Arsenal draw Fenerbahce in Euro play-off
Friday, August 09, 2013 - 9:28 PM
Source: SportsFan
Source: SportsFan
English Premier League side Arsenal
were handed a tricky tie against Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
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English Premier League side Arsenal
were handed a tricky tie against Turkish giants Fenerbahce in the Champions
League play-off round after the draw was made on Friday at UEFA's headquarters
in Nyon.
The Gunners, who reached the 2006
final where they lost 2-1 to Barcelona, will travel to Istanbul for the first
leg to be played August 20-21 before returning to London for the second leg,
scheduled for August 27-28.
Fenerbahce's potential participation
in the group stage though depends on a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for
Sport, expected at the end of the month, having been banned from European
competition by UEFA for match-fixing in domestic competition.
Meanwhile, seven-time winners AC
Milan face Dutch runners-up PSV Eindhoven - a rematch of the 2004-05 semi-final
which the Italians won on away goals - while French side Lyon will play Real
Socieded of Spain.
German outfit Schalke were paired
with Ukraine's Metalist Kharkiv, who face a UEFA hearing into match-fixing
claims next Tuesday that could determine whether they are eligible to take part
in the competition.
In the champions route, Scottish
title-holders Celtic were drawn against Shakhter Karagandy, which will see Neil
Lennon's men make a 6,400km trip to Kazakhst
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