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Also, after Nyone (Switzerland) drew the Champions League lots, the draw for the UEFA Cup tournament took place, after which all quarter-final pairs were revealed.
In the first pair, the successful "AZ Alkmaar" team, currently competing in the Dutch championship, will face the winner of the match between Bucharest's "Steaua" and "Villarreal". The winner of this pair will be revealed on Sunday, as the first matches of these teams were postponed.
D. Sembero's club Moscow's "CSKA" will compete with France's "Auxerre" in the next round. The Russian club, which started the season in the UEFA Champions League this year, will play against the winner of the crisis-ridden "Parma" team and Vienna's "Austria" in the semi-finals in case of a victory.
Perhaps the most intriguing pair will be the match between Lisbon's "Sporting" and "Newcastle". After defeating another English club "Middlesbrough" in the quarter-finals, the Portuguese club has ambitions to fight for the second most prestigious European club football trophy. However, they face a tough task, as "Newcastle" club contains the tournament's top scorer A. Shearer, who has already defeated opponents' goalkeepers ten times.
The quarter-final matches will begin on April 7th, with the second leg matches played a week later. The semi-final matches will take place on April 28 and May 5, with the final, which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal's capital, played on May 18.
UEFA Cup quarter-final pairs:
I pair: Bucharest's "Steaua" (Romania) / "Villarreal" (Spain) - "AZ Alkmaar" (Netherlands) II pair: Moscow's "CSKA" (Russia) - "Auxerre" (France) III pair: "Newcastle" (England) - Lisbon's "Sporting" (Portugal) IV pair: Vienna's "Austria" (Austria) - "Parma" (Italy)
In the semi-finals, the winners of pairs I - III and II - IV will face each other.
