With all the hoopla surrounding today’s Uefa Super Cup Final between Manchester United (Champions League Winner) and Zenit St. Petersburg (Uefa Cup Holders) on Fox Soccer Channel at 11.30am (West Coast), the 2008/09 Uefa Cup First Round draw might have gotten lost in the shuffle.

And while every team’s am is to get to the final at Instanbul’s Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on May 20th, pushing through the first home (September 18th) and away leg (October 2nd) will be the first test.

Some of the more interesting pairings are after the Jump….

AC Milan v FC Zurich

Dinamo Zagreb v Sparta Prague

Manchester City v Omonia

Everton and Timmy Howard v Standard Liege and for now, Gooch

Napoli v Benfica

Litex Lovech v Aston Villa and the two Brad’s

Vitoria v Heerenveen and Michael Bradley

Brondby v Rosenborg, the MLS circling vulture

Rennes and Los v FC Twente and the Freaky, Deeky Dutch speaker

Tottenham v Wisla Krakow

Borussia Dortmund and US National Team target Subotic v Udinese