Champions League Draw: Boghossian’s Team to Play Against Israel

The draw for the play-off round of the Champions League 2010-11 took place yesterday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Serie A side Sampdoria need to eliminate German outfit Werder Bremen if they are to make it to the group stage, while fellow Champions League debutants Tottenham were paired with Swiss surprise side Young Boys, reports Goal.com. Furthermore, Ukranian powerhouse Dynamo Kyiv will lock horns with 1995 winners Ajax. The Iberian derby between Sevilla and Sporting Braga also promises to be an interesting encounter.

The results of the draw are as follows:

FC Salzburg (Austria) – Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)

Werder Bremen (Germany) – Sampdoria (Italy)

Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) – Auxerre (France)

Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) – Ajax (Netherland)

Sporting Braga (Portugal) – Sevilla (Spain)

Young Boys (Switzerland) – Tottenham Hotspur (England)

Rosenborg (Norway) – FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

FC Basel (Switzerland) – Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova)

Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) – Zilina (Slovakia)

Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) – Anderlecht (Belgium)