Holders Sevilla meet Steaua

UEFA Cup holders Sevilla were handed a tricky tie when they were drawn to face Steaua Bucharest in the first knockout round of the competition yesterday. Steaua finished third in their Champions League group which was headed by Lyon and Real Madrid,...

UEFA Cup holders Sevilla were handed a tricky tie when they were drawn to face Steaua Bucharest in the first knockout round of the competition yesterday.

Steaua finished third in their Champions League group which was headed by Lyon and Real Madrid, but Sevilla will have the advantage of the second leg at home when the clubs meet in February.

The winners will play either Shakhtar Donetsk or Nancy in the second knockout round.

Tottenham, one of only two clubs to win all four matches in their qualifying group, face Feyenoord in a repeat of the 1974 UEFA Cup final which Feyenoord won 4-2 on aggregate after Spurs fans rioted during a 2-0 defeat in the second leg.

The draw means the clubs would have faced each other in five successive decades of European soccer. The winners will play either Braga or Parma in the second round.

Werder Bremen, who have also moved down from the Champions League, face Ajax, who went out of the Champions League in the qualifying rounds, in another intriguing tie.

The final is at Hampden Park in Glasgow on May 16.

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