Tough tasks for English clubs in last 32 of Europa League

20 December 2012 13:56
The four remaining English teams in the Europa League have been given tricky ties in the last 32.

Three teams must go to Eastern Europe in February - Liverpool take on Zenit St Petersburg, Chelsea face Sparta Prague and Newcastle have been drawn against Metalist Kharkiv of Ukraine. Spurs take on Lyon, and if they come through that they could face Italian giants Inter Milan in the last 16. More to follow...

BATE Borisov (Belarus) vs. Fenerbahce (Turkey) Inter Milan (Italy) vs. Cluj (Romania) Levante (Spain) vs. Olympiakos (Greece) Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) vs. Liverpool (England) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) vs. Bordeaux (France) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) vs. Benfica (Portugal) Newcastle (England) vs. Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) Stuttgart (Germany) vs. Genk (Belgium) Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs. Rubin Kazan (Russia) Ajax (Netherlands) vs. Steaua Bucharest (Romania) Basel (Switzerland) vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) vs. Hannover (Germany) Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs. Chelsea (England) Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) vs. Lazio (Italy) Tottenham (England) vs. Lyon (France) Napoli (Italy) vs. Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

Last 16: Napoli or Viktoria Plzen vs. BATE Borisov or Fenerbahce Bayer Leverkusen or Benfica vs. Dynamo Kiev or Bordeaux Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover vs. Newcastle or Metalist Kharkiv Stuttgart or Genk vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach or Lazio Tottenham or Lyon vs Inter Milan or Cluj Levante or Olympiakos vs. Atletico Madrid or Rubin Kazan Basel or Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs. Zenit St. Petersburg or Liverpool Ajax or Steaua Bucharest vs. Sparta Prague or Chelsea

Source: team_talk