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Dries Mertens will miss Napoli's game against Midtjylland after the Belgian attacker suffered a thigh injury.

As Liverpool prepare to welcome Sion to Anfield, Napoli received some good news on the injury front ahead of their Europa League clash.

Frank de Boer Frank de Boer felt Ajax's first-half perseverance laid the foundations for Wednesday's 4-0 UEFA Champions League win over APOEL.

Ajax Frank de Boer says Ajax will be full of confidence heading into Wednesday's UEFA Europa League shoot-out with APOEL.

Luis Enrique Luis Enrique said he cannot stop marvelling at Lionel Messi's feats, who became the outright leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League.

Lionel Messi Lionel Messi reflected on breaking the UEFA Champions League goalscoring record as "a wonderful thing" after his hat-trick against APOEL.

Barcelona Lionel Messi became the highest scorer in UEFA Champions League history with yet another hat-trick in a 4-0 hammering of APOEL on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund got off lightly in the UEFA Europa League draw, while Fiorentina boss Paulo Sousa will find himself on familiar territory.

Stanimir Stoilov Astana made history on Wednesday, becoming the first team from Kazakhstan to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Former European Cup winners Steaua Bucharest and Celtic look well placed to reach the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.