Rovers secure glamour ties against Spurs

Irish giantkillers Shamrock Rovers have landed a plum tie against Premier League stars Tottenham in the Europa League group stage draw today.

Rovers, the first Irish side to have progressed to this stage of European football, beat Partizan Belgrade 2-1 after extra time last night to secure a place in today’s draw.

The clubs are in Group A against Rubin Kazan, from Russia, and Greek side PAOK Salonika.

Fulham face FC Twente from Holland, Odense from Denmark and Wisla Krakow from Poland in Group K.

Stoke will play Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas and Hapoel Tel Aviv in Group E, while Birmingham are in Group H with Club Brugge, Braga and Maribor.

If Celtic are successful in replacing Sion, who are alleged to have breached a transfer ban, they would be in Group I with Atletico Madrid, Udinese and Rennes.

The UEFA Europa League Group Draw is as follows:

Group A: Tottenham, Rubin Kazan, PAOK, Shamrock Rovers

Group B: FC Copenhagen, Standard Liege, Hannover 96, Vorskla Poltava

Group C: PSV, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Rapid Bucuresti, Legia Warsaw

Group D: Sporting, Lazio, FC Zurich, FC Vaslui

Group E: Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas, Stoke, Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Group F: PSG, Athletic Bilbao, SV Red Bull Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava

Group G: AZ Metalist, Kharkiv, FK Austria Vienna, Malmo FF

Group H: Braga, Club Brugge, Birmingham, Maribor

Group I: Atletico Madrid, Udinese, Rennes, Sion

Group J: Schalke 04, Steaua Bucuresti, Maccabi Haifa, AEK

Group K: FC Twente, Fulham, Odense, Wisla Krakow

Group L Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Lokomotiv Moscow, SK Sturm Graz