Uefa Cup Draw: Everton to Play Liège, While Portsmouth Face Portuguese Test

Standard Liège will resume hostilities on Merseyside when they face Everton in the first round of the Uefa Cup. The Belgian side took Liverpool to extra-time in the final qualifying round of the Champions League and David Moyes knows his side will have to be on guard against tricky, physical opponents.

Portsmouth and Spurs have difficult draws against Vitoria, who finished third in the Portuguese league last season, and Wisla Krakow of Poland respectively. Manchester City's reward for struggling past Midtjylland is a tie with Omonia of Cyprus. Aston Villa, meanwhile, face Litex Lovech of Bulgaria.

Redknapp said he expected a difficult challenge against Pompey's opponents from Guimaraes. "It is not an easy draw. They are a good side," he said. "The Portuguese league is a tough one with teams like FC Porto, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica - but Vitoria finished third last season so they can't be bad."

Motherwell have been given a tough tie with Nancy, who only missed out on the Champions League by two points in Ligue 1 last season. St Patrick's of the League of Ireland will pull off a major shock if they get past Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin. The ties will be played on September 18 and October 2.

Full draw:AC Milan v FC ZurichPolitehnica Timisoara v Partizan BelgradeHertha Berlin v St PatricksBanik Ostrava v Spartak MoscowMetalist Kharkiv v BesiktasPortsmouth v GuimaraesKayserispor v PSGSevilla v SV Red Bull SalzburgWolfsburg v Rapid BucurestiSampdoria v FBK KaunasMaritimo v ValenciaDinamo Zagreb v Sparta PragueMan City v Omonia NicosiaYoung Boys v Club BruggeAS Nancy v MotherwellEverton v Standard LiègeNapoli v BenficaAC Bellinzona v GalatasarayNEC v Dinamo BucurestiRacing Santander v FC HonkaAPOEL Nicosia v Schalke 04Litex Lovech v Aston VillaFK Austria Magna v Lech PoznanVitoria Setubal v HeerenveenSK Brann v Deportivo La CorunaSlavia Prague v VasluiSlaven Koprivnica v CSKA MoscowBrondby v RosenborgCherno More v VfB StuttgartRennes v FC TwenteAjax v BoracTottenham v Wisla KrakowFC Copenhagen v FC MoscowMSK Zilina v Levski SofiaBorussia Dortmund v UdineseBraga v Artmedia PetrzalkaFeyenoord v Kalmar FFHamburg v Unirea UrziceniHapoel Tel-Aviv v Saint EtienneFC Nordsjaelland v Olympiacos