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Champions League Play-off Draw

Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a draw against Swiss League runner-ups Young Boys.

After almost half a century away from the Champions League, Spurs supporters will heave a sigh of relief after being drawn against Young Boys, who will be making their first appearance in the knockout stages of the competition.

It also looks to be a clash of titans as a Mesut Ozil-led Werder Bremen will face-off against Antonio Cassano's Sampdoria, and Dynamo Kiev to play Ajax Amsterdam for the final spots in the group stages.

Zenit St Petersburg, previous winner's of the Europa League, will face French side AJ Auxerre, while an Iberian clash awaits when Braga play Sevilla.

In the Champions Route, Salzburg play Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and Scandinavian sides Rosenburg and FC Copenhagen will need to do very little travelling for their fixtures.

Swiss side Basel will face off against FC Sheriff, while gruelling encounters await Sparta Praha who play MSK Zilina, as well as Partizan Belgrade against Anderlect.


League Route (Matches to be played 17/18 and 24/25 August 2010)

Young Boys vs Tottenham Hotspur

Braga vs Sevilla

Werder Bremen vs Sampdoria

Zenit St Petersburg vs AJ Auxerre

Dynamo Kiev vs Ajax Amsterdam

Champions Route (Matches to be played 17/18 and 24/25 August 2010)

Salzburg vs Hapoel Tel-Aviv

Rosenberg vs FC Copenhagen

Basel vs FC Sheriff

Sparta Praha vs MSK Zilina

Partizan Belgrade vs Anderlec

UEFA Champions league's Quarter Finals Draws

Uefa Champions League Quarter finales are ready to go on the way to semis...The Draws are interesting this time. The fans have an eye on the cruel clashes among the rivals of soccer world.

Arsenal have been drawn against holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while Manchester United face Bayern Munich in a repeat of the memorable 1999 Final.

Barcelona beat the Gunners in the Final four years ago when Arsene Wenger's team had Jens Lehmann sent off and outclassed Manchester United in last year's showpiece.

Eleven years ago United produced one of the most memorable comebacks in European football history when they scored two last-gasp goals to edge past the current Bundesliga leaders 2-1.

The German side seemed certain to claim the trophy when they led 1-0 going into injury time only for last-gasp goals by substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to hand Sir Alex Ferguson his first Champions League crown.

Elsewhere, there will be an all-French quarter-final after Lyon were paired with Bordeaux while Internazionale, who knocked Chelsea out of the competition on Tuesday, will be expected to see off outsiders CSKA Moscow, who surprisingly beat Sevilla at the last-16 stage.

If United can win through to the semi-finals they will play the winners of the Lyon v Bordeaux clash, while Arsenal will face Inter or CSKA if they can shock Pep Guardiola's team.

The full quarter and semi-final draws are:
Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v Manchester United
Arsenal v Barcelona
Internazionale v CSKA Moscow.