29 games – Benfica (Portugal) 1971/73Benfica's European record winning sequence started at the end of one title-winning season and continued well into the next, with the Eagles lifting the 1972/73 crown without losing – a first in Portugal. English coach Jimmy Hagan played his part, as Eusébio recalled: "He liked discipline. The players thought his training sessions were really hard, but the team soon began to win matches and we knew it was worth it. He gave us extra strength and that was the reason we won three straight championships."28 – Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2006/07Eduardo, ... UEFA.com - News
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History hints at difficult night for Madrid in Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund go in search of a fourth straight home victory over Real Madrid CF when they host the reigning European champions on matchday two.Previous meetings• The clubs' record from five previous meetings on German soil is three wins for Dortmund, none for Madrid and two draws. • They last met in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Madrid prevailing 3-2 on aggregate en route to lifting the trophy.• Gareth Bale, Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo earned Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid a 3-0 first-leg lead before Dortmund, managed by Jürgen Klopp, narrowed the deficit w... UEFA.com - News
Dortmund streak goes on as Paris win
Group ANottingham Forest 0-4 Arsenal (Xhaka 23, Pérez 60pen 71, Oxlade-Chamberlain 90+3)Arsenal are through to the English League Cup last 16 after a comfortable victory away at their second-tier hosts. In a rotated squad, Lucas Pérez scored his first two Arsenal goals after Granit Xhaka had followed up his maiden Gunners strike on Saturday with an indentical effort tonight.
Lyon visit offers Sevilla the chance to rally
Sevilla FC will be keen to improve their record against French sides when they host Olympique Lyonnais on matchday two, having lost four of their five fixtures against Ligue 1 opponents.Previous meetings• The teams are meeting for the first time on a competitive stage while two friendly matches between them have yielded only one goal.• On 30 July 2009 in Seville, the home side edged it 1-0 thanks to Ernesto Chevantón's goal four minutes from time. François Clerc and Jean II Makoun were sent off for the visitors. • When the teams met in Lyon on 22 July 2014 it
Historic landmarks highlight Oceanian qualifiers
There have numerous milestones ticked off in Oceanian football over recent years, and the past fortnight in Vanuatu has seen another achieved. Vanuatu won through to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017, qualifying for their very first FIFA event in the process. New Zealand as winners of the other semi-final in the OFC U-20 Championship will join them in Korea Republic next year. The very fact that two OFC nations were allocated tickets for the 24-nation event is also noteworthy. It is the first time that two qualification berths have been granted to the continent at this level, and comes on the back of last year’s U-20 World Cup where qualifiers Fiji and host nation New ... FIFA.com
EURO 2016 technical report 1: Counterattacks blunted
Highlights: Germany v UkraineAt UEFA EURO 2008, 46% of the open-play goals stemmed from counterattacks.Since then, awareness of the damaging potential of fast transitions has reshaped match strategies among the coaching fraternity. By UEFA EURO 2012, the effectiveness of fast breaks had been halved to 23% and, this summer in France, this lower level was consolidated. What is more, the statistics are somewhat deceptive in that a high percentage of the coun... UEFA.com - News
Inter and Feyenoord turn heads, United lose again
Internazionale were one of several UEFA Europa League sides to catch the eye on Sunday as they put their matchday one defeat behind them to see off Serie A rivals Juventus. Inter lost 2-0 at home to Hapoel Beer-Sheva on Thursday, but they responded in the best possible fashion in the Derby d'Italia, coming from behind to beat Italian champions Juventus 2-1 thanks to goals from Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perišić.Feyenoord struck a similarly telling blow in the Netherlands as they extended their perfect winning start to six games, Eric Botteghin making the difference in a 1-0 succe... UEFA.com - News