August 26, 2010
With the qualifying games coming to a close, the draw for the UEFA Cup was finalized earlier today in a ceremony filled with all the pomp and circumstance it deserved. And then some. The sequins are being swept up, the balloons popped, and all that is left is for the pundits to pontificate.
Here are the groups:
Group A: Arsenal, AS Roma, Olympiakos SF Piraeus, Rubin Kazan
Group B: AFC Ajax, FC Internazionale, FK Partizan Beograd, Tottenham Hotspur
Group C: FC Barcelona, Hamburger SV, RSC Anderlecht, BSC Young Boys
Group D: Olympique Lyonnais, Futebol Clube do Porto-SAD, Athletic Club, Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Group E: Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe, Paris Saint-Germain, Genoa
Group F: Sporting CP, PSV, Chelsea, Spartak Moscow
Group G: Werder Bremen, Juventus, Rangers, FC Universitatea Craiova
Group H: Shakhtar, Olympique Marseilles, Everton, Sparta Prague
This competition looks ripe for upsets, with only one group—Barcelona’s Group C—looking like a cakewalk for the favorites. If there is a group of death, it is most likely Group F, where Chelsea has the edge, but none of the other three teams are pushovers.
MKNN 