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Europa League Draw: Liverpool face Trabzonspor, Rapid Vienna for Villains and Timisoara for City

The Turkish side, Trabzonspor, is said to be a “tricky” side as they found out that they will be the opponents of Liverpool in the play-offs. Aston Villa will have to travel to Austria to meet Rapid Vienna and Manchester City will be facing the Romanian side FC Timisoara.

Scottish sides Celtic, Dundee United and Motherwell will take on Utrecht, AEK Athens and Odense respectively whereas CSKA Sofia will face the Welsh side The New Saints. The two-legged ties are scheduled to be played on 19th and 26th August.

Liverpool have faced Trabzonspor in European Cup before. In 1976-77 Liverpool came back from a 1-0 deficit to win 3-1 at home on aggregate. More recently, Liverpool beat AC Milan in Istanbul to win the 2005 Champions League trophy.

City’s opponents were only established in 2002 and finished fifth in their domestic league last season. Well, City was only established in August 2008 (hint: Arabs, money)!

Other notable fixtures include Porto facing off with Belgian club Racing Genk, Italian giants Juventus play Austrian outfit Sturm Graz, Getafe plays APOEL Nicosia from Cyprus, VfB Stuttgart are tied with Slovan Bratislava, PSV Eindhoven will face the Russian club Sibir Novosibirsk and Villarreal will play Dnepr Mogilev of Belarus.

Here are the complete play-offs draws:

