Dundalk boss Stephen Kenny admits he will have to give serious consideration to how best to manage the balance of work, rest, and play for his players in the period covering their final two Europa League Group D games.

Dundalk made history in the Europa League after forward Ciaran Kilduff came off the bench to seal three points in a 1-0 win against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Jose Mourinho bemoaned an offside goal after Manchester United’s Europa League campaign got off to a losing start against Feyenoord last night.

Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny says he has no regrets about missing out on glamour opposition as yesterday’s Europa League draw placed the Irish champions in a testing and long-haul group comprising Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg, Dutch side AZ Alkmaar and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv.

This afternoon, former Russia captain Andrey Arshavin put Kazakhstan side Kairat Almaty in front in their Europa League qualifier with Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Now he finds himself the other side of a bitter London divide, Cesc Fabregas talks about the ‘special sensation’ he gets when he faces his old club

The wonder, as they prepare to face Maccabi Tel Aviv, is whether it’s all getting to Chelsea’s heads. Jose Mourinho actually claimed his newly shorn scalp wasn’t the “war haircut” of 2006 as he came into his Champions League press conference with a new look, and initially tried to stay composed amid so many questions over his side’s dismal form. But it wasn’t long until he got combative — and very defensive.

Rival football fans in Israel have brawled outside a courthouse dealing with supporters who had stormed a pitch and caused the abandonment of a top-flight derby match.

Watching Des Bishop travelling and breaking China the other week, it struck us just how far a certain sport has travelled as well.

Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 Stoke 2

ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO gave Harry Redknapp a timely reminder of his talents by firing in a brilliant 20-yard free-kick to hand Tottenham an important Europa League group stage win over Rubin Kazan at White Hart Lane last night.

Stoke 3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0

Two goals in the final two minutes saw Udinese overcome Atletico Madrid 2-0 and maintain their unbeaten record in Europa League Group I this evening.

Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones is poised to make his first-team comeback in tomorrow’s Europa League Group E clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Britannia Stadium.

Celtic fans could soon be welcoming their sixth new player of the summer as negotiations began with Maccabi Haifa for the £1.2m signing of Israel international Biram Kayal.

Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni has been fined €25,000 for his criticism of coach Louis van Gaal.

MICHAEL CIANI scored at both ends and Bordeaux missed two penalties as the French champions leapfrogged Bayern Munich to move to the top of Group A last night as the visitors finished the game with nine men.

Cristiano Ronaldo added another two goals to his growing Real Madrid collection as the Spanish giants continued their barnstorming start to the season by seeing off 10-man Marseille 3-0 with a second-half blitz at the Bernabeu.

Maccabi Haifa 0 Bayern Munich 3

Rangers midfielder Dean Furman has dismissed claims from Maccabi Tel Aviv that he could soon join the Israeli club.

AVRAM GRANT is determined to restore the swagger to Stamford Bridge, but for the time being he will take success by stealth.

Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 Tottenham 2

TOTTENHAM boss Juande Ramos will not attempt to block a transfer for Dimitar Berbatov if the striker wants to leave White Hart Lane in the January transfer window.

TOTTENHAM’S UEFA Cup away match against Feyenoord could be held behind closed doors because of possible disciplinary action against the Dutch club.

NEWCASTLE claimed a fine 1-0 win in Palermo to move to within touching distance of a place in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

Rangers took themselves to within touching distance of the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup with a win over Maccabi Haifa at Ibrox.

Liverpool could face Maccabi Haifa in Ukraine after Dynamo Kiev claimed they had been approached with a view to staging the second leg of the Champions League third qualifying round tie.

Liverpool could face Maccabi Haifa in Ukraine after Dynamo Kiev claimed they had been approached with a view to staging the second leg of the Champions League third qualifying round tie.

UEFA have instructed Hapoel Tel-Aviv and Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv to play their upcoming UEFA Cup qualifying games outside Israel, indicating Liverpool could also be spared from playing in the war-torn country.

West Ham striker Yaniv Katan has returned to Maccabi Haifa on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move.

TEN trivial pieces of information about Israeli football: The Israeli Football Association was founded in 1928 and a national team has played since 1934.

BAYER LEVERKUSEN crushed Dynamo Kiev 3-0 with second-half goals from Juan, Andriy Voronin and Marko Babic to reach the knock-out phase of the Champions League and eliminate the Ukrainians from Group B.

Champions League POOL C

POOL C

CAPTAIN Raul came to Real Madrid’s rescue when he equalled Alfredo Di Stefano’s record of 49 goals in the European Cup to earn his side a 1-1 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen last night.

Real Madrid’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after Bayer Leverkusen gained a deserved 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu.

OLD TRAFFORD wasn’t the only Group D venue to see plenty of goals last night. Lyon ensured progression into the next round when they travelled to Fenerbahce.

Liverpool scored a memorable win over Deportivo in Spain tonight, as Ruud van Nistelrooy put four past Sparta Prague at Old Trafford. Reports to follow.

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