Germany and Spain will meet in the U21 EURO final at Krakow Stadium at 20:45CET on Friday. Germany were the first to secure their place in the showpiece on Tuesday, beating England 4-3 on penalties in their semi-final in Tychy following a pulsating 2-2 draw over 120 minutes. Friday will be only their second ever final at this level; they overcame England 4-0 in their first, in 2009. Spain won the U2... UEFA.com - News
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Snap shot: Spain’s stars of Jerusalem
Spain outclassed Italy in the 2013 U21 EURO final in Jerusalem, running out 4-2 winners to lift the trophy for the fourth time. Looking at what their starting XI from that day have gone on to achieve, it's easy to see why. With the teams meeting again in Tuesday's semis, we look at where that team are now. 1. David de GeaJoined Manchester United just after winning the U21 EURO in 2011; has since developed into one of the top goalkeepers in the world and is now Spain's undisputed No1.2. Asier IllarramendiOne of the driving forces behind Real Sociedad's march to fourth place in the
Group stage deemed a success by FIFA and LOC
After ten days and 12 matches played, the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 came to its first rest day, when representatives from FIFA and the Local Organising Committee provided the media with a wrap-up of the group stage. FIFA Chief Competitions & Events Officer Colin Smith and Local Organising Committee CEO Alexey Sorokin discussed the operational aspects of the competition and were followed by FIFA Head of Refereeing Massimo Busacca, who offered insight on one of the milestone features of the 2017 edition: the use of VAR (video assistant referees). A few highlight figures from the group stage were presented: 34 goals scored (2.8 goals on average)... FIFA.com - News
Champions League starts: Road to Kyiv begins in Yerevan
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season begins on Tuesday when the first qualifying round kicks off.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with little under 11 months to go to the 2018 final in Kyiv, action begins at 17:00CET when Armenia's Alashkert welcome FC Santa Coloma to Yerevan. When these teams met last season a 0-0 draw in Andorra was followed by a 3-0 win for Alashkert. Later on, four teams make their UEFA Champions League debuts as Gibraltar's Europa travel to The New Saints, FCI Talllinn of Estonia go to Hibernians and Víkingur, who
Champions League group stage sides’ transfers
Anderlecht (BEL)In: Matz Sels (Newcastle United, loan), Pieter Gerkens (Sint-Truiden), Sven Kums (Watford), Uroš Spajić (Toulouse, loan made permanent) Out: Aaron Leya Iseka (Zulte Waregem, loan), Michaël Heylen (Zulte Waregem), Stéphane Badji (Kayserispor, loan), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Sebastian De Maio (Bologna) Atlético Madrid (ESP)In: none Out: Tiago (released), Óliver Torres (Porto, loan made permanent) Barcelona (ESP)In: Marlon (Fluminense, loan made permanent) Out: Jordi Mboula (Monaco)
Czech Republic v Denmark background
Denmark have won only one of their five meetings with the Czech Republic, although they should have cause for optimism given that sole victory came in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.Previous meetings• While Denmark and the Czech Republic have met in three previous fixtures, the Danes also took on Czechoslovakia twice, winning just one of those five games with three defeats. • Two years ago, finals hosts the Czech Republic played Denmark in Prague on the tournament's opening day, Pavel Kadeřábek giving the home side a 35th-minute lead only for second-half strikes from Jannik Vestergaard (56) and Pi... UEFA.com - News
U21 EURO permutations – who needs what?
UEFA.com looks at the state of play and considers the permutations ahead of Saturday's final round of group stage fixtures. Remember that the three group winners qualify automatically for the semi-finals, with the best runner-up the other team to make up the last four. The semi-finalists will be matched accordingly, with times and venues still to be confirmed:Semi-final 1: winner A (England) v runner-up C or winner CSemi-final 2: winner B (Spain) v runner-up A (Slovakia) or winner CGROUP C