This season is the third in which the winners of the UEFA Europa League will gain automatic entry into the UEFA Champions League. Who has benefited so far?Sevilla and Sevilla! They took the berth last season despite finishing fifth in the Liga in 2014/15, meaning Spain had a record five teams in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage. Another UEFA Europa League triumph in Basel last May meant the Andalusian side, only seventh in the Liga, again took a group stage spot this campaign.Where the winners enter• The UEFA Champions League winners enter in the UEFA Champions League group st... UEFA.com - News
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The 2017/18 Champions League group stage as it stands
What would the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage look like if Europe's major domestic leagues ended now? This is how things are shaping up.*ESP: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético MadridGER: Bayern München, RB Leipzig, DortmundENG: Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, LiverpoolITA: Juventus, RomaPOR: Benfica, PortoFRA: Monaco, Paris Saint-GermainRUS: Spartak MoskvaUKR: Shakhtar DonetskBEL: AnderlechtNED:UEFA.com - News
Bayern: story so far, key players, why they can win
Story so far: BayernThe German champions never really got out of second gear in the group stage, advancing with two games to spare despite a 1-0 loss at Atlético. A shock 3-2 defeat by Rostov had fans of bigger rivals sensing weakness, but a thumping 10-2 aggregate victory against Arsenal in the last 16 summarily banished such thoughts. Next up: Real Madrid.Record this season: P8 W6 D0 L2 F24 A8 How Bayern cruised into last eightPivotal momentFor all their success in recent years,... UEFA.com - News
Who are the last 16 in the UEFA Europa League?
Ajax (NED)UEFA club ranking: 31Entry: group stage (after losing in UCL PO)Previous UCUP/UEL campaigns: 24UCUP/UEL best: winners (1991/92)Domestic titles: 33Last season: 2nd in Dutch Eredivisie APOEL (CYP)UEFA club ranking: 85Entry: group stage (after losing in UCL PO)Previous UCUP/UEL campaigns: 16UCUP/UEL best: round of 16 (2016/17)Domestic titles: 25Last season: 1st in Cypriot First DivisionAnderlecht (BEL) UEFA club ranking: 36Entr... UEFA.com - News
History makes Porto wary for Juventus test
FC Porto have not beaten Juventus in three attempts so will have to break new ground if they are to realise their ambition of winning a place in the quarter-finals.Previous meetings• Juventus beat Porto 2-1 in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Basel, and recorded an away draw (0-0) and a home win (3-1) when the teams met in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage. • The line-ups in Portugal on 10 October 2001 were:Porto: Ovchinnikov, Carvalho, Andrade, Ibarra, Silva, Paredes (Söderström
Champions League group stage at a glance
Group winners: Arsenal (ENG), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Leicester City (ENG), Juventus (ITA), Monaco (FRA), Napoli (ITA)Group runners-up: Benfica (POR), Bayern München (GER), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Paris (FRA), Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Sevilla (ESP) ROUND OF 16 SCHEDULETotal games: 96Total goals: 278Who makes your Team of the Year?GROUP STAGE STATISTICSMost po... UEFA.com - News
Al Horford Puts Coal In Kristaps Porzingis’ Stocking With Monster Dunk
Share this: Everyone’s exchanging gifts this holiday season, and Al Horford had an extra special present for Kristaps Porzingis on Christmas Day. The Boston Celtics forward took center stage at Madison Square Garden in the third quarter of his team’s matchup with the New York Knicks. Horford took the ball at the top of the key and saw only Porzingis in his path. So, the All-Star big man drove the lane and proceeded to put the 7-foot-3 Latvian on a poster. We’d imagine this poster would look good in Horford’s living room. Horford turned 30 years old this summer, but this mammoth dunk proves he still has plenty of pep left in his step. Check out the Celtics’ and Knicks’ Christmas Day uniforms >> Thumbnail photo