[Pat Murphy]

Sevilla's request to have the first leg of their Uefa Cup quarter-final with Tottenham Hotspur switched has been rejected.

The Spanish Football Federation had submitted a request to Uefa, backed by the club, to alter the 5th April date for the match.

The date is a religious holiday and Seville's town council felt the game against Spurs would impinge on the city's Easter celebrations.

But Uefa has decided the match must go ahead on 5th April, with the return at White Hart Lane taking place a week later.

Holders Sevilla had reached the quarter-finals with an extra-time victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, while Spurs saw off Braga in the last round.

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