Friday 1 August 2008

[UC] Albanians await Napoli

Napoli have been handed Albanian minnows Vllaznia Shkoder in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round.

Edy Reja's men secured a return to European competition after 14 years in exile by beating Greek outfit Panionios in the Intertoto Cup.

But if they want to play any part in the competition proper, the Vesuviani will have to negotiate Albanian minnows Vllaznia Shkoder.


Vllaznia finished seventh in the Albanian League last term but entered the UEFA Cup courtesy of lifting the Cup.

They narrowly saw off Slovenian side FC Koper 2-1 on aggregate to qualify for this stage of the competition.

Napoli will be very confident of progressing to the first round where they will join Sampdoria, Milan and Udinese.

The ties will be played on August 14 and August 28.

The draw in full:
Siroki Brijeg v Besiktas
Braga v Zrinjski
Lokomotiv Sofia v Borac
Vojvodina v Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Aris v Slaven
Litex v Kiryat Shmona
Deportivo La Coruna v Hajduk Split
APOEL v Crvena Zvezda
Vllaznia v Napoli
Netanya v Cherno More
Omonia v AEK Athens

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

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

Source: C4 Football Italia

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