A.

Group A

Schalke

Paris Saint Germain

Manchester City

Racing Santander

FC Twente

Group B

Benfica

Olympiakos

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

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

Each team plays two matches at home and two away, with the top three teams from each group qualifying for the last 32.

Ties to be played on 23rd October, 6th November, 27th November, 3/4th December and 17/18th December.