Aston Villa and Tottenham face searching UEFA Cup tests

THE prospect of an all-English clash between Aston Villa and Tottenham in the UEFA Cup has been thrown up by the draw for the first knockout round — but both clubs have to see off testing opponents from eastern Europe first.

Villa face CSKA Moscow, the only team in the group phase to win all four of their matches, in the round of 32 while Spurs have to play Shakhtar Donetsk of the Ukraine.

The draw appears to have handed Manchester City the better chance of becoming the first English side since Liverpool in 2001 to win the tournament, after they were paired with FC Copenhagen.