BATE Borisov and Arsenal meet in the UEFA Europa League for the second successive season, the English club hoping for a repeat of the results in the 2017/18 group stage as they seek a place in the round of 16 for the second year in a row.• It was nines across the board for BATE – points, goals for and goals against – as they finished runners-up to another London club, Chelsea, in Group L, sealing their qualification on matchday six with a 3-1 win at PAOK. Arsenal cruised through to the round of 32 from Group E, dropping just two points as they qualified with two
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How brilliant is new Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuaín?
Having scored 117 Serie A goals in five and a half seasons across Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan, Gonzalo Higuaín is quite some player. UEFA.com has the lowdown on the Argentina striker after his arrival at Chelsea on loan.ROUND OF 32 IN-DEPTH What they say"He's a top striker. The most important thing is his movement – it is that of a very intelligent forward. He makes the other attackers' lives easy because he plays in behind and opens up a lot of space."José Mourinho, former Real Madrid coach
Liverpool v Bayern background
One of the most successful sides in European Cup history will bow out of this season's competition as Liverpool and Bayern München meet in of the last 16's standout ties.• The teams each have five titles to their name – Liverpool's last triumph coming in 2005 and Bayern's in 2013 – but have both suffered recent disappointment. The English club were beaten by Real Madrid in last season's final, while Bayern have lost in the semi-finals in four of the last five years, including last season's defeat by Madrid. • This season Bayern held off Ajax to finish first in Group E
Manchester United v Paris background
Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain meet for the first time with a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals the prize for the winners of their round of 16 tie.• While French champions Paris come into this contest having finished first in a strong Group C, United – who have replaced manager José Mourinho with Ole Gunnar Solskjær since the group stage – were the runners-up behind Juventus in Group H. • Both teams have suffered recent round of 16 disappointment. United have not reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals since 2013/14, while Paris's last two campaigns have ended at this stage,
Petr Čech to retire: Champions League’s greatest goalkeepers
After Petr Čech's announcement that he is set to retire at the end of the season, UEFA.com takes a look at where the 36-year-old stands in the pantheon of UEFA Champions League goalkeeping greats.2012 FINAL: ČECH’S FINEST HOUR Goalkeepers: Most European Cup appearances European Cup (ECCC)/UEFA Champions League (UCL) games including qualifying; Totals in brackets is group stage to final only Appearances/player< ... UEFA.com - News
Petr Čech to retire: Champions League’s greatest ever goalkeepers
After Petr Čech's announcement that he is set to retire at the end of the season, UEFA.com takes a look at where the 36-year-old stands in the pantheon of UEFA Champions League goalkeeping greats.2012 FINAL: ČECH’S FINEST HOUR Goalkeepers: Most European Cup appearances European Cup (ECCC)/UEFA Champions League (UCL) games including qualifying; Totals in brackets is group stage to final only Appearances/player< ... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Futsal Champions League finals draw: 1 February
The UEFA Futsal Champions League finals draw will be made on Friday 1 February at half-time of the Kazakhstan v Croatia friendly at Baluan Sholak Sport Palace, which kicks off at 14:30CET (19:30 local time).Kairat Almaty will host the finals in late April at Almaty Arena. In the draw, which will set the semi-finals, they will be joined by Inter FS along with the team that holders Inter beat in the last two finals under the former UEFA Futsal Cup branding, Sporting CP, plus Kairat's fellow two-time winners Barça. Baluan Sholak Sport Palace staged the 2011 finals, and in the last four