UEFA Cup winner Zenit plays this season in Champions League, so there is no team that defends trophy. And there are plenty of teams who are the big favourites to win the UEFA Cup. I expect Milan, Herta, Sevilla, Valencia as favourites for the title. A draw for the first round is:
APOEL - Schalke
Nordsjælland - Olympiacos
Slaven - CSKA Moskva
Brøndby - Rosenborg
Cherno More - Stuttgart
Rennes - Twente
Borac - Ajax
Tottenham - Wisła Kraków
Moskva - København
Žilina - Levski
Dortmund - Udinese
Braga - Artmedia
Feyenoord - Kalmar
Hamburg - AFC Unirea Urziceni
H. Tel-Aviv - St-Étienne
Litex - Aston Villa
Austria Wien - Lech Poznań
Setúbal - Heerenveen
Brann - Deportivo
Slavia - Vaslui
Milan - Zürich
FC Timişoara - Partizan
Hertha - St Patrick's
Baník - Spartak Moskva
Beşiktaş - Metalist
Portsmouth - Guimarães
Kayserispor - PSG
Sevilla - Salzburg
Wolfsburg - Rapid Bucureşti
Sampdoria - Kaunas
Marítimo - Valencia
Dinamo Zagreb - Sparta
Omonia - Man. City
Young Boys - Club Brugge
Everton - Standard
Napoli - Benfica
Bellinzona - Galatasaray AŞ
NEC - Dinamo Bucureşti
Racing - Honka
First leg will be played on 16/18 September, second leg will be played on 2 November...