LIVERPOOL have been drawn against Guus Hiddink’s mega-rich Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League group stage.
The Russians, who boast former Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o in their ranks, are the fourth seeds in a tough Group A which also includes Serie A side Udinese and Young Boys from Switzerland.
Newcastle’s return to European football sees them lock horns with French side Bordeaux, Club Brugge of Belgium and Portugal’s Maritimo in Group D.
While Tottenham will face Greek side Panthinaikos as well as Italian giants Lazio and Maribor from Slovenia in Group J.
Full Europa League draw:
Group A — LIVERPOOL, Udinese, Young Boys, Anzhi
Group B — Atletico Madrid, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Plzen, Academica
Group C — Marseille, Fenerbahce, Borrusia M’Gladbach, AEL Limassol
Group D — Bordeaux, Club Brugge, NEWCASTLE, Maritimo
Group E — Stuttgart, FC Copenhagen, Steuau Bucuresti, Molde
Group F — PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, Dnipro, AIK Solna
Group G — Sporting, FC Basel, Genk, Vidoeton
Group H — Inter Milan, Rubin Kazan, FK Partizan, Neftci
Group I — Lyon, Athletic Club, Sparta Prague, Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
Group J — TOTTENHAM, Panathinaikos, Lazio, Maribor
Group K — Bayer Leverkusen, FC Metalist Kharkiv, Rosenborg, Rapid Vienna
Group L — FC Twente, Hannover, Levante, Helsingborgs
