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All you need to know: 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
When does it start?It already has! The new season kicked off on 27 June – just 21 days after Real Madrid were crowned champions in Cardiff – with the first of four qualifying rounds, culminating in the play-offs at the end of August. The group stage begins on 12 September and runs every two or three weeks until 6 December. After a two-month winter break, the knockout stages start on 13 February. How does qualifying work?Twenty-two of the 32 teams that will contest this season's title are confirmed, and they will be joined by ten play-off winners at the end of
Europa League group stage sides’ transfers
Latest moves ...Barry Douglas (Konyaspor to Wolves)Fabio Eguelfi (Inter to Atalanta)Luca Vido (AC Milan to Atalanta)Prince-Désir Gouano (Atalanta to Amiens)Adam Marušić (Oostende to Lazio) Arsenal (ENG)In: Sead Kolašinac (Schalke) Out: Takuma Asano (Stuttgart, loan), Chris Willock (Benfica) Atalanta (ITA)In: Etrit Berisha (Lazio, loan made permanent), Andreas Cornelius (København), Robin Gosens (Heracles Almelo), Nicolas Haas (Luzern), José Luis Palomino (Ludogorets Razgrad), Fabio Eguelfi (Internazionale), Luca Vido (AC Mi... UEFA.com - News
Germany move up all-time U21 honours board
Germany are one of just six nations to have won the U21 EURO title more than once following their triumph over Spain, though they are still some way off the top of the competition's all-time honours board.UEFA European Under-21 Championship titles5 Italy4 Spain2 England, Soviet Union, Netherlands, Germany1 Yugoslavia, France, Czech Republic, Sweden Germany won 1-0 against Spain in the final on Friday evening to lift the trophy for the second time. Their first triumph came in 2009, when they defeated England 4-0 in Malmo, Sweden.S... UEFA.com - News
Germany v Spain: U21 EURO final preview
UEFA.com will have numerous reporters on the ground in Krakow – including one dedicated to each finalist – bringing you live analysis, photos, minute-by-minute commentary and reaction. There will also be extensive coverage on Twitter (@UEFAUnder21), Facebook (@under21) and Instagram (uefaeuro). Possible line-upsGermany: Pollersbeck; Toljan, Jung, Kempf, Gerhardt; Haberer, Arnold; Philipp, Meyer, Gnabry; Platte.▪ Davie Selke is carrying a knock from the England semi-final and left training early on Thursday. Niklas Stark, also not at full tilt in training, could start in place of Gideon Jung if... UEFA.com - News
Champions League starts: First qualifying winners
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season is under way with Alashkert, Hibernians and now Linfield among the first qualifying round first-leg winners.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with under 11 months to go until the 2018 final in Kyiv, the action began when Armenia's Alashkert beat Andorra's Santa Coloma 1-0 through Uros Nenadovich's goal. Later on Tuesday, Trepça '89 made Kosovo's debut in a UEFA men's club football competition but despite a Fiton Hajdari goal they lost 2-1 to Víkingur in the Faroe Islands. Hibernians of Malta defeated Estonian challengers FCI Tallinn 2-0 while
Saúl hits the front in Golden Boot race
Saúl Ñíguez's semi-final hat-trick against Italy has propelled him to the top of the rankings in the hunt for the U21 EURO adidas Golden Boot.U21 EURO top scorers5 – Saúl Ñíguez (Spain)3 – Marco Asensio (Spain), Bruma (Portugal)2 – Enis Bardi (FYR Macedonia), Federico Bernardeschi (Italy), Martin Chrien (Slovakia), Demarai Gray (England), Davie Selke (Germany), Kenneth Zohore (Denmark) Having scored twice in as many group stage outings, Saúl became the second Spanish hat-trick scorer of the finals, hitting three in the space of 22 minutes in Krakow. The Atlético Madrid man will return ... UEFA.com - News