You're 21. You've just scored your first goal for one of the biggest clubs in the world, in the UEFA Champions League, no less. The supporters are bouncing, your team-mates are bounding over. Then you realise: You don't have a clue what to do next. You are Julian Weigl.Dortmund's match away to Sporting CP was 43 minutes old last week when Weigl's moment of brilliance doubled the visitors' advantage. He jinked past Elías before curling a magnificent shot beyond Ruben Semedo and into Rui Patrício's far corner. Not bad for a defensive midfielder. "For the first minute I had my
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Bavarian pride at Munich’s EURO 2020 logo launch
Munich's road to UEFA EURO 2020 is open after the Bavarian city revealed its host city logo on Thursday.The picturesque Olympic Park was a fitting setting for the unveiling ceremony – with German Football Association (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel promising that Munich would be "wonderful hosts for fans" of "an extraordinary EURO".
Real Madrid and København among resounding winners
WEDNESDAY Group BNapoli 2-0 Empoli (Mertens 51, Chiricheş 81)Vlad Chiricheş's first goal of the season rubber-stamped the points for third-placed Napoli, who visit Juventus on Saturday. Dynamo Kyiv 5-2 Zorya Luhansk (González 13 97, Tsygankov 65, Júnior Moraes 101pen 119pen; Forster 22pen, Sivakov 89)Two extra-time penalties from Júnior Moraes helped Dynamo seal a berth in the Ukrainian Cup quarter-finals.Group CManchester United 1-0 Manchester City (Mata 54)Jua... UEFA.com - News
Juventus can seal qualification with Lyon repeat win
One more victory will put Juventus through to the knockout rounds and, after beating Olympique Lyonnais through Juan Cuadrado's goal on matchday three, they will be confident of completing the job.• Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and continued to keep the home team at bay even after Juve had lost Mario Lemina to a second yellow card. Previous meetings• Juventus won home and away when the sides met in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League quarter-final.• Samuel Umtiti's own goal gave Juve a 2-1 second-leg win in Turin (and 3-1 success overall) after Jimmy B... UEFA.com - News
Zürich v Steaua Bucureşti background
Zürich pulled the rug from under Steaua Bucureşti with a late goal on UEFA Europa League matchday three and will look to unsettle the Romanian side again when the teams reconvene in Switzerland.Previous meetings• The clubs met for the first time in UEFA competition on 20 October, Moussa Kone's 86th-minute goal earning a 1-1 draw for Zürich. • Zürich's only previous experience of Romanian opponents came in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League group stage, where they drew 2-2 away to Vaslui and won the home game 2-0.• Steaua's 11 fixtures against Swiss teams have ended W3 D6 L2;... UEFA.com - News
Astana v Olympiacos background
Astana need to make home advantage count against Olympiacos, knowing they will be out of contention for a UEFA Europa League round of 32 place if they lose or draw and APOEL win.Previous meetings• Olympiacos won 4-1 in Piraeus when the teams met for the first time on matchday three. • That was only the fifth encounter between Greek and Kazakh clubs in UEFA competition with Greek sides now 3-2 ahead in terms of victories. Tobol Kostanay beat OFI Crete 1-0 home and away in a 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup tie, while PAOK overcame Shakhter Karagandy 2-1 at home and
How will Barcelona cope without Iniesta?
There were jubilant scenes for Barcelona at the Mestalla on Saturday as Lionel Messi's added-time penalty sealed a thrilling 3-2 win against Valencia, but the celebrations were quickly tempered by concerns over captain Andrés Iniesta.Taken off with a knee injury in the first half, the 32-year-old was later ruled out for six to eight weeks with collateral ligament damage, and he is set to miss some major games for his club. With Barcelona already deprived of injured defenders Jordi Alba and Gerard Piqué, they must now make do without their midfield magician for Liga games that include a testing trip to Sevilla and the Clásico