Thanks to some super saves from Yann Sommer, Mönchengladbach go into the home leg of the UEFA Europa League's all-German round of 16 tie level with Schalke at 1-1.• Misses next game if bookedMönchengladbach: Mahmoud Dahoud, Tony JantschkeSchalke: Abdul Baba Rahman, Johannes Geis, Leon Goretzka, Thilo Kehrer, Matija Nastasić Previous meetings• The clubs met for the first time in UEFA competition last week, days after their 100th domestic encounter; Gladbach have had the better of those fixtures: W40 D28 L32.
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Genk score five, Lyon hit four, United held
Five of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties have a leader after Thursday night's first legs – watch highlights of every game.Thursday's round of 16 first legs (click for individual match highlights)APOEL 0-1 AnderlechtCelta 2-1 KrasnodarGent 2-5 GenkKøbenhavn 2-1 AjaxLyon 4-2 RomaOlympiacos 1-1 BeşiktaşRostov 1-1 Manchester UnitedSchalke 1-1 Mönchengladbach The evening got off to a fast start thanks to Rasmus Falk's opener for København after just 28 seconds. Though the Danish side's keeper Robin Olsen subsequently conceded at home for the fi... UEFA.com - News
Graham Hunter on an ‘unbelievable’ night in Barcelona
Football can be so stunningly unbelievable, when it is played like this, that people use the phrase: "There are no words!" But there are. They tumble out of you, but it is how to pack in all the visual images and in which order to put them.Lionel Messi running in the opposite direction to his team-mates when the definitive, sixth, goal went in and leaping up on to the wall behind the goal to celebrate, without any trace of restraint, in the arms of dozens of Barcelona supporters after the Liga leaders had overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit.
Could Rostov’s Azmoun be Iran’s Zlatan Ibrahimović?
With 1.6 million followers on Instagram, Sardar Azmoun has not quite reached Zlatan Ibrahimović's level (23 million followers), but Rostov's Iranian striker is already a massive name in his home country, and at 22, could well become a big star the world over.What they say"He is improving all the time. He has to keep his feet on the ground, work hard and make the right decisions. If so, he could be a real star of Iranian and Asian football for years to come."Carlos Queiroz, Iran coach "Azmoun is close to me, and not just because he has Turkmen roots ...
Champions League podcast: Robben, Ancelotti, Wenger
Hear from Arjen Robben, Carlo Ancelotti and Arsène Wenger as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Chris Parrott and match commentators Steve Wyeth and John Bradley to review Bayern München and Real Madrid's Tuesday wins and preview Wednesday's action in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on Wednesday from 19:30CET on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com -
Atlético, Monaco and City win, Juventus stretch lead
Round of 16 second legs: Tuesday 7 March• ARSENAL (1-5) BAYERN MÜNCHENLiverpool 3-1 Arsenal (Firmino 9, Mané 40, Wijnaldum 90+1; Welbeck 57)Danny Welbeck's first Premier League goal of the season briefly offered a route back into the game for Arsenal, but the Gunners ultimately suffered a fourth defeat in their last six fixtures in all competitions.Köln 0-3 Bayern (Javi Martínez 25, Bernat 48, Ribéry 90)Javi Martínez scored his first goal since November 2015 as Bundesliga leaders Bayern extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 16 games.
Roma and Anderlecht beaten, United and Lyon held
ROSTOV V MANCHESTER UNITEDTom 0-6 Rostov (Bukharov 19 45+1, Dević 69, Erokhin 78, Azmoun 80 90+1) Rostov recorded their biggest league win since October 2008, extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to five matches.Manchester United 1-1 Bournemouth (Rojo 23; King 40pen)United had an extra man for the entire second half but could not find a winner, Zlatan Ibrahimović missing a 72nd-minute penalty for the hosts. SCHALKE V MÖNCHENGLADBACHMönchengladbach 4-2 Schalke (Johnson 28 64,... UEFA.com - News