UEFA completes draw for Champions League and Europa League

Monday morning saw UEFA complete the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League and Europa League. There were a pick of excellent matchups in either competition. Fans can now see routes to a potential final. Consequently, some of the bigger teams are worried about the difficulty of their task. There was no repeat […]

Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in Spain on Thursday night. However, the Red Devils needed to win the match by at least two goals to finish atop Europa League Group E. The narrow defeat give the hosts the top spot of group standings on goal difference. This means that United will have to play […]

Manchester United winger Antony received criticism after a showboating incident during a Europa League match Thursday night. With the scoreline 0-0 in the first half, the Brazilian spun around 720 degrees with the ball. He then proceeded to pass the ball out of play on an errant feed forward. There were no opposing defenders particularly […]

Arsenal suffered its first UEFA Europa League defeat of the season on Thursday as offensive struggles continued. Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven thoroughly defeated the Gunners, 2-0. Second-half goals from Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong sank the Premier League club. While the defeat will surely be disappointing to Arsenal, it already secured a spot in […]

Arsenal managed to advance to the Europa League knockout stage after beating PSV Eindhoven on Thursday, 1-0. Arsenal still has two group stage games remaining in the competition. The Gunners dominated PSV in most areas. However, Granit Xhaka's sweet strike in the 70th minute was the only goal of the game. It leaves the Gunners […]

Both Premier League clubs in the Europa League won on Thursday, 1-0. However, despite the three points, both sides needed an increased effort than expected. Manchester United needed a goal in the 93rd minute to beat visiting Omonoia Nicosia at Old Trafford. Scott McTominay, a second half substitute, slotted home from close range to relieve […]

Arsenal's scheduling continues to suffer changes as a result of recent postponements. The Gunners announced that their Europa League home match with PSV Eindhoven will be played on Thursday, Oct. 20. Initially, UEFA scheduled the game for this upcoming Thursday, Sep. 15. However, due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the fixture between the […]

Insufficient police support caused Arsenal and PSV's Europa League fixture to be postponed. Originally, UEFA scheduled the match for Thursday. This shaped up to be the Gunners' first match in a week, after The Queen's passing suspended Premier League play at the weekend. All clubs in the United Kingdom rescheduled their fixtures starting on Tuesday. […]

Arsenal held on to a narrow victory in its to the Europa League opener after a couple years outside continental action. The Gunners beat FC Zürich 2-1 thanks to goals from Marquinhos and Eddie Nketiah. The England striker set up the Brazilian for their first goal, while they essentially swapped roles for the second. Zürich […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick admitted he was relieved Manchester United qualified for next season's Europa League despite their 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Rangnick finished his troubled spell as United's interim manager by securing sixth place in the Premier League. United did little to help themselves, losing to a goal from their […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2009 as Saturday's 2-0 victory against Hearts erased the pain of their Europa League final defeat. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side were beaten on penalties by Eintracht Frankfurt after a 1-1 draw in the club's first European final for 14 years on Wednesday. […]