AZ Alkmaar

Heracles Heracles travel to NAC Breda on Saturday knowing a victory will significantly ease their fears of slipping into the relegation play-off places come the end of the season.

Vitesse Vitesse moved up to second in the Eredivisie table after securing their third straight win with a 2-1 triumph at NAC Breda on Saturday.

Marco van Basten Marco van Basten is to step down from his role as AZ coach and become an assistant at the Eredivisie club due to health problems.

Marco van Basten New AZ coach Marco van Basten labelled his team's 3-0 win over Heracles in their Eredivisie opener on Saturday as "a good first step".

PSV PSV Eindhoven missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Eredivisie as they were defeated 1-0 at Groningen on Sunday.

PSV Ernest Faber has called on PSV to "finish the season in style" and the Eredivisie leaders will be expected to move another step closer to winning the title by beating Dordrecht.

AZ Alkmaar Benfica will hope their fine form against Dutch sides continues when they visit AZ in Thursday's UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg.

PSV PSV Eindhoven went top of the Eredivisie with a crushing 4-0 home victory over champions Ajax on Sunday.

Ajax Ajax head to PSV on Sunday and the Philips Stadion may as well be called the last chance saloon as far as the defending champions' title hopes are concerned.

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