The difficult matches for English Clubs in the Europe continues as Manchester United, Manchester City and Stoke City all get what look like tougher opponents than they expected. Both Manchester clubs saw their name drawn as the first and second match ups today.
Manchester United will play four time European Champions Ajax Amsterdam while their city rivals Manchester City will meet defending champions FC Porto. The third english side in the competition Stoke City are drawn with Valencia.
Other crunch matches see Rubin Kazan playing Olympiakos , Lazio against 2010 champions Atletico Madrid and Trabzonspor paired with PSV Eindhoven.
ROUND OF 32 FIXTURES
FC Porto v Manchester City
Ajax v Manchester United
Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao
FC Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv
Stoke City v Valencia
Rubin Kazan v Olympiakos
AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht
Lazio v Atletico Madrid
Steaua Bucharest v FC Twente
Viktoria Plzen v Schalke
Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege
SC Braga v Besiktas
Udinese v PAOK Salonika
Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven
Hannover v Club Brugge
Legia Warsaw v Sporting Lisbon
The round of 32 matches will be played on February 16th and 23rd.
ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES :
FC Salzburg or Metallist KharkivvRubin Kazan or Olympiakos
Legia Warsaw or SportingvPorto or Manchester City
Steaua Bucharest or FC TwentevViktoria Plzen or Schalke
Wisla Krakow or Standard Liege v Hannover or Club Brugge
Stoke or Valencia v Trabzonspor or PSV Eindhoven
AZ Alkmaar or Anderlecht v Udinese or PAOK
Lazio or Atletico Madrid v SC Braga or Besiktas
Ajax or Manchester United v Lokomotiv Moscow or Athletic Bilbao
The matches will take place on 8th and 15th of March 2012
