Benfica beckon for Toffees in new-look Europa League

EVERTON will face the real Tractor Boys as well as Benfica, a club steeped in European football history, in the group stage of the new-look Europa League group stage.

Sat, 29 Aug, 2009 - 01:00
Martyn Ziegler, Monaco

David Moyes’ side take on the Portuguese club as well as AEK Athens and BATE Borisov from Belarus in Group I. BATE stands for the Borisov Works of Automobile and Tractor Electric Equipment and showed their mettle in last season’s Champions League, drawing home and away with Juventus.

Fulham, the other Premier League representatives in the competition – the rebranded UEFA Cup – will play Roma, Basle and CSKA Sofia.

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