A busy summer of UEFA national team tournaments kicks off next week with the U17 EUROs for men and women, the first of six events featuring 31 of UEFA's 55 member associations, including the U21 EURO and UEFA Women's EURO 2017.England have booked places at all six tournaments and Germany could yet match them (as Women's U19 qualification is still in progress). Meanwhile, the Faroe Islands will be competing in their first ever final tournament after their men's U17 side grabbed a spot in Croatia.When is each tournament and who is involved?UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship (Czech Republic)2–14 May, follow @UEFAWome... UEFA.com - News
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FYR Macedonia v Portugal background
Portugal have dominated their previous contests with FYR Macedonia and will target another victory to end Group B on a winning note.Previous meetings• This is the teams' seventh competitive meeting at Under-21 level – Portugal winning five of those six past encounters.• Portugal won both fixtures in qualifying for the 2015 finals, recording a 2-0 home success thanks to goals early in the second half from Bernardo Silva (51) and Ricardo Esgaio (59pen). Gonçalo Paciência missed a 66th-minute penalty for Portugal.• The line-ups at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in Barcelos on 5 March 2014 were:PortugalUEFA.com - News
Youth League final preview: Benfica v Salzburg
Benfica, runners-up in 2014, play Salzburg in the fourth UEFA Youth League finalBoth sides are aiming to join Barcelona and Chelsea on the competition's list of winnersBenfica overcame Midtjylland and PSV Eindhoven on penalties en route to NyonUnbeaten Salzburg have defeated Manchester City, Paris, Atlético and BarcelonaSalzburg left-back Gideon Mensah is available after being suspended for the semi-finalsWhere to watchFans can find their local UEFA Youth League broadcast partner(s) here.João Tralhão, Benfic... UEFA.com - News
Griezmann gives Atlético three more points
Full semi-final schedule Domestic leagues and cups REAL MADRID v ATLÉTICO Real Madrid v Barcelona (Sunday, 20:45CEST)Espanyol 0-1 Atlético (Griezmann 73) Antoine Griezmann scored his 16th Liga goal of the season to maintain his side's push for third place in the Liga, pouncing on a team-mate's deflected shot to arrow in an angled drive from ten metres out. Diego Simeone's side are now unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions (W8 D4), conceding just four times in the course of that run.MONACO v JUVENTUS... UEFA.com - News
The best of the photos from semi-final day
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Twitter reacts to Champions League semi-final draw
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Thursday round-up: how the last four qualified
Three of the four UEFA Europa League quarter-finals went to extra time – and one all the way to penalties – on a dramatic night of action on Thursday. Ajax, Celta, Lyon and Manchester United made it through to the semi-final draw, which will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 13:00CET on Friday.Thursday night's results (more details below; click for highlights)Beşiktaş 2-1 Lyon (agg: 3-3, Lyon win 7-6 on penalties)Genk 1-1 Celta (agg: 3-4)Manchester United 2-1 Anderlecht (aet, agg: 3-2)Schalke 3-2 Ajax (aet, agg: 3-4) Be... UEFA.com - News