Tottenham will fancy their chances against Young Boys in the Champions League, while Sampdoria have been drawn against Werder Bremen.
Harry Redknapp’s Spurs will be huge favourites n the play-off round. Their opponents in the Champions League playoff round, Young Boys, were runners-up last season in the Swiss League.
The tie of the round will undoubtedly be the clash of Italy’s Sampdoria and Germany’s Werder Bremen, while Dutch giants Ajax will face Dynamo Kiev, Zenit St. Petersburg have been drawn against France’s Auxerre, Rosenborg will play Copenhagen and Celtic’s conquerer’s Braga will face off against Sevilla of Spain.
Champions League Draw:
Champion’s Route
FC Salzburg (Austria) v Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Rosenborg BK (Norway) v FC Copenhagen (Denmark)
FC Basel (Switzerland) v FC Sheriff (Moldova)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) v Zilina (Slovakia)
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) v Anderlecht (Belgium)
Non-Champion’s Route
Young Boys (Switzerland) v Tottenham Hotspur (England)
SC Braga (Portugal) v Sevilla (Spain)
Werder Bremen (Germany) v Sampdoria (Italy)
Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) v Auxerre (France)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) v Ajax (Holland)