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Draws for knock-out rounds to be held on 21 December
The draws for the knock-out rounds of the 2007/2008 UEFA club competitions will take place on Friday 21 December at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The pairings for the First knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League as well as the Round of 32 and the Round of 16 of the UEFA Cup will be made during ceremonies to be staged at UEFA, starting at 12.00 and 13.00 respectively.
The draws will be conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and UEFA Head of Club Competitions Michele Centenaro. The UEFA Champions League draw will see the winners from one group facing the runners-up from another group, with the runners-up playing the first leg at home. Teams from the same association will not meet each other.
The UEFA Cup draw for the Round of 32 will see the winners of one group playing the third-placed team from another group, whereas teams entering the competition from the UEFA Champions League will face the group runners-up. The group winners and runners-up will play the second leg at home. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
Then, there will be an integral draw among the sixteen teams to qualify from the Round of 32 and they will be indicated as Winners of matches 1 to 16. The club drawn first will play the first leg of the Round of 16 at home.
Media representatives wishing to attend the draws have to apply via e-mail to accreditations@uefa.ch before Thursday 20 December midday.
A sound system will be installed for ENG crews but no extra facilities such as telephone or ISDN lines will be available inside the draw hall and there are no special facilities for radio stations or websites. Due to interference problems, it is recommended for sound engineers not to use the following frequencies while in the House of European Football: 783.875 MHz, 786.125 MHz, 782.250 MHz, 782.875 MHz, 784.625 MHz, 785.250 MHz, 792.500 MHz, 794.875 MHz. Both draws will be transmitted live on uefa.com and on Eurosport.
