Boro avoid big guns
Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren was relieved to avoid the “big guns” after the UEFA Cup draw opened up a route to the final.
Boro, now among the favourites to win the competition after eliminating fancied sides Stuttgart and Roma in the last two rounds, were today paired with Swiss outfit Basle in the quarter-finals.
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