Post by Taxigirl on Mar 11, 2004 9:21:04 GMT
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Britain's three representatives face testing home ties in the Uefa Cup fourth round first leg on Thursday.
Celtic appear to have the toughest task against Barcelona, but Liverpool and Newcastle also have tricky opponents in Marseille and Mallorca.
Elsewhere, three other fancied teams continue their campaign away from home.
Inter Milan travel to Portugal to face Benfica, Valencia face surprise package Genclerbirligi, of Turkey, and Roma visit Spanish outfit Villareal.
The Bhoys reached last season's final, and their hopes of progressing this time are likely to depend on building a healthy lead to take to the Nou Camp.
But a Barcelona side featuring Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho will pose them plenty of problems.
Marseille, who lost in the 1998 final to Parma, have not had the best of seasons domestically.
As with Barcelona and Liverpool, the Uefa Cup represents the French team's last chance of winning a major trophy this season.
Mallorca, who are in the middle of a relegation battle in La Liga, represent a good opportunity for Newcastle to reach the last eight.
But the Spanish team have won all the away legs in this season's Uefa Cup campaign and the likes of Cameroon superstar Samuel Eto'o will have to be watched carefully by the Magpies.
In the other two games, Bordeaux travel to Club Brugge, and Auxerre host PSV Eindhoven.
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Britain's three representatives face testing home ties in the Uefa Cup fourth round first leg on Thursday.
Celtic appear to have the toughest task against Barcelona, but Liverpool and Newcastle also have tricky opponents in Marseille and Mallorca.
Elsewhere, three other fancied teams continue their campaign away from home.
Inter Milan travel to Portugal to face Benfica, Valencia face surprise package Genclerbirligi, of Turkey, and Roma visit Spanish outfit Villareal.
The Bhoys reached last season's final, and their hopes of progressing this time are likely to depend on building a healthy lead to take to the Nou Camp.
But a Barcelona side featuring Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho will pose them plenty of problems.
Marseille, who lost in the 1998 final to Parma, have not had the best of seasons domestically.
As with Barcelona and Liverpool, the Uefa Cup represents the French team's last chance of winning a major trophy this season.
Mallorca, who are in the middle of a relegation battle in La Liga, represent a good opportunity for Newcastle to reach the last eight.
But the Spanish team have won all the away legs in this season's Uefa Cup campaign and the likes of Cameroon superstar Samuel Eto'o will have to be watched carefully by the Magpies.
In the other two games, Bordeaux travel to Club Brugge, and Auxerre host PSV Eindhoven.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3497300.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3497310.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3497290.stm