The evidence• Led Ajax to four Dutch titles and the first of three successive European Champion Clubs' Cups in 1970/71 – having lost to AC Milan in the 1969 final.• Steered an unforgettable Netherlands side to the 1974 FIFA World Cup final, later winning the 1988 UEFA European Championship with a different Oranje generation.• Also clinched the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Liga and Copa del Rey with Barcelona and a German Cup with Köln.The expert testimony"He put the Netherlands on the map in such a way that everybody still benefits from it. With him, results came first, but the quality of soccer was No1. Both as a playe... UEFA.com - News
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Coach Berdyev leaves Rostov role
Coach Kurban Berdyev has left Rostov ahead of their play-off against Ajax, with Dmitri Kirichenko named as his temporary replacement."Ahead of the evening training session Kurban Berdyev said goodbye to the team," said the Russian club in a statement. "Berdyev told the board before the season that he would leave regardless of the result in the [UEFA Champions League] third qualifying round."Berdyev made a name for himself with Rubin Kazan, and had been in charge at Rostov since December 2014. Rostov finished second in last season's Russian Premier league, earning a place in the UEFA Champions League, and beat Anderlecht 4-2 on aggregate in the third qualifying round to set u... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Champions League play-offs tie by tie
Full draw resultsLeague routeSteaua București (ROU) v Manchester City (ENG) – 16 & 24 August• Steaua defender Gabriel Tamaş was on the losing side in all three of his appearances against Manchester City during his spell at West Bromwich Albion from January 2010 to September 2013. • In their one previous meeting with Romanian opposition, Manchester City beat FC Timişoara 3-0 on aggregate in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, David Silva and Yaya Touré featured in the tie. Steaua's Alexandru Bourceanu started both legs for Timişoara.Porto ... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Europa League play-off draw live: seedings
The field for the UEFA Europa League play-off draw is complete following the conclusion of the third qualifying round on Thursday.When and where is the draw?The draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland. Proceedings begin at 13:00CET on Friday and you can watch the action live on UEFA.com.Which teams are in the draw?The 29 third qualifying round winners are joined by the 15 losers from the same stage of the UEFA Champions League (marked by *).Group 1:Seeded1 Genk (BEL) 2 Olympiacos* (GRE) 3 BATE Borisov* (BLR) 4 Midtjylland (DEN)5 Rapid Wien (AUT) Unse... UEFA.com - News
Champions League play-off teams’ form guide
LEAGUE ROUTESeededManchester City (ENG) Play-off record: W0 L0• All of City's group appearances over the last five seasons, including their 2015/16 semi-final run, have come with automatic entry.Porto (POR) Play-off record: W1 L0• Beat Lille 3-0 on aggregate in 2014/15 on way to quarter-finals, the furthest they have got since winning in 2003/04.Villarreal (ESP) Play-off record: W0 L0• Have never failed to reach group stage in any of their previous eight major European campaigns.Ajax (NED)... UEFA.com - News
Teams set for Champions League play-off draw
The line-up is complete for Friday's UEFA Champions League play-off draw, which will be streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET.Who is in the play-off draw?Champions route:SeededViktoria Plzeň (CZE) coefficient 44.585FC Salzburg (AUT) 42.520Celtic (SCO) 40.460APOEL (CYP) 35.935Legia Warszawa (POL) 28.000UnseededDinamo Zagreb (CRO) 25.775Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) 25.625FC København (DEN) 24.720Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR) 4.725Dundalk (IRL) 2.590
Sevilla’s previous UEFA Super Cup matches
2006: Sevilla 3-0 Barcelona (Renato 7, Kanouté 45, Maresca 90pen)Sevilla were rarely troubled at the Stade Louis II once Renato had opened the scoring from close range. After Frédéric Kanouté headed a second on the stroke of half-time, a second European trophy in four months was within Sevilla's grasp, something promptly confirmed when Enzo Maresca rounded off proceedings by smashing in a penalty.2007: AC Milan 3-1 Sevilla (Inzaghi 54, Jankulovski 61, Kaká 86; Renato 13)Sevilla had been challenging to become only the second club to win two successive UEFA Super Cups, but the death three days earlier of midfielder Antonio Puerta follo... UEFA.com - News