Europa League Four Romanian teams hunting for points in Europe

Four Romanian teams play for the first time in the Europa League. If Steaua seems to have an easy match ahead against the Moldavian neighbours, FC Timisoara foresees a most difficult match. The team from Banat (West Romanian region) play against Ajax Amsterdam on foreign grass. Dinamo Bucharest will face Austrian Sturm Graz and CFR Cluj plays home against FC Copenhagen.

The Europa League schedule for 17.09.2009

20:00 (Romania’s time)

Group A:

Ajax Amsterdam – FC Timisoara

Dinamo Zagreb – Anderlecht

Group B:

Lille – Valencia

Genoa – Slavia Prague

Group C:

Hapoel Tel-Aviv – Celtic

Rapid Wien – Hamburg

Group D:

Hertha Berlin – Ventspils

Heerenveen – Sporting Lisbon

Group E:

CSKA Sofia – Fulham

FC Basel – AS Roma

Group F:

Panathinaikos – Galatasaray

Sturm Graz – Dinamo Bucharest

22:00 (Romanian time):

Group G:

Lazio – Salzburg

Villarreal – Levski Sofia

Group H:

Steaua Bucharest – Sheriff

Fenerbahce – FC Twente

Group I:

Benfica – BATE Borisov

Everton – AEK Atena

Group J:

Brugge – Shahtior Donetk

Partizan Belgrade – Toulouse

Group K:

Sparta Prague – PSV Eindhoven

CFR Cluj – FC Copenhagen

Group L:

Athletic Bilbao – Austria Wien

Nacional – Werder Bremen