Portsmouth have drawn Italian giants AC Milan, while Manchester City have been pitted against former England boss Steve McClaren.
Tough draw for English quartet
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.
