Key facts Record eighth Europa League group appearance for Salzburg Salzburg are group stage's all-time highest goal and point scorers 9 debutants take total to grace Europa League group stage to 207 Dudelange are first team from Luxembourg to reach UEFA men's club group stage Other major group stage debutants: Akhisar Belediyespor, Jablonec, Spartak Trnava, Sarpsborg 08 RB Leipzig 17th different German side in Europa L... UEFA.com - News
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Who makes our Europa League Team of the Week?
Sevilla are the only club with more than one representative in this season's first UEFA Europa League Team of the Week. Note: While the FedEx Performance Zone is a form tracker taking into account domestic and European games, the Team of the Week is based purely on form shown in the UEFA Europa League matchday in question.Goalkeeper: Denis Scherbitski (BATE) – 122nd (FedEx Performance Zone ranking)Defender: Joakim Mæhle (Genk) – 36thDefender: Enzo Roco (Beşiktaş) – 26thDefender: Aleksandr Martynovich (Krasnodar) – 8thDefenderUEFA.com - News
Europa League group stage fixtures and results
The UEFA Europa League group stage fixtures have been confirmed following Friday's draw in Monaco.FULL FIXTURE LIST Matchday one: Thursday 20 SeptemberEarly kick-offs (18:55CET)Group G: Villarreal 2-2 Rangers, Rapid Wien 2-0 Spartak Moskva Group H: Marseille 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio 2-1 ApollonGroup I: Beşiktaş 3-1 Sarpsborg, Genk 2-0 MalmöGroup J: Sevilla 5-1 Standard Liège, Akhisar 0-1 KrasnodarGroup K: Rennes 2-1 Jablonec, Dynamo Kyiv 2-2 Astana
U17 EURO season guide
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round starts on 27 September as the road to May's finals in the Republic of Ireland – and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru – begins.In all, 52 of the entrants will compete in mini-tournaments held before 2 November, with top seeds England and Germany given byes to the elite round and hosts Bulgaria already in May's finals. Among those in action on the first day of qualifying are the Netherlands, who beat Italy in last May's finals in England.
Champions League group stage records and statistics
Key facts Barcelona, Porto, Real Madrid making 23rd group appearances Madrid hold records for most points, goals and qualifications Lionel Messi now three goals clear of Ronaldo on 63 group goals Ronaldo closing on Xavi Hernández's outfield group appearance record Debutants Crvena zvezda, Hoffenheim and Young Boys Number of clubs to feature in group stage reaches 140 ALL STATISTICS ARE FOR G... UEFA.com - News
‘Majestic’ Messi leads way for Barcelona
Lionel Messi has been doing so many extraordinary things for so long that nobody can be surprised he marked the exact week of his arrival in Barcelona, 18 years ago, with a brilliant hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-0 home win against PSV Eindhoven.MATCH AS IT HAPPENED Such is his majesty – a word coach Ernesto Valverde used to describe the Argentinian's 32nd-minute free-kick that made it 1-0 against PSV – that he has drained his team-mates of descriptive powers.
Matchday one: The Scout squad
Every matchday, The Scout will select a 15-man squad for the fixtures aiming for maximum returns. Here's the matchday one selection. GoalkeepersBarcelona have been imperious at home in the UEFA Champions League in recent seasons, and the visit of PSV Eindhoven could bring ample reward. The Catalan club have kept seven clean sheets in their last ten matches in the competition at the Camp Nou, so Marc-André ter Stegen (€6.0m) is a strong option in goal. Should the German come up short, David De Gea (Manchester United, €6.0m) is a more than capable replacement with a tempting trip to Swiss newcomers You... UEFA.com