Maribor

Alexandr Samedov A flare projected by visiting supporters narrowly missed the referee in Spartak Moscow's 1-1 draw with Maribor.

Maribor Eden Hazard's late penalty miss meant Chelsea had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Maribor in the UEFA Champions League.

Vojislav Stanković Partizan edged into the third round of qualfying for the UEFA Champions League after being held to a 0-0 draw by Shirak on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham, Genk, Valencia and Rubin Kazan were among the sides to clinch their UEFA Europa League groups on Thursday.

Maribor Maribor make their first outing in the UEFA Champions League group stage for 15 years at home to Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.

Liverpool, Sevilla and Napoli were among the teams who discovered their opponents in the play-off round of the Champions League.

Jürgen Klopp After watching Liverpool crush Maribor 7-0 in the Champions League, manager Jurgen Klopp said: "It's nice to write history."

UEFA UEFA has ordered Debrecen, Steaua Bucharest, Maribor and Chikhura to close part of their stadiums for their next European home fixtures.

Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla moved top of Champions League Group E as they saw off Maribor 3-0 at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, thanks to Wissam Ben Yedder's hat-trick.

Jose Mourinho Jose Mourinho has dismissed any notion that his in-form Chelsea side have been handed a straightforward UEFA Champions League group.