FC Barcelona open their Group C campaign against a Celtic FC side with unhappy memories of their last visit to Camp Nou.• Celtic lost 6-1 to Barcelona in their last participation in the group stage in 2013 and face a tough start against the five-time winners on matchday one.Previous meetings• Barcelona beat Celtic 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Dublin on 30 July this year. Although Leigh Griffiths cancelled out Arda Turan's opening effort, Efe Ambrose's own goal and a Munir El Haddadi strike secured the Azulgrana's victory.• The starting XIs were:Celtic: Gordon, Janko, Ambrose, O'Connell, Izaguirre, Brown, Bitton, McG... UEFA.com - News
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Podcast: Champions League season preview
Hear from Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann in our group stage preview for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League. Host Rob Daly is joined by European football journalist Andy Brassell and commentator Richard Kaufman to discuss Pep Guardiola's return to Camp Nou, Real Madrid's chances of defending their title plus the major new signings made by all 32 teams.You can listen in the player above, download the podcast from iTunes or listen in the official competition app. Matchday Live returns with commentary and updates on every night of the UEFA Champions League starting on 19:30CEST on 13 September. ... UEFA.com - News
Meet the UEFA Women’s Champions League contenders
Seeded clubs:Lyon (FRA, holders)• Round of 32 record (round introduced in 2009/10): W7 L0• Best performance: winners (2011, 2012, 2016)Won their third European title last season, one behind FFC Frankfurt’s record. Their summer arrivals include Dzsenifer Marozsán, Caroline Seger, Jessica Houara-d'Hommeaux and Kheira Hamraoui after the departures of Amandine Henry and Lotta Schelin, plus Louisa Necib's retirement and on Wednesday signed New Zealand goalkeeper Erin Nayler.
Monaco aglow after ‘super’ August
A win against champions Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday capped a great August for Monaco, who lead Ligue 1 as they prepare for their UEFA Champions League group stage return. João Moutinho's astute volley from Djibril Sidibé's pinpoint cross and Fabinho's 12th penalty scored from 12 attempts handed the Riviera side a healthy margin at the break. Despite Edinson Cavani reducing the arrears and Paris pushing for a leveller, Leonardo Jardim's team extended their lead when Sidibé put pressure on Serge Aurier who scored an own-goal, sealing a first defeat for new Paris coach Unai Emery. Monaco have won five of their six games in August. In the process they became the ... UEFA.com - News
All the Champions League teams’ league results
Group AMonaco v Paris Saint-GermainSunday at 20:45.Watford 1-3 Arsenal (Pereyra; Cazorla 9pen, Alexis Sánchez 40, Özil 45+1)The Gunners picked up their first win of the season thanks to a fine first-half display, Alexis Sánchez scoring one and setting up the other two.Thun v BaselSunday at 16:00.Lokomotiv Plovdiv v LudogoretsSunday at 20:15.Group BNacional 1-3 Benfica (Tobias Figueiredo 64; Ghazal og 17, Carrillo 70, Jiménez 90+2)Another late goal from Raúl Jiménez, who earned Benfica a point in added ti... UEFA.com - News
Group fixtures set for UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League group stage will kick off with Feyenoord hosting Manchester United and Ajax replaying a European Cup final against Panathinaikos after the fixtures were confirmed.FULL FIXTURE LIST• Opening dayThursday 15 September, 19:00 & 21:05CETGroup A: Feyenoord v Manchester United, Zorya Luhansk v Fenerbahçe Group B: Young Boys v Olympiacos, APOEL v AstanaGroup C: Mainz v St-Étienne, Anderlecht v Qäbälä Group D: AZ Alkmaar v Dundalk, Maccabi Tel-Aviv v ZenitGroup E: Viktoria Plzeň v Roma, Astra Giurgiu v Austria WienGroup F: Rapid Wien v Genk, S... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed
The 64 clubs entering the UEFA Youth League have now been decided, with half entering one draw on Thursday and the other 32 in another on Tuesday.Entrants1: UEFA Champions League path: The 32 youth teams of the clubs which qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage:• The eight groups will be decided by the UEFA Champions League draw at 18:00CET on Thursday• Among the hopefuls are inaugural 2013/14 winners Barcelona, last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, fellow former finalists Benfica plus Real Madrid, who reached the semis in 2013/14 and 2015/16.< ... UEFA.com - News