Astana

Ânderson da Silva Luisao and Nicolas Gaitan are missing as Benfica target a win against Astana in the Champions League.

Vítor Pereira's new-look Fenerbahce were sent crashing out of the UEFA Champions League by Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Diego Simeone Atletico Madrid should have no qualms about Astana's synthetic surface, according to head coach Diego Simeone.

Stanimir Stoilov Astana made history on Wednesday, becoming the first team from Kazakhstan to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Atletico Madrid were held 0-0 by Astana and thereby missed the chance to put distance between themselves and the chasing pack in Group C.

Leigh Griffiths Celtic secured an important away draw at Astana which manager Brendan Rodgers hailed as "outstanding".

Scott Sinclair Astana threatened the most unlikely of comebacks but Celtic prevailed to reach the Champions League group stage.

Jackson Martínez Valencia Jackson Martinez scored his first European goal for Atletico Madrid as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Astana in the Champions League.

Brommapojkarna Torino put one foot in the UEFA Europa League play-off round with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Brommapojkarna in Sweden.

Mainz 05 Mainz were eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, while Hull City survived a scare on Thursday.