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UEFA ORGANISATION: Nyon hosts club draws

/noticias.info/ UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland host the draws on Friday 14 March for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2007/08 UEFA club competitions.

UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League draw will be made at 13.00CET and conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and the ambassador for the final in Moscow on 21 May, Russian goalkeeping legend Rinat Dasaev. The UEFA Cup draw will follow at 14.00CET and will be conducted by Mr Taylor and the ambassador for the 14 May final in Manchester, 1964 European Footballer of the Year Denis Law.

Quarter-finals
The eight winners of the ties played in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League will contest the quarter-finals, with the pairings determined by an open draw - meaning no country protection. The quarter-finals are played on a home-and-away basis, with the first legs on Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 April and the return matches the following week. The four winning teams will, at that stage, know who they will meet in the semi-finals (to be played on 22/23 and 29/30 April), as the pairings will also be decided during the draw ceremony.

UEFA Cup
A further draw will also define whether the winner of semi-final 1 or the winner of semi-final 2 will be considered, for administrative purposes, as the 'home' team at the Luzhniki Stadium final. The match in Moscow kicks off at 22.45 local time (20.45CET). The same procedure will apply for the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. The quarter-final matches will be played on 3 April and 10 April, and the semi-finals on 24 April and 1 May. The City of Manchester Stadium final kicks off at 19.45 local time (20.45CET).

Media information
Media representatives wishing to attend the draws have to apply via email to accreditations@uefa.ch before midnight CET on Thursday 13 March. 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. notas_de_prensa_archivo