UEFA Cup Last Sixteen Draw Already Set

The draw in full: Werder Bremen - Saint-Etienne CSKA Moscow - Shakhtar Donetsk Udinese - Zenit St. Petersburg Paris Saint-Germain - Braga Dynamo Kiev - Metalist Kharkiv Manchester City - Aalborg BK Marseille - Ajax Hamburg - Galatasaray With the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup being decided tonight, the road is clear to the Last 16. The draw for this round was made at the same time as that of the 32, meaning that all eight clashes are already known. Among the highlights are Zenit St. Petersburg's meeting with Udinese as the Russians look to defend their crown, while Manchester City must negotiate past Danish shock troops AaB Aalborg. Dynamo Kiev face giant-killers in the form of Metalist Kharkiv in the only clash involving two teams from the same country, while Hamburg meet Galatasaray and Ajax face Marseille. The first leg ties will take place on Thursday March 12th 2009, while the second legs occur on the Wednesday and Thursday of the following week, namely the 18th and 19th. On Friday March 20th, the draw for the quarter-final, semi-final and final is conducted.

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