Liverpool fare best in UEFA Cup draw

Liverpool will take on Vitesse Arnhem in the third round of the UEFA Cup, following this morning's draw in Switzerland.

Liverpool will take on Vitesse Arnhem in the third round of the UEFA Cup, following this morning's draw in Switzerland.

Gerard Houllier's men will be at home in the first leg, on November 28th, with the return taking place in Holland two weeks later on December 12th.

The Anfield side were forced into settling for a place in the competition after their Champions League dreams died with the 3-3 draw in Basle on Tuesday night.

Leeds, who saw off Hapoel Tel-Aviv 5-1 on aggregate thanks to Alan Smith's four-goal haul in yesterday's 4-1 second round second leg success over the Israeli side, must now face Malaga.

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Terry Venables men will be at home in the return leg, following the November 28 opener in Spain.

Next up for Celtic, who completed a 3-0 aggregate success over Blackburn with a 2-0 win at Ewood Park last night, will be Celta Vigo.

Martin O'Neill's men will be at home in the first leg, before travelling to Spain to tackle the La Liga high flyers two weeks later.

Fulham face a tough trip to Germany to face Hertha Berlin in the third round.

Jean Tigana's men, who put out Dinamo Zagreb 5-1, will also have home advantage in the second leg.