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Champions League: Celtic and 'Red Star' ascendant

Celtic and Crvena zvezda made positive starts as the first legs concluded.

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UEFA Champions League qualifying explained

Struggling to get to grips with the UEFA Champions League qualifying system? Allow us to explain.

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Champions League third qualifying round line-up complete

The ten UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ties are now decided.

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Which African stars have played the most UEFA games?

Mohamed Salah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mané are modern-day heroes but how do they rank among Africa's all-time greats?

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Bale, Reus, Agüero and more: Great matchday four goals

See ten of the most spectacular strikes from UEFA Champions League matchday four down the years.

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All you need to know: #UCL group stage draw

The UEFA Champions League draw takes place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco at 18:00CET on Thursday 24 August.

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Who is in this season's UEFA Champions League?

Who's in the play-offs, who's already in the group stage and who got eliminated from qualifying earlier in the summer? Here is the full list of 2017/18 contenders.

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Celtic, Napoli, Sevilla, Olympiacos, Maribor in group stage

Celtic, Maribor, Napoli, Olympiacos and Sevilla booked their places in the group stage at the expense of Astana, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Nice, Rijeka and İstanbul Başakşehir respectively.

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Champions League play-off teams in domestic action

Liverpool won at home, Napoli enjoyed the first day of the season in Italy, and ten-man Sevilla drew their Liga opener. UEFA.com sees how the play-off contenders got on.

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Astana v Celtic: play-off facts and stats

Celtic have one foot in the UEFA Champions League group stage after winning 5-0 at home in last week's first leg, leaving Astana in need of a miracle back in Kazakhstan.

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Celtic equal record as Sevilla, Napoli close on group stage

There were wins for record-equalling Celtic, Sevilla, Napoli, Olympiacos and potential UEFA Champions League group debutants Hapoel Beer-Sheva in Wednesday's play-off first legs.

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What you might not already know about the play-offs

Get in the mood for tonight's UEFA Champions League play-off openers with some key facts.

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Champions League play-off teams in domestic action

Fifteen of the 20 teams involved in next week's play-off first legs have been in domestic action, CSKA picking up a derby win with Nice beaten again and Liverpool held in their league opener.

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Celtic v Astana: play-off facts and stats

Astana and Stanimir Stoilov will be out to avenge their loss to Celtic in the third qualifying round a little over 12 months ago when they visit Glasgow for the first leg of their play-off tie.

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UEFA Champions League play-offs tie by tie

UEFA.com looks over the ten play-off ties to see if there are any historical pointers to the outcomes, and finds a rapid reunion is on the cards for Celtic and Astana.

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UEFA Champions League play-off draw

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp will return to Germany to face Hoffenheim while two of Europe's great entertainers will meet as Napoli take on Nice. Check out all ten ties.

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All you need to know: Friday's #UCL play-off draw

The seedings have been confirmed for the UEFA Champions League play-off draw, which is being streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET. All you need to know right here.

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Nice eliminate Ajax, Young Boys upset Dynamo Kyiv

Fourteen of the 15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ties concluded on Wednesday, with Nice and Young Boys eliminating Ajax and Dynamo Kyiv respectively on away goals.

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UEFA Champions League third qualifying round guide

Ajax, CSKA Moskva, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos are among 13 clubs entering the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, which got under way on 25 July.

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Celtic, Legia, Salzburg lead ten more through

Legia scored six and Celtic managed four while Ludogorets and Salzburg also recorded big wins as the final ten teams booked places in the third qualifying round.

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UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw

Ajax will face Mario Balotelli and Nice in the third qualifying round after the draw – which also featured, among others, Celtic, CSKA Moskva, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos – was made in Nyon.

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All you need to know: #UCL third qualifying round draw

Dynamo Kyiv and Ajax are among the heavyweights entering the fray in Friday's UEFA Champions League third qualifying draw, streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET.

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København, Legia, Maribor among first-leg winners

Legia Warszawa and København both scored three goals in away victories while fellow former group stage contenders Astana, APOEL and Maribor eked out second qualifying round first-leg wins of their own.

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Champions League second qualifying round guide

Former champions Celtic and fellow 2016/17 group contenders København, Ludogorets Razgrad and Legia Warzawa are among the sides entering in the second qualifying round this week.

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Champions League second qualifying round ties set

Alashkert, Víkingur, Hibernians, Linfield and – after an away extra-time comeback – The New Saints are through, meaning BATE Borisov, FH, Salzburg, Celtic and Rijeka now know their opponents.

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All you need to know: 2017/18 UEFA Champions League

The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season is under way, a 334-day journey that ends in Kyiv next May. Get the lowdown on the who, what, where and when.

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Club facts: Astana

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UEFA Champions League first and second qualifying round draws

Former European champions Celtic will take on Linfield or La Fiorita as the draws for the first and second qualifying rounds were held in Nyon to kick-start the 2017/18 campaign.

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Watch Champions League draws live on Monday

The draws for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League first and second qualifying rounds will be streamed live on UEFA.com at 12:00CET on Monday as the road to Kyiv begins.

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The winners of UEFA's annual awards for best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women's Champions League, and best player in the UEFA Europa League.

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2015/16 Champions League revenue distribution

The 32 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage sides, and the ten eliminated in the play-offs, shared over €1.345bn in payments from UEFA – over €315m up on the previous season.

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Champions League technical report 5: Is extra time worth playing?

