
Fiorentina, the sole representative from Italy following Empoli, Palermo and Sampdoria's exits in the First Round last week, are placed in Pot 3 meaning they will face tough matches against a club placed in Pot 1 and Pot 2.
The winners, runners-up and third-placed sides from each group progress to the last 32 where they are joined by the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage. At this point, the traditional two-game format is used with the exception of the final. The competition climaxes at the home of Manchester City on 14 May 2008.
Pot 1:
Villarreal (Spain), Bayern Munich, AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Panathinaikos (Greece), FC Basel (Switzerland), Bordeaux (France), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Anderlecht (Belgium).
Pot 2:
Tottenham Hotspur (England), Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia), Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), AEK Athens (Greece), Hamburg (Germany), Bolton Wanderers (England), Austria Viena (Austria).
Pot 3:
Spartak Moscow (Russia), Braga (Portugal), Galatasaray (Turkey), Getafe (Spain), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Everton (England), Fiorentina (Italy), Rennes (France).
Pot 4:
Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel), Crvena Zvezda (Serbia), Copenhagen (Denmark), Toulouse (France), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Panionios (Greece), Nurnberg (Germany), Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic).
Pot 5:
Aris Thessaloniki, (Greece), Aberdeen (Scotland), FC Zurich (Switzerland), Larissa (Greece), Aalborg (Denmark), Brann (Norway), Elfsborg (Sweden), Helsingborgs (Sweden).
Source: UEFA
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