Three former European champions are among the sides who begin their seasons this evening as the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round kicks off with AC Milan, Marseille and PSV Eindhoven entering the fray.That trio – plus Crvena zvezda, continental champions in 1990/91 who started this term in the second qualifying round – have all tasted success in Europe's top competition and will be aiming to add the UEFA Europa League to their trophy cabinet.
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Women’s EURO podcast: The full guide
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WU17 EURO elite round guide
The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship elite round begins on Monday with 24 teams competing for seven berths in the final tournament in the Czech Republic – and with Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Belgium making it a perfect ten appearances at this stage.Elite round groupsGroup 1 (27 March–1 April): Austria, Netherlands*, Slovenia, Switzerland• Slovenia are in the elite round for the first time while Switzerland were overall runners-up in 2015.Group 2 (20–25 March): Norway, Denmark, Bosnia and Herzegovina*, Wales• Bosnia and Herzegovina are hosting the mini-tournament having reached the elit... UEFA.com - News
Clásico preview: line-ups, form guide, expert analysis
Possible line-upsBarcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Mascherano, Alba; Rakitić, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Suárez, Neymar.Out: Mathieu (calf)Doubtful: Alba (knee/hamstring) Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo; Modrić, Casemiro, Kovačić; Ronaldo, Benzema, Vázquez.Out: Morata (hamstring), Bale (ankle), Kroos (metatarsal)Doubtful: Fábio Coentrão (adductor), Danilo (muscle problem)Pick Clásico stars in your Team of the Year... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Futsal Cup main round: full guide
Sporting CP and Araz Naxçıvan are among the teams in action when the UEFA Futsal Cup main round is played between Tuesday and Saturday.The groups (*hosts)The top two in each group join the four teams given byes to the elite roundGroup 1 (Wednesday to Saturday): ETO Győr (HUN), Kremlin Bicêtre United (FRA), Energy Lviv (UKR)*, Brezje Maribor (SVN)Energy, Győr and Kremlin Bicêtre all have elite round experience ... UEFA.com - News
Champions League play-off teams’ form guide
LEAGUE ROUTESeededManchester City (ENG) Play-off record: W0 L0• All of City's group appearances over the last five seasons, including their 2015/16 semi-final run, have come with automatic entry.Porto (POR) Play-off record: W1 L0• Beat Lille 3-0 on aggregate in 2014/15 on way to quarter-finals, the furthest they have got since winning in 2003/04.Villarreal (ESP) Play-off record: W0 L0• Have never failed to reach group stage in any of their previous eight major European campaigns.Ajax (NED)... UEFA.com - News
Théa Greboval’s guide to France
Théa Greboval will captain France in their record eighth UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final on Sunday and as they prepare to face Spain in Senec, the Juvisy defender introduces us to the side looking to claim the trophy for a fourth time.On the final ...We have prepared well to make sure we are ready for anything. Experience is always an advantage, but Spain are certainly a great team and it won't be easy. A final is a very special game, it's different to the previous matches. We aren't worried about what happened before – we are just looking forward.The hardest trainer ...There isn't just one, but I'd say Ca... UEFA.com - News