Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Americans in the UEFA Cup

Two U.S. players learned their fate for European club competition this morning as the draw for the Group Stage of UEFA Cup was announced. Oguchi Onyewu and Standard Liege, fresh off their qualifying victory against Tim Howard and Everton, were drawn into a Group C headlined by 2006-07 UEFA Cup champions Sevilla. Meantime, goalkeeper Brad Guzan and Aston Villa face an interesting challenge in Group F along with fellow former European Champions Ajax and Hamburg. Group play kicks off Oct. 23.

Group C








Sevilla






VfB Stuttgart






Sampdoria






Partizan Belgrade






Standard Liege








Group F








Hamburg






Ajax






Slavia Prague






Aston Villa






MSK Zilina






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