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Damiano Tommasi As many ties remain in the balance, Brondby, Slovan Bratislava and West Ham appear certain to confirm their Europa League progress.

Zenit Russian club Zenit will get their UEFA Champions League campaign under way against AEL Limassol in the competition's third qualifying round.

Sparta Praha David Lafata inspired Sparta Prague once again as they beat Malmo 4-2 in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg.

Celtic Scottish champions Celtic will face KR Reykjavik in the second qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League.

Jermain Defoe Jermain Defoe has revealed that a half-time chat with Martin Chivers inspired him to break the Tottenham great's European goals record.

Swansea City The line-up for the UEFA Europa League round of 32 is likely to be all but confirmed on Thursday.

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham, Genk, Valencia and Rubin Kazan were among the sides to clinch their UEFA Europa League groups on Thursday.

Dinamo Tbilisi Lyon and PSV both recorded home victories in the first leg of third round qualifying action in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham, Fiorentina and Eintracht Frankfurt maintained their perfect starts to the UEFA Europa League group stages on Thursday.

Andre Villas-Boas Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas was delighted after his side moved a step closer to qualification from the UEFA Europa League group stages.