Group AMonaco v Paris Saint-GermainSunday at 20:45.Watford 1-3 Arsenal (Pereyra; Cazorla 9pen, Alexis Sánchez 40, Özil 45+1)The Gunners picked up their first win of the season thanks to a fine first-half display, Alexis Sánchez scoring one and setting up the other two.Thun v BaselSunday at 16:00.Lokomotiv Plovdiv v LudogoretsSunday at 20:15.Group BNacional 1-3 Benfica (Tobias Figueiredo 64; Ghazal og 17, Carrillo 70, Jiménez 90+2)Another late goal from Raúl Jiménez, who earned Benfica a point in added ti... UEFA.com - News
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The ties that bind United, Feyenoord, Fenerbahçe
Van Persie's career comes togetherRotterdam-born Robin van Persie scored 14 goals in 61 league games for Feyenoord at the start of his career, lifting the 2002 UEFA Cup on home soil. He also struck 48 times in 86 Premier League matches during three seasons with Manchester United, with whom he landed the 2012/13 Premier League title (what's more, he hit four against them while at Arsenal, including a consolation in an 8-2 defeat in 2001). He joined Fenerbahçe last summer.
Group fixtures set for UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League group stage will kick off with Feyenoord hosting Manchester United and Ajax replaying a European Cup final against Panathinaikos after the fixtures were confirmed.FULL FIXTURE LIST• Opening dayThursday 15 September, 19:00 & 21:05CETGroup A: Feyenoord v Manchester United, Zorya Luhansk v Fenerbahçe Group B: Young Boys v Olympiacos, APOEL v AstanaGroup C: Mainz v St-Étienne, Anderlecht v Qäbälä Group D: AZ Alkmaar v Dundalk, Maccabi Tel-Aviv v ZenitGroup E: Viktoria Plzeň v Roma, Astra Giurgiu v Austria WienGroup F: Rapid Wien v Genk, S... UEFA.com - News
Astra oust West Ham, Osmanlıspor power on
West Ham United's hopes of winning a European trophy in their first season at the London Stadium were ended when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Astra Giurgiu in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Held 1-1 in the first leg of their play-off tie in Romania, Slaven Bilić's team fell to a goal just before half-time from Portuguese midfielder Filipe Teixeira and were unable to break down their opponents in the second half, going out 2-1 on aggregate. Tiago Pinto's two goals helped competition debutants Osmanlıspor secure a 3-0 aggregate win against last season's surprise package, Midtjylland. Italian club Sassuolo also completed a 3-0 aggregate triumph on their... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed
The 64 clubs entering the UEFA Youth League have now been decided, with half entering one draw on Thursday and the other 32 in another on Tuesday.Entrants1: UEFA Champions League path: The 32 youth teams of the clubs which qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage:• The eight groups will be decided by the UEFA Champions League draw at 18:00CET on Thursday• Among the hopefuls are inaugural 2013/14 winners Barcelona, last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, fellow former finalists Benfica plus Real Madrid, who reached the semis in 2013/14 and 2015/16.< ... UEFA.com - News
Nominee interview: Griezmann ‘on the right track’
How does it feel to be nominated among the best three players in Europe?It means I'm on the right track to be among the best. I have to keep going that way, keep working hard and giving joy to people when I play. Without being big-headed, I think I deserve the nomination because I had a great season with my club and the national team.What were your highlights of last season?All of the games we won, but especially the Champions League quarter-final and semi-final [against Barcelona and Bayern München respectively]. And then the whole of the EURO, because it took place in France – it was wonderful, and unfortunately for us we will n... UEFA.com - News
Fantasy Football: Register to win and create leagues
UEFA.com and PlayStation® are teaming up once again to bring you the official UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football game.Register now for free and then prepare to pick a dream team from Europe's elite clubs. Take on the challenge for the opportunity to win a host of exciting prizes throughout the 2016/17 season.Why not create a league and challenge your friends or work colleagues for your very own UEFA Champions League title?Keep an eye out for some exciting new features for the 2016/17 season, plus the inside line from our tipsters.Also coming soon: our revamped UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football app.Here is what... UEFA.com - News