Palermo, conquerors of West Ham in the previous round, face another Premiership side in the shape of Newcastle United after the UEFA Cup draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland.

In what looks the toughest of all the groups, Celta Vigo, Fenerbahce and Eintracht Frankfurt complete the line-up.

Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov could face his former club Bayer Leverkusen after the two clubs were drawn in the same pool - with Club Brugge, Besiktas and Dinamo Bucharest also battling to progress.

Blackburn Rovers are in Group E along with Feyenoord, Basel, Wisla Krakow and Nancy, who dumped Schalke out of the competition.

Group F will host some eye-catching ties while holders and favourites Sevilla head Group C.

Group A
Auxerre
Rangers
Partizan Belgrade
Livorno
Maccabi Haifa

Group B
Bayer Leverkusen
Club Brugge
Besiktas
Dinamo Bucharest
Tottenham

Group C
Sevilla
AZ Alkmaar
Slovan Liberec
Grasshopper Zurich
Sporting Braga

Group D
Parma
Lens
Heerenveen
Osasuna
Odense

Group E
Feyenoord
Basel
Wisla Krakow
Blackburn Rovers
Nancy

Group F
Ajax
Sparta Prague
Espanyol
Austria Vienna
Zulte-Waregem

Group G
Panathinaikos
Paris Saint-Germain
Rapid Bucharest
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Mlada Boleslav

Group H
Newcastle United
Celta Vigo
Palermo
Fenerbahce
Eintracht Frankfurt

(Eurosport)