Sporting revisit England

Sporting Lisbon were heading back to the northeast of England after being drawn here Friday against Newcastle United in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

The Portuguese side knocked out Middlesbrough in the last round and they also played against Newcastle in the earlier group stages of the competition - a 1-1 draw at St James Park.

Newcastle won the precursor of the UEFA Cup, the Fairs Cup, in 1969, but the only former winner of the existing trophy are Italians Parma, triumphant in 1995 and 1999.

In the last eight they go up against Austria Vienna who knocked out the last Spanish survivor Real Zaragoza.

No Spanish and no German sides made it through to the last eight

France's Auxerre, orchestrated by the canny Guy Roux, open at home against CSKA Moscow who went into the UEFA Cup after failing to go through in the Champions League.

In the remaining tie, in-form AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands must wait until they find out who they play as Steaua Bucharest of Romania and Villareal of Spain have yet to complete their tie from the previous round.

The sides drew 0-0 in Bucharest in the first leg.

DRAW & FIXTURES
The draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup made here on Friday:-
Steaua Bucharest (ROM) or Villareal (ESP) v AZ Alkmaar (NED)
CSKA Moscow (RUS) v Auxerre (FRA)
Newcastle United (ENG) v Sporting Lisbon (POR)
Austria Vienna (AUT) v Parma (ITA)

Semi-finals
Austria Vienna or Parma v CSKA Moscow or Auxerre
Newcastle or Sporting v Steaua/Villareal or AZ Alkmaar

* The quarter-finals will be held on April 7 and 14 with the semi-finals on April 28 and May 5. The final is in Lisbon on May 18