Buoyed City out to surmount Gladbach hurdle

Buoyed City out to surmount Gladbach hurdle

Manchester City FC will look to build on their exciting home victory over FC Barcelona last time out when they visit VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach on matchday five.• In fighting back to beat Group C leaders Barcelona 3-1, City opened up a three-point lead on third-placed Mönchengladbach and can tie up qualification with victory in Germany. • Gladbach must win to retain any hope of progressing, although a draw would at least secure third place for the Bundesliga side should Celtic FC lose to Barcelona in the section's other fixture.Previous meetings• City won 2-1 at Gladbach ... UEFA.com - News

Juventus can seal qualification with Lyon repeat win

Juventus can seal qualification with Lyon repeat win

One more victory will put Juventus through to the knockout rounds and, after beating Olympique Lyonnais through Juan Cuadrado's goal on matchday three, they will be confident of completing the job.• Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and continued to keep the home team at bay even after Juve had lost Mario Lemina to a second yellow card. Previous meetings• Juventus won home and away when the sides met in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League quarter-final.• Samuel Umtiti's own goal gave Juve a 2-1 second-leg win in Turin (and 3-1 success overall) after Jimmy B... UEFA.com - News

Zürich v Steaua Bucureşti background

Zürich v Steaua Bucureşti background

Zürich pulled the rug from under Steaua Bucureşti with a late goal on UEFA Europa League matchday three and will look to unsettle the Romanian side again when the teams reconvene in Switzerland.Previous meetings• The clubs met for the first time in UEFA competition on 20 October, Moussa Kone's 86th-minute goal earning a 1-1 draw for Zürich. • Zürich's only previous experience of Romanian opponents came in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League group stage, where they drew 2-2 away to Vaslui and won the home game 2-0.• Steaua's 11 fixtures against Swiss teams have ended W3 D6 L2;... UEFA.com - News

Astana v Olympiacos background

Astana v Olympiacos background

Astana need to make home advantage count against Olympiacos, knowing they will be out of contention for a UEFA Europa League round of 32 place if they lose or draw and APOEL win.Previous meetings• Olympiacos won 4-1 in Piraeus when the teams met for the first time on matchday three. • That was only the fifth encounter between Greek and Kazakh clubs in UEFA competition with Greek sides now 3-2 ahead in terms of victories. Tobol Kostanay beat OFI Crete 1-0 home and away in a 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup tie, while PAOK overcame Shakhter Karagandy 2-1 at home and

Dynamo and Benfica in need of victory

Dynamo and Benfica in need of victory

With just one point from their first two fixtures, both FC Dynamo Kyiv and SL Benfica are desperate for a first victory to strengthen their challenge in Group B.• Should another draw ensue, and SSC Napoli beat Beşiktaş JK, then the Italian side will become the first ever to qualify with three games remaining. Previous meetings• The sides have met once before, in the 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup group stage when Dynamo won 1-0 at home. Nineteen-year-old Rui Costa came on as a substitute for Benfica.• The line-ups in Kyiv on 27 November 1991 were:Dynamo:< ... UEFA.com - News

History hints at difficult night for Madrid in Dortmund

History hints at difficult night for Madrid in Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund go in search of a fourth straight home victory over Real Madrid CF when they host the reigning European champions on matchday two.Previous meetings• The clubs' record from five previous meetings on German soil is three wins for Dortmund, none for Madrid and two draws. • They last met in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Madrid prevailing 3-2 on aggregate en route to lifting the trophy.• Gareth Bale, Isco and Cristiano Ronaldo earned Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid a 3-0 first-leg lead before Dortmund, managed by Jürgen Klopp, narrowed the deficit w... UEFA.com - News

Lyon visit offers Sevilla the chance to rally

Lyon visit offers Sevilla the chance to rally

Sevilla FC will be keen to improve their record against French sides when they host Olympique Lyonnais on matchday two, having lost four of their five fixtures against Ligue 1 opponents.Previous meetings• The teams are meeting for the first time on a competitive stage while two friendly matches between them have yielded only one goal.• On 30 July 2009 in Seville, the home side edged it 1-0 thanks to Ernesto Chevantón's goal four minutes from time. François Clerc and Jean II Makoun were sent off for the visitors. • When the teams met in Lyon on 22 July 2014 it