Europea League Draw

[TriXed]

Draw to be made at 12.40 CET or 11:40 with the usual faff before probably so expect it for around 12 if not later. Champions league draw before. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/index.html to watch live later

Teams in the draw:

Tottenham Hotspur
Benfica,
Lazio,
Chelsea
Newcastle United
Basel
Rubin Kazan
Fenerbahçe SK

After last night performance I'm not as confident about winning the thing but the only teams I'd rather not face are Benfica and Chelsea.

Who do you think we will get? Who would you like to face?

UPDATE: Official Draw

Chelsea vs Rubian
Tottenham vs Basel
Fenerbahce vs Lazio
Benfica vs Newcastle

First games to be played on Thursday the 5th of April with the return leg on the 11th

 

[garyhopkins]

I just hope we get anyone except the other English teams. I like playing the continental teams and it gives the fans an interesting away day.

So yeah, we'll get Newcastle or Chelsea...

 

[stevenurse]

To be honest, all bar Basel, they are pretty horrible for differing reasons. Id preferably like to avoid any English teams. Lazio are a bunch of racist nutters, Rubin is absolute length away, Fenerbhace will be crazy & Benfica are a top team.

I suppose if I had to pick then Newcastle or Basel but im never confident against Newcastle for one reason or another

 

[Damian99]

If AVB gets his act together and learns big from his mistakes(mainly last nights fiasco) and selects the right players in their correct positions, i don't fear anybody left out of those lot.

If he carries on in the same vain, we will NOT progress imo.

 

[ryantegan]

I want Chelsea. look at the fixture pile up, especially if they beat united in the cup. we would play them 3 times in 10 days or so, but they would be playing 5 times i think

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

On the one hand, we've been so lucky in this competition thus far that one starts to think maybe our name is on the thing but on the other hand one could also think that having the luck of the seven blind bastards isn't going to be enough.

A&C's verdict? Whoever we get, we're going out

Basel are my dark horses.

 

[paige09]

bring on Chelsea. We need to make a statement.

 

[ryantegan]

chelsea then newcastle then them dirty roman fuckers in the final. COYS

 

[Mullers]

bring on Chelsea. We need to make a statement.

I would rather play Chelsea in a one off game, if we draw Chelsea then over two legs we are going to lose. If we played like we did yesterday then I expect their aggregate score to go into double figures.

 

[stormfly]

Can we play any of these teams? (Do we avoid English clubs or Lazio because they were in our group)

 

[samspurs92]

I want Basle or the chav scum.

 

[Gassin's finest]

It'll be fucking Lazio, I can just feel it in my bones.

 

[Mr Pink]

Chelsea, if not them Basel. Do not want Rubin Kazan, must avoid them.

But I have a feeling its going to be Fenerbahce.

 

[stormfly]

Fenerbahce, then the winner between Chelscum/Lazio and then Benfica in the final!

 

[kaz Hirai]

think we wil get benfica, we seem to getting the hardest teams possible in this tournament.

Ideally want Newcastle or Basel Brush

 

[Cavehillspur]

Think I want to avoid another English team next round so Basel or Rubin for me - granted there's the travelling issue there with Rubin but confident we would see them off over 2 legs.

 

[Cavehillspur]

Fenerbahce, then the winner between Chelscum/Lazio and then Benfica in the final!

After last nights drama there is no way I would survive the watching us play all of that lot!

 

[Mullers]

There are no easy teams at this stage.

 

[Sauniere]

Teams can't play each other from their own association at this stage so no Newcastle or Chelsea



edit - OOp misread the report on the UEFA page, teams from the same association CAN be pitted against anyone now

 

[Cavehillspur]

Can we play any of these teams? (Do we avoid English clubs or Lazio because they were in our group)

We can get anyone left in the draw from this stage onward.