Ten years after meeting in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, Lyon and Roma come together once again with a place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals at stake.Previous meetings• The clubs went head to head in the last 16 of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, Roma progressing with a 2-0 win in France following a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico. Francesco Totti – still with Roma – scored the opening goal, Brazilian winger Mancini hitting the second before the break. • Lyon have faced Italian opponents in 20 UEFA games with the record: W7 D5 L8 (W3
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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
Roberto Baggio turns 50: five of his best UEFA goals
Legendary Italian attacker Roberto Baggio, one of the most talented players to have graced world football, turns 50 today.We celebrate the 'Divine Ponytail' by selecting five of his best goals in European competition, in a career in which he lifted the UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1992/93 and won the Ballon d'Or the same year, among other honours. 24 April 1991: Juventus 1-0 BarcelonaEuropean Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, second legAfter losing the 1990 UEFA Cup final against Juventus, forward Baggio left Fiorentina to join the Viola's arch-rivals. He started the new cam... UEFA.com - News
Beşiktaş v H. Beer-Sheva background
Hapoel Beer-Sheva have toiled for little reward on their European travels this season, and they simply cannot afford for that to be the case against Beşiktaş in Istanbul on Thursday.• Level at half-time at their Turner Stadium on 16 February, Beer-Sheva's grasp on this round of 32 tie was loosened by two second-half goals for Beşiktaş, including a 93rd-minute Atiba Hutchinson effort which capped the visitors' 3-1 victory. Previous meetings• The first leg was the clubs' first meeting and Beer-Sheva's maiden encounter with Turkish opposition.• Beşiktaş are undef... UEFA.com - News
UEFA brings Champions League coverage to Facebook Live
Fans of the UEFA Champions League around the world can look forward to even more great coverage of the competition after UEFA announced plans to stream live video in the build-up to matches, starting with the round of 16.Coverage starts with two-time UEFA Champions League winner Míchel Salgado joining the on-site team at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday ahead of his former club Real Madrid's first leg against Napoli. "I'm very excited to be involved in this new project with UEFA," said Salgado. "This is a magical competition and we've got some really great stuff planned for Madrid that will
Europe’s footballing brothers and sisters
Tomáš Necid's winter move from Bursaspor to Legia Warszawa means that both he and his sister, Simona Necidová, could potentially play UEFA club competition games this season.A forward for Slavia Praha – where her big brother also started his career – 23-year-old Necidová featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League for a third successive campaign in 2016/17. Both she and her brother played in Europe in 2014/15 too – Necid for Zwolle, Necidová for Slavia – and the Czech internationals watch out for each other's results. "I am really proud that she has been doin... UEFA.com - News
Great UEFA Champions League comebacks
The New England Patriots' against-all-odds recovery to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI got UEFA.com thinking: what are the greatest comebacks in UEFA Champions League history?2005: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on pens)The most famous of them all, the 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Rafael Benítez's side stormed back in the second half with three goals in seven minutes to set up a dramatic shoot-out triumph. Andriy Shevchenko, author of the winning spot kick in the 2003 final against Juventus, was this time denied by Jerzy Dudek to give Liverpool a remarkable victory.