Athletic Club have won all three of their UEFA home games this season as they welcome APOEL, who are still looking for a first victory in what is their 15th fixture against Spanish opponents.Previous meetings• The clubs are meeting for the first time. • In their only previous tie against a Cypriot side, Athletic (featuring current coach Ernesto Valverde as a player) lost 2-0 away to Anorthosis Famagusta in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup first round but rallied to win the return leg 3-0 as their visitors
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Roma edge win, Rooney equals United record
Sunday's trip to face Genoa was Roma's first game of 2017, and the Giallorossi ensured a positive start to the year by clinching a 1-0 victory courtesy of Armando Izzo's own goal. That kept the capital side within four points of leaders Juventus, though they have played one game more. There was a little more flair to Manchester United's performance against Reading as José Mourinho's men progressed to the FA Cup fourth round via a 4-0 win. Rooney opened the scoring with his 249th goal for
Big wins for Madrid and Paris, Arsenal, Napoli strike late
SATURDAYReal Madrid 5-0 Granada (Isco 12 31, Benzema 20, Ronaldo 27, Casemiro 58)Madrid made it 39 games unbeaten in all competitions – equalling Barcelona's Spanish record, set last term – to cement their place at the Liga summit. The Merengues will look to reach 40 undefeated against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria (Gabbiadini 77, Tonelli 90+5; Hysaj og 30)Lorenzo Tonelli's last-gasp effort – his first goal in almost a year – earned third-placed Napoli an unlikely win. Though the hosts fell
Real Madrid match Barça’s unbeaten record
Real Madrid have equalled Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions.Zinédine Zidane's team emulated the feat achieved by their great rivals when they defeated Granada 5-0 in their first Liga fixture of 2017. Coincidentally, it was the Santiago Bernabéu club who ended Barcelona's streak, prevailing 2-1 at the Camp Nou on 2 April 2016 thanks to a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal. Four days later Madrid succumbed 2-0 to Wolfsburg in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie. The Whites have not
Busquets enters top ten for Barcelona appearances
Often unsung but always indispensable, Sergio Busquets has entered Barcelona history by joining the club's all-time top ten appearance makers, equalling José Ramón Alexanko's 406 outings in the defeat at Atletic Club in the first leg of the Copa del Rey last 16.The son of former Barça goalkeeper Carles Busquets – himself a 1992 European Cup winner – midfielder Sergio has broken into the top ten aged 28, little over eight years since his debut against Racing Santander. En route he has collected 24 major trophies, including three UEFA Champions Leagues and
Barcelona beaten by nine-man Athletic
THURSDAY Athletic Club 2-1 Barcelona (Aduriz 25, Williams 28; Messi 52)Having beaten Athletic 3-1 in the 2015 Copa del Rey final, Barcelona – winners in each of the last two campaigns – must come from behind to progress to this season's quarter-finals. The home side took the initiative in the first half of their last-16 tie at San Mamés thanks to two goals in four minutes from Aritz Aduriz and Iñaki Williams, before Lionel Messi's free-kick reduced the arrears soon after half-time. Athletic lost Raúl García
UEFA Europa League January transfers: latest
5 JanuarySweden forward Isaac Kiese Thelin joins Anderlecht on loan from Bordeaux. Cheick Diabaté, scorer of five goals in his last four outings of 2016, departs Osmanlıspor to join Metz on loan.Denis Alibec marks his 26th birthday by starting training with Steaua București following his move from Astra Giurgiu.Olexandr Karavaev joins Fenerbahçe on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 24-year-old has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons on loan at Z... UEFA.com - News