Already eradicated from the UEFA Europa League after defeats of their first 4 Group L encounters, Astana will hope to provide their followers one thing to shout about within the membership's remaining residence fixture of 2019 as they host a Manchester United aspect whose place within the spherical of 32 is already safe and who've but to concede a aim on this season's competitors.• Astana misplaced their first two fixtures by a one-goal margin – away to United (0-1) and at residence to Partizan (1-2) – however have been overrun in each matches towards AZ Alkmaar, succumbing to their heaviest away (0-6) and residential (0-5) defeats in
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The longest journeys in UEFA club football
A European record was set in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage when Benfica beat Astana 2-0 at home and drew 2-2 in the return leg in Kazakhstan – the away sides making the longest journeys in the history of UEFA's club competitions, around 6,174km.That record could be broken this season, should Astana – taking on Legia in this week's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round – end up being paired this season with another Portuguese side, Marítimo, whose first challenge of the season is to eliminate Botev Plovdiv in the UEFA Europa League. Marítimo are based on the Island
Four go through, five-goal Aduriz downs Genk
Ajax, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit became the first teams to qualify for the UEFA Europa League round of 32 on a goal-filled night that yielded a competition record five in one game for Athletic Club's Aritz Aduriz. Matchday four results (click for video highlights, line-ups, stats and more)Ajax 3-2 Celta VigoAnderlecht 6-1 MainzAPOEL 1-0 Young BoysAstana 1-1 OlympiacosAstra Giurgiu 1-1 Viktoria PlzeňAthletic Club 5-3 GenkAustria Wien 2-4 RomaBraga 3-1 KonyasporFenerbahçe 2-1 Manchester UnitedFiorentina 3-0 Slovan LiberecGabala 1-2 St-Étienn... 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
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
Celtic ease through while Aničić saves Astana
Astana 2-1 Žalgiris (agg: 2-1)Astana, Kazakhstan's first group stage participants last season, were spared an away-goals exit by Marin Aničić's 92nd-minute strike. The centre-back's second of the game – his first was a header from a Patrick Twumasi corner – capped a period of intense late pressure by the hosts, whose Lithuanian opponents scored what seemed a decisive equaliser when Elivelto finished in a one-on-one situation just before the hour.Dudelange 1-1 Qarabağ (agg: 1-3)Reynaldo's fine 94th-minute goal saved two-time UEFA Europa League group stage contenders Qarabağ from defeat in Luxembourg. The second leg might have tak...