There were wins for Celtic, Napoli, Sevilla, Olympicacos and potential UEFA Champions League group debutants Hapoel Beer-Sheva in Wednesday's play-off first legs.The second legs are next Tuesday while the following night CSKA Moskva, APOEL and Liverpool will all defend leads as do Qarabağ, who are hoping to become Azerbaijan's first UEFA Champions League group representatives. Wednesday's UEFA Champions League play-off first legs
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Liverpool prosper in Tuesday’s play-off openers
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Women’s Player of the Year: the case for Marozsán
Dzsenifer Marozsán is the first player to appear on a third UEFA Women's Player of the Year award shortlist and it is no surprise after her part in Lyon's UEFA Women's Champions League success. Third in the voting in 2014/15 and 2015/16, Marozsán moved from FFC Frankfurt to Lyon last summer and ended the season with a treble of UEFA Women's Champions league and domestic league and cup. Player of the match as Lyon beat Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in the UEFA Women's Champions League final in Cardiff, Marozsán was voted both French and German women's player of the year.
Memories of Ronaldo’s debut: on this day in 2002
Though Cristiano Ronaldo's impact off the bench was negligible on the occasion of his Sporting CP debut – the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg against Inter finished goalless – the night of 14 August 2002 remains a defining moment in the recent history of European football. It was a night when one of the greatest players of a generation first appeared in a professional game. UEFA.com's Portuguese reporter and editor Pedro Marques, who was in the stadium in Lisbon that evening 15 years ago, takes a walk down memory lane ...Pedro, what are your memories of Ronaldo's debut?UEFA.com - News
Napoli v Nice: play-off facts and stats
Having accounted for AFC Ajax, OGC Nice will head for SSC Napoli full of confidence as they aim to take the final qualification step in their first UEFA Champions League campaign.Previous meetings• The clubs met in pre-season friendlies in 2015 and 2016, with Nice winning 3-2 at home and Napoli prevailing 3-0 at the Stadio San Paolo 12 months later. • Napoli's record in eight matches against French teams in UEFA competition is: W4 D2 L2.• The Italian side's knockout record in UEFA competition against Ligue 1 clubs is W1 L2, with all three ties coming in the UEFA Cup; they
Sporting CP v FCSB: play-off facts and stats
Beaten in both their previous UEFA Champions League play-off ties, Sporting CP will be striving to ensure it is a case of third time lucky against FCSB. Previous meetings• The first leg represents the clubs' first meeting in UEFA competition. • Sporting have played six matches against Romanian clubs – and the home team have won every one, with the away side failing to score on each occasion.• FCSB have won only one of their previous six games against clubs from Portugal, beating Rio Ave 2-1 in Bucharest in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League group stage; they drew 2-2 away.• FCSB's previous four
Hoffenheim v Liverpool: play-off facts and stats
Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp returns to his homeland to take on continental debutants TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in an intriguing UEFA Champions League play-off tie.Previous meetings• This is Hoffenheim's first European tie, with the play-off first leg at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Sinsheim marking the start of their maiden continental campaign. • Fourth place in the 2016/17 Bundesliga was the south-west German club's best-ever league finish.• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six encounters with German opposition; their overall record reads P36 W17 D13 L6 F58 A31 (W11 D3 L0 at home, W2 D8 L4 away).... UEFA.com - News