Blackburn and Celtic meet in UEFA clash

Ipswich will play Slovan Liberec in the second round of the UEFA Cup, drawn in Nyon today.

George Burley’s Division One side, who saw off Yugoslavia’s FK Sartid over two legs in the first round, will have home advantage on October 31, before heading for the return in the Czech Republic on November 14.

Fulham, conquerors of Hajduk Split over two legs, were drawn against Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb – and will be away in the first leg.

Terry Venables' Leeds will face Hapoel Tel-Aviv in the second round, with the Barclaycard Premiership side having home advantage in the first leg.

The Israeli side sprung a surprise in the UEFA Cup last year by ending Chelsea’s interest in the competition.

The big draw from a British point of view sees Celtic take on Blackburn over two legs, with the first match taking place at Parkhead on October 31.

Celtic were easy 10-1 aggregate conquerors of Lithuania’s FK Suduva, while Graeme Souness’ side went through on the away goals rule after sharing eight goals with CSKA Sofia.