Liga Prvakov

Michael Essien is eager to finish Group D on a high against APOEL FC following a week in which Chelsea FC exited a domestic cup competition and had their Premier League lead cut to two points.

AC Milan left-back Luca Antonini will make his UEFA Champions League debut on Tuesday in his side's trip to FC Zürich, and coach Leonardo says the 27-year-old's breakthrough is a "beautiful story".

Zvjezdan Misimović says his VfL Wolfsburg team-mates will need to be patient when they host already-qualified Manchester United FC in Group C with their first knockout rounds aspirations on the line.

Alon Harazi will "leave the stage to a younger generation" after Maccabi Haifa FC's match against FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and the defender, 38, is keen to finish his illustrious career on a high.

Almost 39 and not yet contemplating retirement, Antonis Nikopolidis has been around long enough to know Olympiacos FC cannot expect an easy ride against Arsenal FC as they look to seal a last-16 berth.

He may be a callow 20-year-old but Club Atlético de Madrid's Álvaro Domínguez does not need telling that victory over FC Porto is key as "the last thing we want is not to carry on playing in Europe".

UEFA European Under-17 Championship holders Germany will take on FIFA U-17 World Cup winners Switzerland in an Elite round group that also contains Hungary and Serbia after the draw in Nyon.

Finalists in the 2008/09 competition, Ukraine and England will meet again in this season's edition after being paired together in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite round following the draw in Nyon.

While Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to stretch his lead in the goalscoring charts, Maccabi Haifa FC hope to break their duck, as uefa.com delves into the facts and figures ahead of Matchday 6.

Juventus and FC Bayern München prepared for their crunch game on Tuesday with morale-boosting wins on a weekend which saw AZ Alkmaar and VfB Stuttgart part company with their coaches.

Their paths having crossed in Japan in the 1990s, Zico and Arsène Wenger meet once more, with the Olympiacos FC boss revering his Arsenal FC counterpart but noting his Gunners are not unbeatable.

Part of a team mired at the wrong end of the Bundesliga table, Zdravko Kuzmanović is backing VfB Stuttgart to "rise again", starting with the visit of FC Unirea Urziceni in a must-win Group G game on Wednesday.

Though a thigh injury has consigned him to the sidelines, Zdravko Kuzmanović is backing VfB Stuttgart to "rise again", starting with the visit of Romanian team FC Unirea Urziceni in a must-win Group G tie.

Juventus centre-back Giorgio Chiellini could miss Tuesday's decisive UEFA Champions League Group A fixture against FC Bayern München after sitting out today's training session with a calf injury.

Kaká has been ruled out of Real Madrid CF's final Group C game at Olympique de Marseille on Tuesday after aggravating a persistent groin injury in the lead-up to Saturday's 4-2 victory over UD Almería.

Eight teams have qualified for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League after Arsenal FC and ACF Fiorentina booked their places last time out leaving eight spaces still up for grabs.

Olympique Lyonnais missed the chance to go second in Ligue 1 as they let slip a two-goal lead to lose 4-3 at LOSC Lille Métropole on the day Grenoble Foot 38 registered their first win of this season.

VfB Stuttgart have named Christian Gross as their new coach after parting company with Markus Babbel three days before their must-win UEFA Champions League meeting with FC Unirea Urziceni.

Parma FC drew 2-2 with Genoa CFC to go fourth in Serie A but, with the top three all in action on Saturday, it was ten-man AS Roma's 1-0 derby triumph over S.S. Lazio that took centre stage.

Valencia CF moved third in the Liga with a 2-1 win at Athletic Club – their fifth straight away successs – as RCD Mallorca maintained their flawless home record by cruising past Real Zaragoza 4-1.