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Asmir Begovic Asmir Begovic hopes N'Golo Kante will make Chelsea a better side after moving from Leicester City.

There was more disappointment for Liverpool in the Europa League, while Marseille suffered a surprise home defeat.

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham produced a late turnaround to beat AEL 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Astra shocked Lyon with a 2-1 away win.

Stephan El Shaarawy Ajax dragged themselves back from two goals down only to lose 3-2 to Rapid Vienna and crash out of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.

Marcos Mesquita Lopes Bayern Munich, Inter, Cologne and Monaco were among the teams to get their pre-season underway with matches on Sunday.

Scott Brown Several big name clubs including Ajax, Fiorentina and Marseille are all fighting to stay alive in this season's Europa League.

The Europa League starts on Thursday and coaches Paulo Sousa and Thomas Tuchel will be keen to catch the eye for their new clubs.

Juan Cuadrado Bello Juan Cuadrado was admired by Antonio Conte during his time at Juventus and the Chelsea boss is ready to offer a Stamford Bridge lifeline.

Frank de Boer Four-time UEFA Champions League winners Ajax enter this year's competition in the qualifying round and Frank De Boer says they are ready.

Samir Handanovic Fresh from losing the Inter captaincy, Mauro Icardi will not feature in Thursday's Europa League game against Rapid Vienna.