Round of 32 first legsThursday 20 February (18:55 CET)Sporting CP v İstanbul BaşakşehirLudogorets v Internazionale MilanoEintracht Frankfurt v SalzburgShakhtar Donetsk v BenficaGetafe v AjaxCopenhagen v CelticCFR Cluj v SevillaClub Brugge v Manchester United Thursday 20 February (21:00 CET)Wolves v Espanyol Wolfsburg v MalmöRoma v GentRangers v BragaBayer Leverkusen v PortoAPOEL v BaselOlympiacos v ArsenalAZ Alkmaar v LASKRound of 32 second legsWednesday 26... UEFA.com - News
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Who is within the Europa League last-32 draw? Who can play who?
Seeded groupsAjax, Arsenal, Basel, Benfica, Braga, Celtic, Espanyol, Gent, Internazionale Milano, İstanbul Başakşehir, LASK, Malmö, Manchester United, Porto, Salzburg, Sevilla Unseeded groupsAPOEL, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Wolfsburg, WolvesSeeded groups in depthAjax (NED)UEFA rating: 21Domestic place: 1UEFA Champions League group stage: W3... 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
Ten claims to fame: Gent
Hosts of perhaps the biggest party in the history of Belgian football, Gent will hope that Tottenham Hotspur will have a harder time than Real Madrid when they come to Belgium in the UEFA Europa League round of 32. UEFA.com discovers what makes them special.Formed: 1900Nicknames: De Buffalos (The Buffalos) UEFA club competition honours• noneDomestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)• League title: 1 (2015)• Belgian Cup: 3 (2010)• Belgian Super Cup 1 (2... UEFA.com - News
Gent leave it late, Juventus through, Barcelona win
THURSDAYGent 2-1 Club Brugge (Dejaegere 59, Kums 90+2; Diaby 38)Sven Kums struck in added time to give Gent victory against Club Brugge in the first leg of their Belgian Cup semi-final. Despite Dian Cools's 23rd-minute sending off, the visitors took the lead before half-time through Abdoulay Diaby. However, Brecht Dejaegere deflected in a Lasse Nielsen shot in the 59th minute to equalise and Kums's well-placed shot ensured Gent will be ahead of the holders for the second leg on 3 February.Luzern 1-2 Dynamo Kyiv (Schachten 42; Júnior Moraes 22 33)Two Júnior Moraes goals ensured Dynamo bounced ba...
Gent captain Kums honoured in Belgium
Gent midfielder Sven Kums received the 62nd Belgian Golden Boot as his nation's player of the year for 2015, with the Buffalos dominating the awards on Wednesday evening.The 27-year-old former Anderlecht trainee, who joined Gent in 2014, finished 166 points ahead of team-mate Laurent Depoitre in the final reckoning, with team-mate Danijel Milicevic finishing third in the poll of sports journalists and football dignitaries."Actually, I did not prepare anything for this," Gent captain Kums said. "I especially have to thank my team-mates. Any member of the team could have ended up in my position on this stage here. They all have done fantastically well. This award is an award f...