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Group A: AZ Alkmaar, Zenit St. Petersburg, Everton, Nürnberg, Larissa
Everton scraped past Ukrainian minnows Metalist Kharkiv to qualify but should make it through a modest group. They face the Russians at home - never a bad thing - but will need to have assured progress before their tough final match at Alkmaar. The [...]

Italian woe on the continent

Shakhtar spend €38m seeking Champions League success

It has become commonplace to see two Ukrainian clubs playing in the Champions League. As last year, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk got through the qualification rounds and into the group stages. Dynamo will now face Manchester United, Roma and Sporting, while Shakhtar must negotiate AC Milan, Celtic and Benfica if they are to make [...]

Can Espanyol tear the Uefa Cup from the grasp of Sevilla?

The Premier League has received plenty of positive press in light of the Champions League semi-final line-up, which included three English sides, but Spain’s Primera Liga has a right to protest and can claim to have far greater strength in depth with three of their sides making the semis of the Uefa Cup, a year [...]