. . . Massimo Maccarone saved the day for Steve McClaren with two late goals, in an otherwise lacklustre performance.
But with Alkmaar only managing to beat Grasshoppers 1-0 Boro win the group on goal difference.
The six teams in the hat for tomorrows draw, to be drawn against Boro are:
Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Hertha Berlin (Germany)
Basel (Switzerland)
Heerenveen (Netherlands)
Stuttgart (Germany)
The draws the round of 32 and the round of 16 take place at around 12 noon (GMT) tomorrow and are live on British Eurosport. The programme begins at 11am (GMT) but the UEFA Cup draw is preceded by the Champions League draw.