Tottenham 2  Qarabag 1 Europa League Group J

Southampton 1 FC Midtjylland 1

Tottenham will face Cypriot side AEL Limassol in the final play-off round of the Europa League.

CSKA Moscow have been ordered to play their next European match behind closed doors by UEFA after supporters ignored previous warnings to curb racist conduct.

Substitute Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko kept Manchester City’s hopes of topping Champions League Group D alive by securing a 4-2 win over Viktoria Plzen.

Manchester City 4 Viktoria Plzen 2

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit out at the state of the pitch for his side’s Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow.

Roberto Mancini faces a daunting start to life as Galatasaray coach in tonight’s Group B clash away to Juventus.

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FC Viktoria Plzen 0 Man City 3

Viktoria Plzen 0 Man City 3

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is poised to return to action in his side’s opening Group D game against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic.

Celtic will again face Barcelona in the Champions League after being drawn in a daunting group that also includes AC Milan and Ajax.

Arsenal and Celtic both face a daunting task in this year's Champions League.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas believes the Europa League will be given the respect it deserves when his side face Lyon in the last 32 of the competition.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers praised the “desire and commitment” of his side following their 1-0 Europa League third qualifying round first leg win over Gomel last night.

Fulham’s Stephen Kelly is out of tomorrow’s friendly against the Czech Republic. And Portsmouth goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has been called into Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad to replace Kieran Westwood, who sustained a wrist injury in training yesterday.

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.

LIONEL MESSI scored a hat-trick as Barcelona became the first team to book their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages with a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen.

WHEN viewed from a certain perspective, Armenia don’t appear to meet any of the requirements for success in international football.

Arsenal will join the top seeds in the Champions League draw today following their victory over Udinese but Manchester City are likely to be handed a tough introduction to life in Europe’s elite club competition.

Manchester City are likely to be handed a tough introduction to life in the Champions League when the draw for Europe’s elite club competition takes place tomorrow.

Tottenham made their first signings of the transfer window today by bringing youngsters Emil Hallfredsson and David Limbersky to the club.

Tottenham are poised to sign Czech Republic youngster David Limbersky on loan until the end of the season.