Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Leigh Griffiths will be out of football "for a period of time" as he "needs some help."

Arsenal can compete for the Europa League title but the players must first cope with the long-distance travel during their group-stage matches, warned manager Unai Emery yesterday.

Arsenal have been drawn against favourites Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

In a week where European football has been dominated by dramatic comebacks and shocks, Arsenal were given an almighty scare by CSKA Moscow as they booked a place in the Europa League semi-final.

Red Bull Salzburg scored four times in 20 minutes to stun Lazio and make it through to the Europa League semi-finals.

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has denied being involved in a half-time bust-up with teammates during the Champions League final defeat against Real Madrid.

You could call this a breakthrough season for Austrian football, but it is a breakthrough with a catch, writes David Shonfield.

Cork City goalkeepers Mark McNulty and Alan Smith are literally lending a helping hand to the Irish cause.

Three-time champions Inter Milan face a battle to get through Europa League Group K after a second successive defeat.

Malmo 2 Celtic 0 (Malmo win 4-3 on aggregate): Celtic’s Champions League hopes ended amid some controversy as a 2-0 defeat by Malmo at the Swedbank Stadion put the Swedish side through to the group stages on a 4-3 aggregate victory.

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Malmo’s players were unimpressed with Celtic’s attitude after a 3-2 defeat at Parkhead that leaves the Scottish side’s Champions League hopes on a knife-edge.

Celtic eased into the last 16 of the William Hill Scottish Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win over 10-man Hearts at Tynecastle.

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Ronny Deila believes the rigours of the Scottish Premiership stands his Celtic side in good stead for their crucial Europa League clash with Salzburg tonight (8.05pm, live on BT Sport 1, Setanta Ireland).

Ronny Deila wants his Celtic side to maintain a lead with a lot more conviction.

A piece of Brazilian magic denied Celtic early qualification for the Europa League group stages as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Astra Giurgiu in a fog-bound stadium in Romania.

Celtic suffered a blow when sickly striker Anthony Stokes was sent home ahead of the club’s flight to Romania ahead of their Europa League clash with Astra Giurgiu.

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Celtic manager Ronny Deila has urged his players to take their league form into the European scene tonight against Astra Giurgiu (8.05pm, live on 3e).

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Celtic winger Aleksandar Tonev has been hit with a Scottish Football Association charge over alleged racist abuse.

Celtic winger Aleksandar Tonev has been hit with a Scottish Football Association charge over alleged racist abuse.

Celtic skipper Scott Brown did not return with the squad after Thursday night’s 2-2 draw with Salzburg in Austria as he missed the returning plane to Glasgow due to a routine drugs test.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was angered by the "unacceptable" anti-Semitic banner displayed by Partizan Belgrade fans in their Europa League opener.

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John Collins has no worries over race row Celtic player Aleksandar Tonev ahead of their opening Europa League clash with Salzburg in Austria tonight (6pm, live on Setanta Ireland).

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Manchester United fans will be hoping Daley Blind is not the only player brought in by the club on Monday before the summer transfer window slams shut at 11pm.

Everton may be returning to European football in the continent’s secondary competition, but they have been drawn in a group worthy of the Champions League, according to one of the men plotting their downfall.

Celtic’s chief executive Peter Lawwell has given Ronny Deila a vote of confidence and insists the Parkhead club have to "keep the head" as their new manager finds himself under fire.

Tottenham will be looking to replicate local rivals Arsenal’s recent success against Besiktas after being paired with the Turkish side in Group C of the Europa League.

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Fenerbahce coach Ersun Yanal is determined his side will take a defendable lead back to London from tonight’s meeting with Arsenal at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in the first leg of their crunch Champions League play-off.

Keith Andrews, looking on from afar because of injury, on the urgent need to make the most of the result in Sweden with a winning performance against Austria tonight.

Swedish coach Erik Hamren has warned that Ireland will set out to be party poopers in Stockholm when the countries meet in a World Cup qualifier on Friday week.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis reflected on a thrilling seven-month adventure to the corners of the continent after his side’s Europa League run was finally brought to an end by Valencia in the last 32 last night.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini is preparing for a Europa League outing which “feels like a Champions League game” after his side’s drop into the secondary continental competition.

IN difficult times when the outlook seems grim you can usually rely on English football journalists for some comic relief.

Shamrock Rovers' chairman Jonathan Roche has said the Tottenham Europa League fixtures were "a dream come true" for the fans.

IT MAY be that Manchester City are desperately, clumsily, attempting to paper over the cracks in the growing rift between their best player Carlos Tevez and manager Roberto Mancini but, as long as the Argentinian forward maintains the level of play that won his side their latest three points, there need be no major concerns.

MANCHESTER CITY bad-boy Mario Balotelli was involved in a training ground bust-up with team-mate Jerome Boateng yesterday.