Medvedev ensures winning start for Sibir
Captain Aleksei Medvedev scored FC Sibir Novosibirsk’s first goal in European club competition and it was enough to earn victory for the Russian side against Apollon Limassol FC.
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Gross sees room for improvement
VfB Stuttgart may have kicked off their campaign with a 3-2 win at Molde FK but coach Christian Gross feels there is more to come from his side, saying: ”We will push harder in the second leg.”
2010 07 29
Luković and Denisov commit to Zenit
Serbia defender Aleksandar Luković has left Udinese Calcio for Russian league leaders FC Zenit St. Petersburg, who have also secured a new deal with their vice-captain Igor Denisov.
Porto take on Brazilian prospect Walter
FC Porto have signed striker Walter on a five-year contract, with the young Brazilian having caught the eye with five goals at last year’s South American Under-20 finals in Venezuela.
Teens snatch Champions League spotlight
Markus Henriksen, 18, scored Rosenborg BK’s winner at AIK while Granit Xhaka, 17, marked his FC Basel 1893 debut with a goal and his coach insisted “we must take care of him”.
Braga bow leaves Celtic reeling
SC Braga 3-0 Celtic FCThe Scottish side have a mountain to climb after goals from Alan, Elderson and Matheus ensured a memorable debut for Braga.
2010 07 28
PAOK give Dermitzakis a night to remember
AFC Ajax 1-1 PAOK FCPavlos Dermitzakis’s first match in charge of PAOK ended in a draw thanks to Vladimir Ivić’s second-half equaliser.
Henriksen edges Rosenborg ahead of AIK
AIK 0-1 Rosenborg BKThe Norwegian visitors hold sway over their Scandinavian counterparts thanks to 18-year-old Markus Henriksen’s first-half goal.
Partizan leave HJK on the brink
FK Partizan 3-0 HJK HelsinkiGoals from Ivica Iliev, Saša Ilić and Cléo have given HJK a mammoth task ahead of next week’s return.
Costanzo thwarts ten-man Fenerbahçe
BSC Young Boys 2-2 Fenerbahçe SKMoreno Costanzo scored a late penalty for the hosts, preventing ten-man Fenerbahçe from taking a lead into next week’s decider.
Basel do enough to down Debrecen
Debreceni VSC 0-2 FC Basel 1893Teenage substitute Granit Xhaka struck a potentially decisive blow by doubling Basel’s lead in added time.
Ten-man Dinamo held by Sheriff
FC Sheriff 1-1 NK Dinamo ZagrebThe visitors raced out of the blocks but ended with ten men and an away draw ahead of next week’s return in Croatia.