Europa League
Newcastle and Liverpool through to Europa League group stages
31 Aug 2012
England will have three representatives in the draw for the group stages of the UEFA Europa League.
Newcastle United and Liverpool advanced through their playoff matches, although there were some hairy moments along the...
Anorthosis kicked out of Europa League
24 Aug 2012
Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta have been eliminated by UEFA from the Europa League after crowd trouble forced their home qualification leg to be abandoned on August 9.
Anorthosis Famagusta from the Greek side of Cyprus took a 1-0...
Advantage Liverpool in Europa League's Battle of Britain
24 Aug 2012
Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League action saw many of the expected names take a giant step into the group stages of the 2012-13 competition.
In the first leg of the battle of Britain at Tynecastle, Liverpool take a...
Battle of Britain affair between Hearts and Liverpool
10 Aug 2012
For the second successive year, there is a Battle of Britain in the playoff round of the UEFA Europa League.
Hearts will face Liverpool a year after they met Tottenham at exactly the same stage.
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Liverpool sweep aside Gomel to kick-start Rodgers revolution
10 Aug 2012
The early signs for beleaguered Liverpool fans appear to be good, as Brendan Rodgers’ side cruised to a 3-0 victory in their Europa League qualifier against Gomel on Thursday.
The Belarusian outfit trailed 1-0 from the first leg and...
Eto’o double secures safe passage for Anzhi
10 Aug 2012
Samuel Eto'o (pictured) struck twice at the GelreDome in Arnhem as Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala comfortably disposed of Dutch club Vitesse with a 2-0 second-leg victory on Thursday, ensuring an emphatic 4-0 win on aggregate for Guus Hiddink's...
Suarez set to return for Liverpool
9 Aug 2012
Luis Suarez could be involved for Liverpool in their Europa League third qualifying round second leg clash against Gomel at Anfield on Thursday evening (kick-off 8.05pm).
The Uruguayan, who has signed a new long-term contract, could...
Belarus win for Rodgers' Reds
3 Aug 2012
A rare Stewart Downing strike earned Liverpool a 1-0 win in the first-leg of their third-round Europa League qualifying tie against FC Gomel.
However, Brendan Rodgers' side weren't at their best by any stretch of the...
Carroll doesn't travel to Belarus
1 Aug 2012
It is another day and another story in the Andy Carroll soap opera on Merseyside.
The 23-year-old, whose precarious future has dominated Liverpool’s summer transfer activity so far, has not travelled with the first-team...
Europa League round-up: Favourites edge ahead but no joy for Saints
20 Jul 2012
In the second qualifying round for the 2012/13 Europa League, qualification favourites APOEL FC, Anzhi Makhachkala and FC Viktoria Plzen registered first leg victories in Thursday evening’s round of 40 fixtures.
There was no such luck...
Europa League round-up and preview
17 Jul 2012
With the European Championships fading from the memory and the start of the Premier League season a month away, the Europa League is currently providing sustenance for those of us feeling starved of football.
The first round of...
Falcao is top target for European clubs
10 May 2012
Radamel Falcao will be one of the hottest targets in Europe this summer after his brilliant Europa League campaign.
And where better to put yourself in the shop window than in a major European final?
Falcao’s...
Europa League: Atletico Madrid will meet Athletic Bilbao in final
26 Apr 2012
RESULT: Valencia 0-1 Atletico (agg 2-5) RESULT: Bilbao 3-1 Sporting (agg 4-3)
GOAL: Bilbao 1-0 Sporting (agg 2-2): Susaeta 17
GOAL: Bilbao 1-1 Sporting (agg 2-3): Van Wolfswinkel 44
GOAL: Bilbao 2-1 Sporting (agg...
Sporting turn tie around with two late goals
19 Apr 2012
Athletic Bilbao were perfectly poised to go on to make it an all-Spanish Europa League final, but two late Sporting goals turned the semi-final tie on its head.
Bilbao broke the deadlock in Lisbon on 54 minutes. Sporting had just had...
Atletico stun Valencia with four-goal haul
19 Apr 2012
Atletico Madrid beat La Liga rivals Valencia 4-2 in an action-packed Europa League semi-final first leg at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.
The home side took the lead in the 18th minute, when Arda Turan crossed for Radamel Falcao to...
Sporting aiming to stop an all-Spanish final
19 Apr 2012
Valencia visit Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday night, as they begin their battle to represent Spain in the final.
But Valencia are in poor form going into the game. They lost 4-0 against...
Spain and Portugal rule in Europa League
5 Apr 2012
The Europa League semi-finals will feature three Spanish clubs and one side from Portugal after Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Sporting progressed in Thursday's quarter-finals, second legs.
Trailing 4-2 from the first...
Bilbao’s Basque spirit
30 Mar 2012
Schalke 04 2-4 Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao are quickly turning into the European sensation of the season.
Their impressive exhibition of how to win a big European away game is the culmination of something that started against...
Spanish domination to continue in Europe?
30 Mar 2012
Spanish football domination could reach even greater heights in 2012. Spain, current World and European champions, are one of the favourites for Euro 2012, but it is at club level where Spanish football can really step up another gear this...
City and United crash out of Europa League
15 Mar 2012
So, Chelsea are not just English football's only Champions League representatives, they are the Premier League's sole representatives in European football.
After the Blues booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals in...