Alkmaar '54

Tim Krul After cutting short a loan spell at Ajax, Newcastle United's Tim Krul has instead made a temporary move to AZ Alkmaar.

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

Christian Benteke is back in Liverpool's starting XI after recovering from injury.

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

Scott Brown Celtic need a win against Ajax in the Europa League, while Liverpool can qualify with victory over Bordeaux.

There was one more win for champions PSV on the Eredivisie's final day as Ajax slumped to defeat and AZ beat Feyenoord to third place.

Roy Beerens Reigning Portuguese league champions Porto, plus AZ Alkmaar and Mallorca were among the winners in pre-season friendlies on Sunday.

Twenty-nine UEFA Europa League ties were settled on Thursday, completing the list of clubs competing in the play-offs and West Ham will not.

Spots in the UEFA Europa League final qualifying round are up for grabs, with 29 ties set to be decided on Thursday.

Aron Jóhannsson While most see the MLS as a 'retirement' league, Aron Johansson wants to play his best football there.