This week we take a closer look at Ashley Cole, one of Europe's most consistent full-backs for a decade or more, who turns 38 on Thursday. An Arsenal academy product, Cole spent his early-to-mid 20s in north London before going west to Chelsea, where he broke his UEFA Champions League duck in 2012. He has since played for Roma and, latterly, LA Galaxy.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 100 CLUB
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Champions League 100 club: Patrice Evra
A one-time UEFA Champions League winner and four-time runner-up, Patrice Evra was one of the most consistent defenders in Europe for more than a decade. The former Monaco, Manchester United and Juventus left-back is the latest player featured in our series looking at the competition's elite band of centurions.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 100 CLUB AppearancesMonaco: 21Manchester United: 65Juventus: 22Best performance: winner (2008)
Champions League 100 club: Luís Figo
Roma win derby as United slip
Kolorov hits goal in derby win for Roma against former club Valencia win, Manchester United lose, Schalke off mark Friday: Bayern, Monaco lose; Shakhtar hit six Thursday: Benfica held after conceding in added time with ten men Later today: Madrid derby, Juve-Napoli ADJUST YOUR #UCLFANTASY TEAM NOW Group ASt-Étienne 2-0 Monaco (Friday)Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 18:30)
Champions League 100 club: Andriy Shevchenko
***Who scored your club’s first Champions League goal?
You always remember your first … or do you?Hoffenheim make their debut in the UEFA Champions League stage next week, but who will have the honour of scoring that historic first goal? And how long will the Bundesliga side's fans have to wait? Over the past 26 years, 137 clubs have registered in the group stage. Some didn’t have to wait long (it took 38 seconds for Andreas Möller to get Dortmund up and running); some did (there were four minutes of Galatasaray's maiden group stage left when they finally got off the mark).There have been own goals and penalties; goals scored
