Germany a formidable Czech challenge"Even our best possible performance might not be enough to get points," Czech midfielder Bořek Dočkal said of the meeting with Germany. The world champions have won all six games in Group C and could potentially book their place in Russia over the next week. The Czechs are four points behind second-placed Northern Ireland, who they visit on Monday, and any slip against Germany will make victory in Belfast a necessity. Coach Karel Jarolím will have to make changes in central defence as captain Tomáš Sivok and regular partner Jakub Brabec are missing. Czech Republic v Germany
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2019 U21 EURO qualifying: the road to Italy
Qualifying for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy and San Marino, which started in March and continued in June, resumes in earnest on Thursday. How qualifying works• Italy have a bye to the finals in summer 2019 but co-hosts San Marino must qualify.• Kosovo and Gibraltar are making debuts among a record 54 teams competing in qualifying.• The nine group winners qualify automatically for the finals.• The four runners-up with the best records against the teams first, third, fourth and fifth in their group go into the play-offs, where a pair of two-legged ties will decide the last two... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw
UEFA Youth League holders Salzburg will begin their campaign against Bordeaux while Internazionale Milano play Dynamo Kyiv and competition ever-presents Ajax face Hammarby after the draw for the two rounds of the domestic champions path were made.First round draw (27 September & 18 October)Internazionale Milano (ITA) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)Zimbru Chișinău (MDA) v Vllaznia (ALB)Ludogorets (BUL) v Željezničar (BIH)Dinamo București (ROU) v Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO)Esbjerg (DEN) v KäPa (FIN) Legia Warszawa (POL) v Breidablik (ISL)UCD (IRL) v Molde (NOR)Hammarby (SWE) v Ajax (NED)Bordeaux (FRA) v Salzburg (AUT, holders)< ... UEFA.com - News
Asensio saves Madrid, Monaco and Liverpool soar
Two-goal Marco Asensio scores late as Madrid hold Valencia 2-2 Radamel Falcao claims double as Monaco overwhelm Marseille 6-1 Liverpool defeat Arsenal 4-0 after victories for Chelsea and both Manchester clubs Juventus fight back to beat Genoa, Roma succumb to Inter Barcelona, Atlético, Bayern and Paris also clinch victories Check out how the Europa League group stage teams are getting on this weekend. Group A
Europa League group stage sides’ weekend scores
La Real, Lokomotiv, Rijeka, Lugano and Östersund only group stage winners so far Nice beaten 3-0 by Amiens, their third defeat in four Ligue 1 games this season Sunday highlights include Liverpool v Arsenal, Belgrade derby, Monaco v Marseille UEFA Europa League group stage draw was made on Friday Results will be updated over the course of the weekend. All times CET Check how the Champions League teams have fared this weekend Group AReal Sociedad 3-0 ... UEFA.com - News
Group stage sides: weekend fixtures and results
All but one of the 32 group stage sides are in action (APOEL's season hasn't kicked off) Paulo Dybala hat-trick helps Juventus come from 2-0 down to beat Genoa 4-2 Lionel Messi misses a penalty but then scores twice for Barcelona against Alavés Robert Lewandowski nets twice for Bayern and now has six in four games this season Liverpool-Arsenal, Monaco-Marseille, Madrid-Valencia among the highlights Check out how the Europa League group stage teams are getting on this weekend. Gr... UEFA.com - News
‘MSN’ to ‘MSD’: What Dembélé can bring Barcelona
Barcelona fans mourning the end of the club's 'MSN' strike force are now hoping for great things from the 'MSD' following Ousmane Dembélé's move from Borussia Dortmund. Together, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar thrilled football fans around the globe while shattering goalscoring records, but their reign of terror drew to a close this summer when Neymar departed for Paris Saint-Germain.Already a big hit in France thanks to his jaw-dropping tricks and eye for goal, the Brazil forward was always going to be difficult to replace, yet Barça believe their new-look front three can strike fear into defences across Europe.