Liverpool face Hearts test

By foxsports
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Liverpool have been drawn to face Hearts in an all-British affair in the Europa League play-offs.

The Reds cruised into the final qualifying round of the competition with a 4-0 aggregate win over FC Gomel of Belarus, while Hearts qualified for this stage by virtue of winning the William Hill Scottish Cup.

Newcastle will face Atromitos of Greece while Motherwell have been given a tough assignment after being drawn against Spanish Primera Division side Levante.

Inter Milan will be hopeful of taking their place in the group stage after drawing Romanian opponents Vaslui in the play-offs.

The Serie A side were slightly fortunate to be in the draw at all having edged through their third qualifying round match against Hajduk Split 3-2 on aggregate, despite a 2-0 home loss in the second leg.

Inter won the Europa League's predecessor, the UEFA Cup, three times but struggled in Serie A last season finishing sixth.

Their league rivals Lazio will face Slovenian side Mura in the play-offs.

Coupe de la Ligue winners Marseille have a fixture against Sheriff Tiraspol to
look forward to, with Bordeaux set to come up against Crvena Zvezda.

Hannover and Stuttgart fly the flag for the Bundesliga against Slask Wroclaw
and Dinamo Moscow.

The Eredivisie have five clubs in the play-offs - AZ Alkmaar, Feyenoord,
Heerenveen, FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven.

They face Anzhi Makhachkala, Sparta Prague, Molde, Bursaspor and Zeta
respectively.

Play-Off Round:

Anzhi Makhachkala v AZ

APOEL FC v Neftci

Atromitos v Newcastle

Tromso v FK Partizan

Vaslui v Inter Milan

Hearts v Liverpool

Athletic Bilbao v HJK Helsinki

Maritimo v FC Dila Gori/Anorthosis Famagusta

Molde v Heerenveen

Debrecen v Club Brugge

Sheriff Tiraspol v Marseille

Trabzonspor v Videoton FC

Midtjylland v Young Boys

Slask Wroclaw v Hannover 96

Dinamo Bucurest v FC Metalist Kharkiv

AC Horsens v Sporting

Hapoel Tel-Aviv v F91 Dudelange

Feyenoord v Sparta Prague

Motherwell v Levante

Crvena Zvezda v Bordeaux

Lokeren v Plzen

Lazio v Mura

AIK v CSKA Moscow

Legia Warsaw v Rosenborg

Bursaspor v FC Twente

Steaua Bucuresti v Ekranas

Liberec v Dnipro

VfB Stuttgart v Dinamo Moscow

PAOK v Rapid Vienna

Luzern v Genk

Zeta v PSV


First legs to be played on August 23, second legs on August 30.