St Pat's will face Hertha Berlin in UEFA Cup
Updated: Friday, 29 Aug 2008 16:38
St Patrick's Athletic will face Hertha Berlin in the first round of the UEFA Cup.
The Saints will travel to Germany for the first leg. They are are now just one round away from the group stages of the competition.
Pat's beat IF Elfsborg 4-3 on aggregate after a 2-1 win in Richmond Park last night.
Elsewhere, Everton will take on the team that gave Liverpool a huge scare in the Champions League qualifying, Standard Liege.
Beaten English FA Cup finalists Portsmouth will face Vitoria of Portugal, while Manchester City will play Cypriots AC Omania.
Aston Villa travel to Bulgaria after they were paired with Litex Lovech.
Motherwell, Scotland's only representative in the draw, will play AS Nancy.
Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a tricky tie with Polish side Wisla Krakow.
UEFA Cup first round draw selected ties:
Hertha Berlin v St Patrick’s Athletic
Portsmouth v Vitoria SC
Manchester City v AC Omonia
AS Nancy v Motherwell
Everton v Standard Liege
Litex Lovech v Aston Villa
Tottenham Hospur v Wisla Krakow
AC Milan v FC Zurich
Sevilla v SV Red Bull Salzburg
Ajax v Borac
Borussia Dortmund v Udinese
First leg to take place on 18 September, with the return leg down for 2 October.
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