Stuttgart next as Middlesbrough top UEFA group

MIDDLESBROUGH meet Stuttgart in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

The German side, coached by the hugely successful Giovanni Trapattoni, will be the opponents for Steve McClaren’s men as the competition reverts to a two-legged knockout format after the group stages.

Boro topped their group with a 2-0 home win over Litex Lovech on Thursday night. Bolton were handed a tough draw against French side Marseille as they completed their UEFA Cup group stage with a 1-1 draw at home to Sevilla, while Marseille topped a group containing Levski Sofia, Heerenveen, CSKA Moscow and Dinamo Bucharest.

UEFA Cup draw: Litex v Strasbourg VfB Stuttgart v Middlesbrough Slavia Prague v Palermo Lokomotiv Moscow v Sevilla Heerenveen v Steaua Bucaresti Bolton v Marseille Hertha v Rapid Bucaresti Basel v Monaco Udinese v Lens Rosenborg v Zenit Club Brugge v AS Roma Shalke 04 v Espanyol Lille v Shakhtar FC Thun v Hamburg Real Betis v AZ Alkmaar Artmedia Bratislava v Levski Sofia.