UEFA cup draw 2008/9 (football/soccer)

Four English teams have reached the group stages of the UEFA Cup with three facing German opposition in their groups.

Villa against Hamburg, Pompey vs Wolfsburg and Man City in a tough group against Schalke.

Also an opportunity to stuff former England boss McLaren with his new side FC Twente.

Opening games to be played on 23 October.

Group A
Schalke 04
Paris St 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
SC Braga
PORTSMOUTH
Vfl 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
Deportiva La Coruna
Feyenoord
Nancy
Lech Poznan

Where the bloody hell is Schalke anyway?

Gelsenkirchen

So, here are the dates and clashes of England v Germany :

4 Dec: Wolfsburg v Portsmouth

27 Nov: Schalke v Man City

17 Dec: Hamburg v Villa

Anyone know any good ticket touts?

Dave...

Coming along? Might book my flights tomorrow,

Munich - Dusseldorf
Munich - Cologne
Munich - Dortmund

Then train it to the ground.

Or train all the way, what you reckon?

Need tickets first my friend.

Group B
Benfica
Olympiakos
Galatasaray
Hertha Berlin
Metalist Kharkiv
Sort of off topic but I don't like this one at all, at all. Greek team v. Turkish team, not to mention the large Greek/Turkish population in Berlin v. Hertha.

Bit of money for Berlin - full house guatanteed

I reckon they'll give us about 6K. Reckon we'll bring 6K over with it being close to Xmas?

I'll ask around.

The Veltins arena, Schalke's home ground holds 61K, so i think it will be a bit more than an 6K allocation, over 10 maybe? By the sounds of things from home this is the away game most city fans will be going to, getting a hotel room is going to be the problem!!! Germanwings to Dortmund, can't wait!!!

Thats me booked ticket ( thanks thiggy, top man ), flights and hotel for the Schalke game.

Blueeeeeeeeeeee Moooooooooonnnnnnnnn.

I dont see any mention of Rangers, where did they go?