The Euro Draw The Toon DIDN'T Want!

Last updated : 20 December 2012 By Footy Mad - Editor

Having been to the Ukraine TWICE on our travels, we had fingers crossed that it wouldn't happen again.

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And that is NO disrespect to the lovely people of Ukraine, who were fabulous to us on our trips to Kiev.

Metalist currently sit fourth in the Ukranian league, 15 points behind runaway leaders Shakhtar Donetsk.

They finished third in the Ukrainian league last season, qualifying for the play-off stages of the Europa League.

They beat Dinamo Bucharest 4-1 in their play-off, securing their position in the group stages.

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In Group K, they finished second behind Leverkusen, where they won all three home games, whilst only losing once on the road.

Newcastle will stage the first leg on February 14th, with Metalist hosting the return leg on February 21st.

The winners of the tie will play either Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover.

Liverpool take on Zenit St Petersburg, Chelsea face Sparta Prague and Spurs take on Lyon.

THE DRAW:-

BATE Borisov v Fenerbahce

Inter Milan v Cluj

Levante v Olympiakos

Zenit St. Petersburg v Liverpool

Dynamo Kiev v Bordeaux

Bayer Leverkusen v Benfica

Newcastle v Metalist Kharkiv

Stuttgart v Genk

Atletico Madrid v Rubin Kazan

Ajax v Steaua Bucharest

Basel v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Anzhi Makhachkala v Hannover

Sparta Prague v Chelsea

Borussia Moenchengladbach v Lazio

Tottenham v Lyon

Napoli v Viktoria Plzen

First-leg matches are played on February 14, and return games on February 21.

Last 16:

Napoli or Viktoria Plzen v BATE Borisov or Fenerbahce

Bayer Leverkusen or Benfica v Dynamo Kiev or Bordeaux

Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover v Newcastle or Metalist Kharkiv

Stuttgart or Genk v Borussia Moenchengladbach or Lazio

Tottenham or Lyon v Inter Milan or Cluj

Levante or Olympiakos v Atletico Madrid or Rubin Kazan

Basel or Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Zenit St. Petersburg or Liverpool

Ajax or Steaua Bucharest v Sparta Prague or Chelsea