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

Thomas Vermaelen Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta remains sidelined by injury, while Thomas Vermaelen's club debut was further postponed on Sunday.

Laurent Blanc ​Laurent Blanc is adamant Paris Saint-Germain will not hide behind their injury crisis ahead of a UEFA Champions League clash with APOEL.

Pep Guardiola Manchester City opened the play-offs in dominant fashion, while Ajax and Dinamo Zagreb have their work cut out away from home.

Hoffenheim meet Liverpool and Nice must battle Napoli in the Champions League play-offs.

Ajax Ajax booked their place in the UEFA Europa League with a comfortable 4-0 win over APOEL at the Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday.

APOEL Gustavo Manduca's first-half penalty earned APOEL their first point of this season's UEFA Champions League as they drew 1-1 with Ajax.

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

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.

Ajax have an away goal to their name in a finely poised tie with Nice thanks to Donny van de Beek's opportunistic strike.