Joe Hart could return for Manchester City as his long-term replacement looks on at the Etihad Stadium tonight.

Romania were once a force to be reckoned with in rugby but it will be very difficult for them to spring a surprise against Ireland today, writes Donal Lenihan

Southampton 1 FC Midtjylland 1

Although delighted that the club are back in Europe for the first time since 2008, Cork City boss John Caulfield admits to mixed feelings about drawing Iceland’s KR Reykjavik in the Europa League.

Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out has urged UEFA to send a clear message to clubs around Europe after Partizan Belgrade fans held up an anti-Semitic banner during their team’s goalless draw with Tottenham in the Europa League on Thursday.

Ludogorets Razgrad are through to the group stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history thanks to this incredible display by defender Cosmin Moti.

Celtic 0 Legia Warsaw 2 (Aggregate 1- 6)

UEFA’s disciplinary panel has taken action against three clubs following racist incidents during the qualifying rounds for this season’s Champions League.

Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1

Chelsea 1 Steaua Bucharest 0

Chelsea 1 Steaua Bucharest 0

Branislav Ivanovic hopes Chelsea’s defence can find their mean streak again after gifting goals to the opposition in early December.

Jose Mourinho insists there will be no compromise in Chelsea’s attacking approach despite their stuttering recent form.

Jose Mourinho insists there will be no compromise in Chelsea’s attacking approach despite their stuttering recent form.

Jose Mourinho plans to rotate his squad throughout December after witnessing Chelsea’s less than convincing progress to the Champions League knockout stages.

Ajax produced a superb win over Barcelona to keep alive their hopes of qualifying from Champions League Group H.

Chelsea qualified for the Champions League knockout stages last night despite a limp performance as they were beaten by Basle for a second time in Group E.

Basle 1 Chelsea 0

Jose Mourinho wants Chelsea to secure their Champions League progression at Basel tonight before turning their focus on the hectic festive schedule which is “only for the braves”.

Frank Lampard was pleased by Chelsea’s swift response to the debacle at Newcastle in Wednesday night’s Champions League victory over Schalke, which edged Jose Mourinho’s men towards a place in the knockout stages.

Chelsea 3 Schalke 0

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea side “forgot” the reasons for their six-match winning streak in losing at Newcastle at the weekend.

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea side “forgot” the reasons for their six-match winning streak in losing at Newcastle.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed striker Fernando Torres will miss Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Schalke with a muscular injury.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is targeting victory in Champions League Group E after a Fernando Torres double helped secure a 3-0 win at Schalke.

Schalke 0 Chelsea 3

Schalke 0 Chelsea 3

Jose Mourinho knew it would take more than a flick of a switch to turn Chelsea into serial winners.

Chelsea face another anxious wait regarding Fernando Torres after the striker suffered a knee injury in last night’s 4-0 Champions League Group E win at Steaua Bucharest.

Steaua Bucharest 0 Chelsea 4

Steaua Bucharest 0 Chelsea 4

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in no mood for hanging around on the eve of the must-win Champions League clash with Steaua Bucharest.

Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard will take no part in Chelsea’s Champions League Group E clash with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Juan Mata has sprung to the defence of Fernando Torres, insisting his Chelsea team-mate is not a dirty player despite his sending off against Tottenham.

Gary Cahill has acknowledged Chelsea must improve swiftly after a less than ideal beginning to Jose Mourinho’s second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Andre Villas-Boas has warned that his players’ careers could be wrecked because of a fixture pile-up caused by the Football League.

Chelsea 1 Basle 2

Former Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga has put himself forward as a surprise candidate for the job of Irish manager.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims Tottenham’s summer spending spree could end up destabilising the balance of the squad which could scupper their hopes of breaking into the Premier League’s top four.

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Tottenham have announced their third capture of the day after completing the transfer of midfielder Christian Eriksen for an undisclosed fee.

Tottenham’s summer spending spree passed the £90m mark when they completed the signing of Erik Lamela from Roma.