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The UEFA Champions League reaches the second round of qualifying, with Celtic and Steaua Bucharest among those joining the competition.

Olivier Giroud In a largely lifeless contest, Chelsea did just enough to beat BATE and confirm their place in the Europa League knockout rounds.

Eden Hazard Maurizio Sarri said Eden Hazard will miss Chelsea's Europa League clash with BATE and is a doubt to face Burnley due to a back problem.

Maurizio Sarri After having his opportunities limited this season, Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored a hat-trick to help Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over BATE.

AC Milan, Everton and Athletic Bilbao gained crucial first-leg wins in the Europa League play-offs, but there was a shock for Fenerbahce.

Aliaksandr Hleb Aleksandr Yermakovich admitted that BATE made "too many mistakes" in their 4-1 Champions League loss to Bayer Leverkusen.

Salzburg Red Bull Salzburg are keeping their feet grounded as they launch their bid to reach the UEFA Champions League group stages against Qarabag.

Shakhtar Donetsk Marcio Azevedo has warned Shakhtar Donetsk not to underestimate the threat of BATE in Wednesday UEFA Champions League encounter.

Radja Nainggolan Roma are left at the foot of Group E in the Champions League after a first-half horror show sees them suffer defeat to BATE in Belarus.

Efe Ambrose Celtic cruised into the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League with a 5-0 aggregate victory over Cliftonville.