No hiding place for EPL strugglers

PARIS, November 7: Tottenham and Bolton, struggling in the English Premier League, face tough away dates in the latest round of UEFA Cup group games on Thursday. Spurs are in Israel to take on Hapoel Tel Aviv and the London club will be hoping for a more positive outcome than their last UEFA Cup appearance against Getafe a fortnight ago.
Hapoel are unbeaten in their last six European games at home but if Spurs feel they have it tough they should spare a thought for Bolton who travel to Bavaria to face the full might of a fully fit Bayern Munich.
French international defender Willy Sagnol was back training with the Bundesliga leaders on Tuesday for the first time in six months after the knee injury he suffered in a Champions League match with AC Milan last April. With Sagnol taking a pass from Argentinian midfielder Jose Sosa in training, with Oliver Kahn in goal and striker Miroslav Klose looking sharp, this was the first time Bayern have trained with a full squad this season.
Bolton stand to feel the full wrath of Bayern’s 69 million euro summer spending spree.
Everton, are also in Germany to play Nuremberg and the Merseysiders received a pre-match boost Tuesday when their England international Andrew Johnson ended uncertainty over his future by signing a new five year contract.