UEFA Cup 2008-09 Group Stages draw

The draw for the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup has been made, and we have some excellent fixtures within.

Portsmouth, in their debut season in Europe, will get a chance to play AC Milan at Fratton Park. Pompey are in Group E along with Herenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg.

There are eight groups in all, and 3 teams from each group qualify for the next round. They will be joined by the eight third placed teams in each Champions League group.

Group A :-

Schalke ( Germany)
Paris St.Germain ( France)
Manchester City ( England)
Racing Santander ( Spain)
FC Twente ( Netherlands)

Group B :-

Benfica ( Portugal)
Olympiakos ( Greece)
Galatasaray ( Turkey)
Hertha Berlin ( Germany)
Metalist Kharkiv ( Ukraine)

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PSV Eindhoven 3-0 De Graafschap

After losing to Liverpool in the Champions League, Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven returned to winning ways when they beat De Graafschap 3-0 at the Philips Stadion. Former Feyenoord striker Danko Lazovic grabbed a brace while attacking midfielder Ibrahim Affelay also got his name on the scoresheet. With the result, PSV went to the top of the Eredivisie, but FC Groningen’s win over ADO Den Haag on Sunday meant that PSV are one point behind Groningen, who lead the table with thirteen points from five games.

The result was Graafschap’s second successive away 0-3 loss, having lost to Twente Enschede by the same margin last week.

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