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McClaren´s FC Twente clash with Arsenal

SoccerNews in UEFA Champions League 1 Aug 2008

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Former England manager Steve McClaren's new Dutch side FC Twente will play Arsenal in the Champions League third qualifying round later this month.

McClaren, who was sacked from the England job after England's failure to qualify for Euro 2008, took over at FC Twente in June on a two year deal.

The 47-year-old's club are making their Champions League debuts after defeating Ajax in a play-off last season.

Past winners Liverpool face Belgian outfit Standard Liege while Rangers will come up against either Denmark's Aalborg or Bosnian outfit Modrica providing they first see off FBK Kaunas.

Irish champions Drogheda take on Spartak Moscow as long as they can reverse a 2-1 first leg deficit against Dynamo Kiev.

Atletico Madrid were drawn with Germany's Schalke 04 with France's former European champions Marseille up against either SK Brann or Ventspils.

The winners of the third qualifying round will go into the lucrative first group stage of Europe's top club competition.

Friday's draw was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.

Champions League Third qualifying round fixtures

Anorthosis Famagusta or Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos

Vitoria Guimaraes v IFK Gothenburg or Basel

Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale or Dinamo Zagreb

Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid

Aalborg or Modrica v Rangers or FBK Kaunas

Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem or Wisla Krakow

Levski Sofia v Anderlecht or BATE Borisov

Standard Liege v Liverpool

Inter Baku/ or artizan Belgrade v Fenerbahce or MTK Budapest

FC Twente v Arsenal

Spartak Moscow v Drogheda or Dynamo Kiev

Juventus v Tampere United or Artmedia

SK Brann or Ventspils v Marseille

Fiorentina v Slavia Prague

Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest

Panathinaikos or Dinamo Tblisi v Sheriff or Sparta Prague

1st legs – August 12/13

2nd legs – August 26/27.

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