GLASGOW (AFP) - Holders Sevilla take on Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, the draw for which was made here on Friday.
Sevilla remained on course to become the first side since Real Madrid in 1986 to successfully defend their title with a dramatic come-from-behind win against Shaktar Donetsk on Thursday night.
Spurs, winners of the first edition of the UEFA Cup in 1972 and again in 1984, booked their place in the last eight by beating Portuguese side Braga in the fourth round on Wednesday.
Martin Jol's side are the only British club left in the comeptition after Newcastle were knocked out by AZ Akmaar on Thursday.
The Dutch outfit's reward was a quarter-final match-up against Werder Bremen.
Werder's Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen, winners in 1988, face Spanish side Osasuna who enter uncharted territory as this is the first time they've made it this far in a European competition.
The final last eight pairing pits another Spanish side, Espanyol, against Benfica of Portugal.
The first legs will be played on April 5 with the return legs the following Thursday.
The winner of the headline tie between Sevilla and Spurs will face either Bayer Leverkusen or Osasuna in the first semi-final with the second semi contested by Espanyol or Benfica against AZ Akmaar or Werder Bremen.
The draw was made in Glasgow where the final will be staged at Hampden Park on May 16.
UEFA Cup quarter-final draw
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v Werder Bremen (GER)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Osasuna (ESP)
Sevilla (ESP) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Espanyol (ESP) v Benfica (POR)
1st leg - April 5
2nd leg- April 12
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