Chelsea will seek British Foreign Office advice on the increasingly volatile situation in the Middle East, having been drawn against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the second round of the UEFA Cup.

The Israeli league runners-up are due to host Claudio Ranieri's side in the first leg on October 18th with the return at Stamford Bridge a fortnight later. With mounting political tension in the region following the terrorist attacks in the US, Chelsea might have hoped to see the first leg switched to a neutral venue.

Rangers may have avoided a trip to the Russian province of Dagestan to play Anzhi Makhachkala in the first round, but they must now visit Dynamo Moscow. Ipswich prevailed in the Russian capital this week and now face a chilly trip to the Swedish club Helsingborgs.Leeds face Troyes, currently mid-table in the French First Division but the side who deflated Newcastle in the Intertoto Cup final.