The Euro Draw The Toon DIDN'T Want!

Newcastle have been drawn against Ukrianian outfit Metalist Kharkiv for the round of 32 ties of the Europa League Having been to the Ukraine TWICE on our travels, we had fingers crossed that it wouldn't happen again. And that is NO disrespect to the lovely people of Ukraine, who were fabulous to us on our trips to Kiev. Metalist currently sit fourth in the Ukranian league, 15 points behind runaway leaders Shakhtar Donetsk. They finished third in the Ukrainian league last season, qualifying for the play-off stages of the Europa League. They beat Dinamo Bucharest 4-1 in their play-off, securing their position in the group stages. In Group K, they finished second behind Leverkusen, where they won all three home games, whilst only losing once on the road. Newcastle will stage the first leg on February 14th, with Metalist hosting the return leg on February 21st. The winners of the tie will play either Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover. Liverpool take on Zenit St Petersburg, Chelsea face Sparta Prague and Spurs take on Lyon. THE DRAW:- BATE Borisov v Fenerbahce Inter Milan v Cluj Levante v Olympiakos Zenit St. Petersburg v Liverpool Dynamo Kiev v Bordeaux Bayer Leverkusen v Benfica Newcastle v Metalist Kharkiv Stuttgart v Genk Atletico Madrid v Rubin Kazan Ajax v Steaua Bucharest Basel v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Anzhi Makhachkala v Hannover Sparta Prague v Chelsea Borussia Moenchengladbach v Lazio Tottenham v Lyon Napoli v Viktoria Plzen First-leg matches are played on February 14, and return games on February 21. Last 16: Napoli or Viktoria Plzen v BATE Borisov or Fenerbahce Bayer Leverkusen or Benfica v Dynamo Kiev or Bordeaux Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover v Newcastle or Metalist Kharkiv Stuttgart or Genk v Borussia Moenchengladbach or Lazio Tottenham or Lyon v Inter Milan or Cluj Levante or Olympiakos v Atletico Madrid or Rubin Kazan Basel or Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Zenit St. Petersburg or Liverpool Ajax or Steaua Bucharest v Sparta Prague or Chelsea Source: Newcastle United Mad

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