The draw for the third qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League has been announced. It pits Arsene Wenger against former Boro and England manager Steve McLaren as the Gunners face Dutch side FC Twente. The last time Wenger met McLaren ( if my memory serves me right), resulted in a 7-0 thrashing for Boro at Highbury. Twente finished fourth last season under the guidance of Fred Rutten, whose current team Schalke 04 face Atletico Madrid. The Enschede club have lost some key players- Orlando Engelaar has gone to Schalke. Karim El Ahmadi has moved to Feyenoord.
A couple of other tricky draws ( apart from the Schalke vs Atletico)that I see-
Galatasaray vs Steaua Bucharest
Fiorentina vs Slavia Prague
The first leg will be played on 12/13 August, with the return legs taking place a fortnight later- on 26/27 August.
UEFA Champions League Third Round Draw
Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna vs Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes vs IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Domzale/Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 vs Atletico Madrid
Aalborg/Modrica vs RANGERS/Kaunas
Barcelona vs Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia vs Anderlecht/BATE
Standard Liege vs Liverpool
Inter Baku/Partizan vs Fenerbahce/MTK Budapest
FC Twente v Arsenal
Spartak Moscow vs Drogheda/Dinamo Kiev
Juventus vs Tampere/Artmedia
SK Brann/Ventspils vs Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Panathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi vs Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta Prague
Galatasaray vs Steaua Bucharest
*-The first named team hosts the first leg.
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