Soc: Holders Sevilla drawn against Spurs in UEFA Cup

AAP Sports News (Australia), March, 2007

AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-17-2007 Soc: Holders Sevilla drawn against Spurs in UEFA Cup By Mike Collett LONDON, March 16 Reuters - Holders Sevilla will play Tottenham Hotspur as the three Spanish teams in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals were kept apart in today's draw. Dutch side AZ Alkmaar have been paired with Werder Bremen of Germany whose compatriots Bayer Leverkusen face Osasuna of Spain while another Spanish team, Espanyol, meet Benfica of Portugal. Sevilla, trying to become the first club since Real Madrid in 1985 and 1986 to win the trophy in successive seasons, came from behind to beat Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine 3-2 on Thursday for a 5-4 aggregate win to earn their place in the last eight. Tottenham, the first UEFA Cup winners in 1972 and...

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