The UEFA Cup Group stage was drawn with holders Sevilla facing a tricky path to the Round of 32

UEFA Cup holders Sevilla face a challenge if they wish to advance out of Group A, facing AZ Alkmaar and Czech champions Slovan Liberec, as well as Sporting Braga and Swiss league leader's Grasshoppers Zurich.

Arguably the most competitive Group is Group H, which pits England's Newcastle United, Spain's Celta Vigo, Serie A's Palermo, Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Eintracht Frankfurt against one another.

The top three clubs in each Group advance to the Round of 32, where they will be joined by the eight squads that finish third in their respective Champions League groups.

The eight UEFA Cup groups are as follows:

Group A
Auxerre
Rangers
Partizan Belgrade
Livorno
Maccabi Haifa

Group B
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge
Besiktas Istanbul
Dinamo Bucharest
Tottenham Hotspur

Group C
Sevilla
AZ Alkmaar
Slovan Liberec
Grasshoppers
Zurich Braga

Group D
Parma
RC Lens
Heerenveen
Osasuna
OB Odense

Group E
Feyenoord
FC Basel
Wisla Krakow
Blackburn Rovers
AS Nancy

Group F
Ajax Amsterdam
Sparta Prague
Espanyol
Austria Wien
Zulte Waregem