RSC Anderlecht and FC Bayern München have contrasting ambitions on matchday five, with the home side looking to finally get on the board in Group B and Bayern bidding to keep alive their hopes of winning the section.• Anderlecht, still looking for their first goal and first point, cannot finish in the top two. They must match or better the result of third-placed Celtic away to Paris Saint-Germain to retain their hopes of reaching the UEFA Europa League. • Bayern are second on nine points, three behind leaders Paris. They will stay in contention to win the section if they match or
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Champions League permutations: Who could go through?
Eleven teams will start the fourth set of UEFA Champions League fixtures on 31 October and 1 November able to seal round of 16 places with two games to spare. UEFA.com explains the permutations.Could qualify on matchday four: Manchester United, Basel, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern München, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, Manchester City, Beşiktaş, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid Full standings All information in this article is subject to final confirmation from UEFA. The... UEFA.com - News
İstanbul Başakşehir v Hoffenheim background
Istanbul Başakşehir have only one point on the board in UEFA Europa League Group C as they host a Hoffenheim side that secured their first European win when they defeated the Turkish side 3-1 in Germany on matchday three.Previous meetings• All the goals came in the second half at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena as Benjamin Hübner, Nadiem Amiri and Nico Schulz found the net before the visitors scored a consolation goal in added time from Stefano Napoleoni. • Prior to that match neither club had played a team from their opponents' country.Form guide• Istanbul Başakşehir have won only one o... UEFA.com - News
The weeks it rained Champions League goals
A stunning 54 goals were scored in the opening week of UEFA Champions League action, the most on an opening matchday under the current format introduced in 2003/04. But which were the sets of groups games that yielded even more – and could that record go on Tuesday and Wednesday? The record: 63 goals, 12/13 September 2000
Basel and Benfica need Group A boost
SL Benfica will look to extend their unbeaten record against Swiss clubs as they travel to FC Basel 1893 on matchday two.• With both sides losing their opening fixtures, each will be eager to pick up three points to kick-start their fledgling Group A campaigns. Previous meetings• The teams were also paired in the 2011/12 group stage. Benfica had the upper hand, collecting four points from their two fixtures.• Goals in each half from Bruno César (20) and Óscar Cardozo (75) gave the Portuguese side three points in Basel on matchday three. They ended with ten men after Emerson's 86th-minute dismissal
Arsenal stand firm, Milan and Lazio prosper
Arsenal pick up first point away to Chelsea in six Premier League visits Nikola Kalinić scores double for AC Milan, Ciro Immobile matches feat with Lazio Wayne Rooney suffers 4-0 loss at Old Trafford on return with Everton Lyon lose in Paris, Slavia Praha win 288th Prague derby Matchday two fixtures: 28 September Check how the Champions League teams fared this weekend
Milan, Nice and Zenit score freely, Atalanta shine
AC Milan, Nice and Zenit served notice of their UEFA Europa League promise by all scoring five away from home on a dramatic opening night of the 2017/18 group stage. Matchday one resultsGroup A: Villarreal 3-1 Astana, Slavia Praha 1-0 Maccabi Tel-AvivGroup B: Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 Skënderbeu, Young Boys 1-1 PartizanGroup C: Hoffenheim 1-2 Braga, İstanbul Başakşehir 0-0 LudogoretsGroup D: Austria Wien 1-5 AC Milan, Rijeka 1-2 AEK AthensGroup E: Atalanta 3-0 Everton, Apollon Limassol 1-1 LyonGroup F: København 0-0 Lokomotiv Moskva, Zlín 0-0 SheriffGroup G: FCSB 3-0 Plzeň, Hapoel Beer-Sheva 2-1 Luga... UEFA.com - News