Olympiacos will hope to improve on some shaky European home form this season as they welcome Osmanlıspor, the Turkish side in the midst of their greatest continental adventure.Previous meetings• The clubs are meeting for the first time in what will be Osmanlıspor's first encounter with Greek opponents. • Olympiacos's three games against Turkish sides ended W1 D0 L2 (W1 at home, L2 in Turkey).• Turkish teams have had the better of the 19 UEFA club competition games between the neighbouring nations' sides: W9 D6 L4. Only
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Cristiano Ronaldo crowned Best FIFA Men’s Player
Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a clean sweep of major individual awards this season after being voted The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 at a ceremony in Zurich.A month ago Ronaldo, 31, reclaimed the Ballon d'Or from Lionel Messi and in August was handed the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for a second time. Cristiano Ronaldo: My Portugal storyThose accolades were recognition for a memorable year in which Ronaldo lifted the UEFA Champions League before captaining his country to a first international... UEFA.com - News
Athletic Club v APOEL background
Athletic Club have won all three of their UEFA home games this season as they welcome APOEL, who are still looking for a first victory in what is their 15th fixture against Spanish opponents.Previous meetings• The clubs are meeting for the first time. • In their only previous tie against a Cypriot side, Athletic (featuring current coach Ernesto Valverde as a player) lost 2-0 away to Anorthosis Famagusta in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup first round but rallied to win the return leg 3-0 as their visitors
Real Madrid match Barça’s unbeaten record
Real Madrid have equalled Barcelona's Spanish record of 39 matches unbeaten in all competitions.Zinédine Zidane's team emulated the feat achieved by their great rivals when they defeated Granada 5-0 in their first Liga fixture of 2017. Coincidentally, it was the Santiago Bernabéu club who ended Barcelona's streak, prevailing 2-1 at the Camp Nou on 2 April 2016 thanks to a late Cristiano Ronaldo goal. Four days later Madrid succumbed 2-0 to Wolfsburg in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie. The Whites have not
Barcelona beaten by nine-man Athletic
THURSDAY Athletic Club 2-1 Barcelona (Aduriz 25, Williams 28; Messi 52)Having beaten Athletic 3-1 in the 2015 Copa del Rey final, Barcelona – winners in each of the last two campaigns – must come from behind to progress to this season's quarter-finals. The home side took the initiative in the first half of their last-16 tie at San Mamés thanks to two goals in four minutes from Aritz Aduriz and Iñaki Williams, before Lionel Messi's free-kick reduced the arrears soon after half-time. Athletic lost Raúl García
UEFA Europa League January transfers: latest
5 JanuarySweden forward Isaac Kiese Thelin joins Anderlecht on loan from Bordeaux. Cheick Diabaté, scorer of five goals in his last four outings of 2016, departs Osmanlıspor to join Metz on loan.Denis Alibec marks his 26th birthday by starting training with Steaua București following his move from Astra Giurgiu.Olexandr Karavaev joins Fenerbahçe on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 24-year-old has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons on loan at Z... UEFA.com - News
Arsenal rally from 3-0 down, wins for Atlético and Benfica
TUESDAY Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal (Daniels 16, Wilson 20pen, Fraser 58; Sánchez 70, Pérez 75, Giroud 90+2)Minus Mesut Özil, who did not travel due to illness, Arsenal mounted a fightback from 3-0 down inside the last 20 minutes. Olivier Giroud salvaged the Gunners, playing against ten men after the dismissal of Simon Francis (83), an unlikely point when he twisted his body to head in the equaliser from Granit Xhaka's cross.Las Palmas 0-2 Atlético Madrid (Koke 24, Griezmann 51)Koke's right-footed strike was added to early in