Sport Story

07 January 2009 23:26 BST

British sides face Scandinavians in Uefa Cup qualifying

All three British representatives in the second qualifying round of the Uefa Cup have been paired with Scandinavian opposition following today's draw in Nyon.

Manchester City, who reached the second stage following last night's comfortable 2-0 win over Streymur in the first round, have been paired with Danish runners-up FC Midtjylland.

And Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa side, who qualified through the Intertoto Cup, will face Icelandic side FH (Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjaroarb) who finished second in their domestic competition last season.

Scottish minnows Queen of the South, who are in the second qualifying round courtesy of their appearance in last season's Scottish Cup final which they lost to Rangers, will play Nordsjaelland of Denmark.

Nordsjaelland have Scottish connections of their own as their manager is Morten Wieghorst, a former fan favourite at Celtic.

Other notable ties in the second qualifying round include Spain's Deportivo La Coruna against Hajduk Split of Croatia; FC Zurich of Switzerland against neighbouring Austria's Sturm Graz; and Danish side FC Copenhagen, who are in the second tier of European competition after finishing third in their domestic league, play Lillestrom of Norway.

Full Uefa Cup second qualifying round draw:

South

Siroki Brijeg v Besiktas
SC Braga v Zrinjski
Lokomotiv Sofia v Borac
Vojvodina v Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Aris Salonika v Slaven
Litex v Kriyat Shmona
Deportivo La Coruna v Hajduk Split
APOEL v Crvena Zvezda
Vllaznia v Napoli
M. Netanya v Cherno More
Omonia v AEK Athens

Central/East

Liepajas Metalurgs v Vaslui
FC Zurich v Sturm Graz
VfB Stuttgart v Gyor
Lech Poznan v Grasshoppers
Liberec v Zilina
WIT v Austria Wien
Young Boys v Debrecen
Legia Warsaw v Dynamo Moscow
Dnipro v Bellinzona
IB Ljubljana v Hertha Berlin
Suduva v Salzburg

North

Djurgarden v Rosenborg
Queen of the South v Nordsjaelland
AA Gent v Kalmar
Manchester City v Midtjylland
Honka v Viking
FC Haka v FC Brondby
Stabaek v Rennes
FC Copenhagen v Lillestrom
Elfsborg v St Patrick's
Aston Villa v FH

Ties to be played on August 14th and August 28th.