Man City, Tottenham, Pompey and Villa get easy UEFA Cup ties, Everton get one of the toughest
The 2008/09 UEFA Cup first round draw was conducted today with the first leg to be played on Thursday 18 September 2008 with the second leg to be played on Thursday 2 October 2008.
Five days after the second legs the draw will be held for the group stage, the fixture dates for which are 23 October, 6 November, 27 November, 3/4 December and 17/18 December. The top three from each of the eight groups will be joined by the eight third-placed teams in the UEFA Champions League for the Round of 32 in February, with the eventual aim a place in the final at Istanbul’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 20 May.
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