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.
Reaction (quotes from SkySports.com)
Steve McClaren on FC Twente being drawn against Manchester City: “"It's one of the toughest draws, but we've got a great draw and it's very exciting. I've just come back to England to catch up on football here, and the signings Man City have made are massive and they are expected to do very well. It should be a fantastic occasion for us."
Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neil relishing the opportunity of meeting his Hamburg counterpart Martin Jol: He is going splendidly and well played him. I think he is an excellent manager, I think he has done that in the past and I think everybody would say on reflection that it was pretty rough, in the sense they had finished fifth twice and they looked like they would be challenging.
Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch on facing AC Milan: "To play against AC Milan is a dream come true, certainly for the fans and the people at Portsmouth, and for the players as well."
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