In this fifth extract from the new UEFA Champions League technical report, the expert panel note how few goals there are in extra time and wonder if it is even worth playing.

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Champions League technical report 4: How the goals were scored

In the fourth extract from the new UEFA Champions League technical report, the expert panel explain how more goals than ever are being scored from open play.

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Champions League technical report 3: Knockout tactics

In the third extract from the new UEFA Champions League technical report, the expert panel explains how teams change their tactical approach from group games to the knockouts.

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Champions League technical report 2: Building from the back

In the second extract from the new UEFA Champions League technical report, the expert panel explain how most successful teams rely on defenders and keepers to start attacks.

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Champions League technical report 1: How 4-3-3 overtook 4-2-3-1

During each UEFA Champions League season, a panel of coaches examine and analyse the action to discern trends. Here we see how 4-3-3 overtook 4-2-3-1 in 2015/16.

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Monaco, Ajax, Celtic joy, Shakhtar, Olympiacos fall

The third qualifying round ended with drama as the likes of Monaco, Ajax, Celtic and København booked play-off spots but Olympiacos, Anderlecht and Shakhtar Donetsk fell.

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Wins for Fenerbahçe, Legia and Rosenborg

Fenerbahçe, Legia Warszawa and Rosenborg secured narrow leads in their third qualifying round ties, while Celtic, København and Olympiacos all have work to do.

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Shakhtar, Fenerbahçe and Ajax enter the fray

Shakhtar Donetsk, Fenerbahçe, Ajax and Olympiacos are among the teams entering in the third qualifying round, with Celtic and Dinamo Zagreb continuing their campaigns.

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Celtic ease through while Aničić saves Astana

Astana, courtesy of a 92nd-minute winner, and Celtic were among the last eight teams to progress to the third qualifying round on a night when Partizani ousted Ferencváros on penalties.

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UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw

The draws for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw have been made, with the likes of Ajax, Steaua, Olympiacos, Shakhtar, Anderlecht and Fenerbahçe joining the fray.

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Familiar faces shine, seven-goal qualifying thriller

A former UEFA Champions League hero was on target, while a familiar face came back to haunt Dundalk. But the real drama came at Olimpija, where the hosts trailed 4-0 at one point ...

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2016/17 Champions League: All you need to know

Who are the 22 teams confirmed in the group stage? Where will the other ten come from? When are the draws and matches? And where is the final? Get all the lowdown here.

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Lincoln, TNS, Valletta, Alashkert all through

Gibraltar's Lincoln overturned a deficit against Flora Tallinn to set up a second qualifying round tie with Celtic, emulating TNS, Valletta and Alashkert in going through.

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Champions League first and second qualifying round draws

Former European champions Crvena zvezda and Celtic will start their campaigns against winners from the first qualifying round following the opening draws of the 2016/17 campaign.

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Who is in the UEFA Champions League?

Twenty-two teams, including debutants Leicester City, enter the UEFA Champions League in the group stage with a further 56 hoping to qualify. Here is the full list.

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Ronaldo, Terry, Giroud in official UEFA Champions League podcast

John Terry and Olivier Giroud reflect on qualification and Cristiano Ronaldo discusses breaking records as our expert panel review the week's UEFA Champions League action.

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Benaglio, Fellaini in Champions League podcast

Diego Benaglio and Marouane Fellaini reflect on Wolfsburg ousting Manchester United as our expert panel review Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action in the official podcast.

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Wolfsburg, PSV pip United, Ronaldo's new record

Manchester United were ousted by Wolfsburg and PSV Eindhoven in a dramatic finish as Atlético Madrid and Manchester City topped groups and Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid broke records.

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Galatasaray battle back to earn Europa League spot

Galatasaray 1-1 AstanaA moment of magic from Selçuk İnan helped the home side back into the game just as it was slipping away, a point keeping them in third spot.

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Champions League: Who can still qualify?

The last five available places in the round of 16 will be decided on Wednesday with Chelsea, Arsenal, Porto, Roma, Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen all in contention. We explain the permutations.

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Team news ahead of Tuesday's games

Who is in, who is out and who is a doubt? Need to ring the Fantasy changes? We run through the predicted lineups, suspensions and injury news ahead of Tuesday's fixtures.

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Astana thinking big as they take on Galatasaray

"I believe we can return to Kazakhstan with a good result," said Astana boss Stanimir Stoilov, his side out to deny Galatasaray a switch to the UEFA Europa League.

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Barcelona drop points, Bayern run ended

Real Madrid and Atlético gained ground on Barcelona, Zlatan Ibrahimović set a new record, and Bayern and Chelsea lost; see how the group stage contenders' weekends went.

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One game to go: will you go through?

UEFA.com crunches the numbers to analyse teams' chances of going through based on final points' totals – and finds that 12 or more is a near certainty, but six points could do.

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Galatasaray and Astana eye third place

Third in Group C, and a place in the UEFA Europa League, is on the line as Galatasaray meet Astana holding a one-point advantage but with the visitors in decent form.

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Where it all began: goalkeepers' top-flight debuts

Toulouse's Alban Lafont became Ligue 1's youngest ever goalkeeper at the weekend, aged 16. That got us thinking: how old were Europe's finest No1s when they made their bows?

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Madrid muster win, Arsenal feel frustration

Real Madrid posted a hard-fought win at Eibar, Arsenal were held at Norwich and Roma lost again, after Saturday wins for Barcelona, Bayern München and Paris Saint-Germain.

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