Group stage starts tonight
Thursday, October 21, 2004
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The inaugural UEFA Cup group stage kicks off on Thursday night with the first 16 ties in Groups A-H.
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Forty teams
Between now and 16 December, the 40 teams involved will compete for a place in the last 32 of the competition, with the top three in each group advancing.
Live coverage
uefa.com will bring you live coverage of eight of tonight's matches, together with updates from the others and reports of all the games at the end of the night. For a full list of fixtures, click here.