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Chelsea draw Sparta Prague in Europa League

Chelsea draw Sparta Prague in Europa League
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Chelsea will play Sparta Prague in the first knockout stage of the Europa League, while Tottenham Hotspur draw Lyon.

Chelsea have been drawn to play Czech Republic side Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Rafael Benitez's side were dumped out of the Champions League after failing to progress through a group that included Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Tottenham Hotspur were handed a tough two-legged tie with French side Lyon while Liverpool face a trip to Russia to face Zenit St. Petersburg.

Newcastle United were drawn against Metalist Kharkiv while Europa League holders Atletico Madrid will play Russian side Rubin Kazan.

The full round of 32 draw:

BATE vs. Fenerbahce
Inter Milan vs. CFR Cluj
Levante vs. Olympiakos
Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Liverpool
Dynamo Kiev vs. Bordeaux
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Benfica
Newcastle United vs. Metalist Kharkiv
Stuttgart vs. Genk
Atletico Madrid vs. Rubin Kazan
Ajax vs. Steaua Bucharest
Basle vs. FC Dnipro
FC Anzhi Makhachkala vs. Hannover 96
Sparta Prague vs. Chelsea
Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Lazio
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Lyon
Napoli vs. Viktoria Plzen

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