Thursday, 16 September 2010

AZ Alkmaar v FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Gp E, 18:00

Aris Salonika v Atletico Madrid, Gp B, 18:00

Bayer Leverkusen v Rosenborg, Gp B, 18:00

Club Bruges v PAOK Salonika, Gp D, 18:00

Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal, Gp D, 18:00

Dynamo Kiev v BATE Borisov, Gp E, 18:00

Juventus v Lech Poznan, Gp A, 18:00

Lausanne Sports v CSKA Moscow, Gp F, 18:00

Levski Sofia v AA Gent, Gp C, 18:00

Lille v Sporting, Gp C, 18:00

Red Bull Salzburg v Man City, Gp A, 18:00

Sparta Prague v Palermo, Gp F, 18:00

AEK Athens v Hajduk Split, Gp G, 20:05

Anderlecht v Zenit St Petersburg, Gp G, 20:05

Besiktas v CSKA Sofia, Gp L, 20:05

Debrecen v FC Metalist Kharkiv , Gp I, 20:05

FC Porto v Rapid Vienna, Gp L, 20:05

Getafe v Odense BK, Gp H, 20:05

Karpaty Lviv v Borussia Dortmund, Gp J, 20:05

Liverpool v Steaua Bucharest, Gp K, 20:05

Napoli v FC Utrecht, Gp K, 20:05

PSV Eindhoven v Sampdoria, Gp I, 20:05

Sevilla v Paris SG, Gp J, 20:05

VfB Stuttgart v Young Boys, Gp H, 20:05

Thursday, 30 September 2010

Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla, Gp J, 18:00

CSKA Sofia v FC Porto, Gp L, 18:00

FC Metalist Kharkiv v PSV Eindhoven, Gp I, 18:00

FC Utrecht v Liverpool, Gp K, 18:00

Hajduk Split v Anderlecht, Gp G, 18:00

Odense BK v VfB Stuttgart, Gp H, 18:00

Paris SG v Karpaty Lviv, Gp J, 18:00

Rapid Vienna v Besiktas, Gp L, 18:00

Sampdoria v Debrecen, Gp I, 18:00

Steaua Bucharest v Napoli, Gp K, 18:00

Young Boys v Getafe, Gp H, 18:00

Zenit St Petersburg v AEK Athens, Gp G, 18:00

AA Gent v Lille, Gp C, 20:05

Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen, Gp B, 20:05

BATE Borisov v AZ Alkmaar, Gp E, 20:05

CSKA Moscow v Sparta Prague, Gp F, 20:05

FC Sheriff Tiraspol v Dynamo Kiev, Gp E, 20:05

Lech Poznan v Red Bull Salzburg, Gp A, 20:05

Man City v Juventus, Gp A, 20:05

PAOK Salonika v Dinamo Zagreb, Gp D, 20:05

Palermo v Lausanne Sports, Gp F, 20:05

Rosenborg v Aris Salonika, Gp B, 20:05

Sporting v Levski Sofia, Gp C, 20:05

Villarreal v Club Bruges, Gp D, 20:05

Thursday, 21 October 2010

Anderlecht v AEK Athens, Gp G, 18:00

Besiktas v FC Porto, Gp L, 18:00

Borussia Dortmund v Paris SG, Gp J, 18:00

CSKA Sofia v Rapid Vienna, Gp L, 18:00

Debrecen v PSV Eindhoven, Gp I, 18:00

FC Metalist Kharkiv v Sampdoria, Gp I, 18:00

FC Utrecht v Steaua Bucharest, Gp K, 18:00

Karpaty Lviv v Sevilla, Gp J, 18:00

Napoli v Liverpool, Gp K, 18:00

VfB Stuttgart v Getafe, Gp H, 18:00

Young Boys v Odense BK, Gp H, 18:00

Zenit St Petersburg v Hajduk Split, Gp G, 18:00

AZ Alkmaar v Dynamo Kiev, Gp E, 20:05

Aris Salonika v Bayer Leverkusen, Gp B, 20:05

Atletico Madrid v Rosenborg, Gp B, 20:05

Dinamo Zagreb v Club Bruges, Gp D, 20:05

FC Sheriff Tiraspol v BATE Borisov, Gp E, 20:05

Lille v Levski Sofia, Gp C, 20:05

Man City v Lech Poznan, Gp A, 20:05

Palermo v CSKA Moscow, Gp F, 20:05

Red Bull Salzburg v Juventus, Gp A, 20:05

Sparta Prague v Lausanne Sports, Gp F, 20:05

Sporting v AA Gent, Gp C, 20:05

Villarreal v PAOK Salonika, Gp D, 20:05

Thursday, 4 November 2010

AA Gent v Sporting, Gp C, 18:00

BATE Borisov v FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Gp E, 18:00

Bayer Leverkusen v Aris Salonika, Gp B, 18:00

CSKA Moscow v Palermo, Gp F, 18:00

Club Bruges v Dinamo Zagreb, Gp D, 18:00

Dynamo Kiev v AZ Alkmaar, Gp E, 18:00

Juventus v Red Bull Salzburg, Gp A, 18:00

Lausanne Sports v Sparta Prague, Gp F, 18:00

Lech Poznan v Man City, Gp A, 18:00

Levski Sofia v Lille, Gp C, 18:00

PAOK Salonika v Villarreal, Gp D, 18:00

Rosenborg v Atletico Madrid, Gp B, 18:00

AEK Athens v Anderlecht, Gp G, 20:05

FC Porto v Besiktas, Gp L, 20:05

Getafe v VfB Stuttgart, Gp H, 20:05

Hajduk Split v Zenit St Petersburg, Gp G, 20:05

Liverpool v Napoli, Gp K, 20:05

Odense BK v Young Boys, Gp H, 20:05

PSV Eindhoven v Debrecen, Gp I, 20:05

Paris SG v Borussia Dortmund, Gp J, 20:05

Rapid Vienna v CSKA Sofia, Gp L, 20:05

Sampdoria v FC Metalist Kharkiv , Gp I, 20:05

Sevilla v Karpaty Lviv, Gp J, 20:05

Steaua Bucharest v FC Utrecht, Gp K, 20:05

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

FC Metalist Kharkiv v Debrecen, Gp I, 18:00

Hajduk Split v AEK Athens, Gp G, 18:00

Odense BK v Getafe, Gp H, 18:00

Sampdoria v PSV Eindhoven, Gp I, 18:00

Young Boys v VfB Stuttgart, Gp H, 18:00

Zenit St Petersburg v Anderlecht, Gp G, 18:00

AA Gent v Levski Sofia, Gp C, 20:05

Atletico Madrid v Aris Salonika, Gp B, 20:05

Lech Poznan v Juventus, Gp A, 20:05

Man City v Red Bull Salzburg, Gp A, 20:05

Rosenborg v Bayer Leverkusen, Gp B, 20:05

Sporting v Lille, Gp C, 20:05

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Borussia Dortmund v Karpaty Lviv, Gp J, 18:00

CSKA Sofia v Besiktas, Gp L, 18:00

FC Utrecht v Napoli, Gp K, 18:00

Paris SG v Sevilla, Gp J, 18:00

Rapid Vienna v FC Porto, Gp L, 18:00

Steaua Bucharest v Liverpool, Gp K, 18:00

BATE Borisov v Dynamo Kiev, Gp E, 20:05

CSKA Moscow v Lausanne Sports, Gp F, 20:05

FC Sheriff Tiraspol v AZ Alkmaar, Gp E, 20:05

PAOK Salonika v Club Bruges, Gp D, 20:05

Palermo v Sparta Prague, Gp F, 20:05

Villarreal v Dinamo Zagreb, Gp D, 20:05

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

Dynamo Kiev v FC Sheriff Tiraspol, Gp E

AZ Alkmaar v BATE Borisov, Gp E, 18:00

Club Bruges v Villarreal, Gp D, 18:00

Dinamo Zagreb v PAOK Salonika, Gp D, 18:00

Lausanne Sports v Palermo, Gp F, 18:00

Sparta Prague v CSKA Moscow, Gp F, 18:00

Besiktas v Rapid Vienna, Gp L, 20:05

FC Porto v CSKA Sofia, Gp L, 20:05

Karpaty Lviv v Paris SG, Gp J, 20:05

Liverpool v FC Utrecht, Gp K, 20:05

Napoli v Steaua Bucharest, Gp K, 20:05

Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund, Gp J, 20:05

Thursday, 16 December 2010

Aris Salonika v Rosenborg, Gp B, 18:00

Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid, Gp B, 18:00

Juventus v Man City, Gp A, 18:00

Levski Sofia v Sporting, Gp C, 18:00

Lille v AA Gent, Gp C, 18:00

Red Bull Salzburg v Lech Poznan, Gp A, 18:00

AEK Athens v Zenit St Petersburg, Gp G, 20:05

Anderlecht v Hajduk Split, Gp G, 20:05

Debrecen v Sampdoria, Gp I, 20:05

Getafe v Young Boys, Gp H, 20:05

PSV Eindhoven v FC Metalist Kharkiv , Gp I, 20:05

VfB Stuttgart v Odense BK, Gp H, 20:05

Topics: Europa League