Aged 17 years 287 days, Maarten Vandevoordt set a report in Genk's 4-Zero loss at Napoli on Tuesday evening, turning into the youngest goalkeeper to seem within the UEFA Champions League. He now tops an inventory that includes some greats from previous occasions, not least Iker Casillas – who was simply 18 when he made his first begin for Real Madrid on the earth's prime membership competitors.Youngest UEFA Champions League scorers17 years 287 days: Maarten Vandevoordt (Napoli 4-0 Genk, 10/12/19)18 years 52 days: Mile Svilar (Benfica 0-1 Man. United, 18/10/... UEFA.com - News
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Genk score five, Lyon hit four, United held
Five of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties have a leader after Thursday night's first legs – watch highlights of every game.Thursday's round of 16 first legs (click for individual match highlights)APOEL 0-1 AnderlechtCelta 2-1 KrasnodarGent 2-5 GenkKøbenhavn 2-1 AjaxLyon 4-2 RomaOlympiacos 1-1 BeşiktaşRostov 1-1 Manchester UnitedSchalke 1-1 Mönchengladbach The evening got off to a fast start thanks to Rasmus Falk's opener for København after just 28 seconds. Though the Danish side's keeper Robin Olsen subsequently conceded at home for the fi... UEFA.com - News
Gent v Genk, Celta v Celtic: when near namesakes collide
Forgive us in the UEFA.com office if we didn't allow ourselves a little airpunch when Gent emerged in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw followed immediately by Genk.Never mind that it is only the second all-Belgian tie in UEFA competition history: the mere verbal similarity of the team names left us feeling the roulette wheel of the draw had thrown up a jackpot. And it is not the first time that has happened – and there are still some other clashes we would like to see. Embrace the assonance. Any we have missed? Let us have your suggestions using
Kane hits Tottenham treble, Roma score four
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur progressed in the FA Cup along with fellow UEFA Europa League contenders Manchester United, amid wins elsewhere for the likes of Roma and Lyon. Defeated 1-0 away to Genk on Thursday, Tottenham raised morale ahead of this week's round of 32 decider by strolling through to the FA Cup quarter-finals. Kane was the architect of their progress in a 3-0 victory at Fulham, the England striker hitting his fifth treble for the club to set up a last-eight contest with another London side, Millwall.Manchester United also face capital oppositio... UEFA.com - News
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