Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool avoid each other in the draw for the Third Qualifying Round of the Champions League.
It’s Everton’s first venture into Europe’s major competition since its revamp to its present format, and they face a tough task against Spain’s Villarreal.
In the draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup, Dundee United will meet MyPa 47 of Finland.- Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool avoid each other in the draw for the Third Qualifying Round of the Champions League. It’s Everton’s first venture into Europe’s major competition since its revamp to its present format, and they face a tough task against Spain’s Villarreal. If Liverpool beat Kaunas in the Second Qualifying Round, they will play Tirana or CSKA Sofia. Manchester United face the winners of Hajduk Split and Debrecen of Hungary. Rangers drew Turkey’s Trabzonspor or Anorthosis Famagusta from Cyprus. In the unlikely event of overturning their 5-0 loss against Artmedia Bratislava, Celtic would play Sheriff of Moldova or Partizan Belgrade.
- In the draw for the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup, Dundee United will meet MyPa 47 of Finland.
Welsh clubs Rhyl and Carmarthen face Viking Stavanger and FC Copenhagen respectively. Linfield from Northern Ireland will play Halmstad of Sweden while Cork from the Republic meet Djurgarden.
- France triumph in the European Under-19 Championship Final by defeating England 3-1 at Windsor Park in Belfast. In heavy rain, France dominated the game and seized control from the start but could only create half chances against England’s solid defence and victory wasn’t sealed until three minutes from time
- Prosecutors drop their case against the most senior referee accused of involvement in Germany’s shock football scandal. Evidence was not sufficient to bring charges of match-fixing against Juergen Jansen, the only implicated top flight Bundesliga referee. The 44 year-old had been accused of agreeing to fix two games for the benefit of a betting group in November 2004.
- A new look Paris Saint Germain get off to a sparkling start with a 4-1 win over Metz in their opening French league match at the Parc Des Princes. The summer signings of midfielder Vikash Dhorasoo from AC Milan and striker Bonaventure Kalou, who grabbed the opening goal, from Auxerre provided the French capital’s team with a winning edge.
