Saturday, August 29, 2009

Villarreal face Lazio, Everton take on Benfica in Europa League


The clash between Spanish side Villarreal and Italian giants Lazio will be one of the highlights of the Europa League group stage after the draw made here on Friday.

Spanish clubs taking on Italians was a theme of the Champions League draw on Thursday night and it continued Friday with Villarreal meeting Lazio in a Group G which also includes Bulgaria's Levski Sofia and Austrian outfit Salzburg.

Another Spanish side Valencia were drawn in Group B with France's Lille, Czech champions Slavia Prague and Italian side Genoa.

Valencia have come back from the brink of bankruptcy last season and are among the favourites in a competition they won three times - 1962, 1963 and 2004. Click to read more...

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