Europa League – Reds head to Romania

December 18th, 2009

Liverpool will face Unirea Urziceni in the first knock-out round of this season’s UEFA Europa League.

The Reds will entertain the Romanians in the first leg at Anfield on Thursday February 18 before travelling for the return the following week.

If the Reds overcome Unirea then they face a last sixteen clash against the winners of the tie between Lille and Fenerbahce.
The draw for the last 32 is as follows:

Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht
FC Copenhagen v Marseille
Panathinaikos v Roma
Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray
Ajax v Juventus
Club Brugge v Valencia
Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk
LIVERPOOL v Unirea Urziceni
Hamburg v PSV
Villarreal v VfL Wolfsburg
Standard Liege v SV Red Bull Salzburg
FC Twente v Werder Bremen
Lille v Fenerbahce
Everton v Sporting
Hertha Berlin v Benfica

Round of 16 draw

Hamburg/PSV Eindhoven v Athletic Bilbao/Anderlecht
Rubin Kazan/Hapoel Tel Aviv v Villarreal/Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid/Galatasaray v Everton/Sporting
Hertha Berlin/Benfica v FC Copenhagen/Marseille
Panathinaikos/Roma v Standard Liege/Salzburg
Lille/Fenerbahce v Liverpool/Unirea Urziceni
Ajax/Juventus v Fulham/Shakhtar Donetsk
Club Brugge/Valencia v FC Twente v Werder Bremen

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