Tough draw for Spurs in Europa League

Group stage draw Group A Liverpool (ENG) Udinese (ITA) Young Boys (SUI) Anzhi Makhachkala (RUS)

Saturday, September 01, 2012

Group stage drawGroup ALiverpool (ENG)Udinese (ITA)Young Boys (SUI)Anzhi Makhachkala (RUS)Group BAtlético Madrid (ESP)Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR)Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)Académica (POR)Group CMarseille (FRA)Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)M’gladbach (GER)AEL Limassol (CYP)Group DBordeaux (FRA)Club Brugge KV (BEL)Newcastle Utd (ENG)CS Marítimo (POR)Group EVfB Stuttgart (GER)FC København (DEN)Steaua Bucureşti (ROU)Molde FK (NOR)Group FPSV (NED)Napoli (ITA)Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)AIK Solna (SWE)Group GSporting Portugal (POR)FC Basel 1893 (SUI)KRC Genk (BEL)Videoton (HUN)Group HIntern (ITA)Rubin Kazan (RUS)FK Partizan (SRB)Neftçi PFK (AZE)Group ILyonnais (FRA)Athletic (ESP)Sparta Praha (CZE)Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)Group JTottenham (ENG)Panathinaikos (GRE)Lazio (ITA)NK Maribor (SVN)Group KLeverkusen (GER)Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)Rosenborg BK (NOR)SK Rapid Wien (AUT)Group LFC Twente (NED)Hannover 96 (GER)Levante UD (ESP)Helsingborgs IF (SWE)ZURICH – Tottenham will face 1998 finalists Lazio in the group stage of the Europa League, after the draw was made on Friday.Andre-Villas Boas’s side are in Group J and will also play Panathinaikos of Greece and Maribor of Slovenia. Liverpool are in Group A, along with Italy’s Udinese, Swiss side Young Boys and Russian side Anzhi.Tottenham were denied a Champions League spot despite finishing fourth in the Premier League after Chelsea’s Champions League victory.