UEFA Cup: Four clubs could advance
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Stuttgart, Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Ukraine&#39;s Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk could advance to the UEFA Cup knockout stage with wins Thursday.
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MOST of the big names, including the Alan Shearer-inspired Newcastle United, progressed safely to the new group stage of the UEFA Cup after a frantic nightâs action last night, although Parma and Real Zaragoza cut it fine.
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The 10 teams have all played each other once, and a glance at the table reveals an interesting fact. The top four places - the automatic qualifying slots - are filled by the same countries that took them in the 2002 campaign.
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Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus booked their Champions League places as Europe&#39;s elite teams safely negotiated the third qualifying round for the continent&#39;s leading club competition on Wednesday.
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Feyenoord beat Schalke 04 2-1 at the De Kuip stadium on Wednesday evening to progress with their German opponents to the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup from Group A. Schalke, already qualified for the business
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The remaining seven vacancies in the  first knockout stage of the Champions League will be decided  this week with some of Europe's biggest clubs anxiously  considering their fates.
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It may be seen by some as the poorer relation to the Champions League but for those German teams in the UEFA Cup, it is an opportunity to go for European glory.
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The fourth round of the Champions League ended on Thursday and with two matches to go some of Europe&#39;s tope teams have already made it throught to the next round, reported China Radio International on Wednesday.
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Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and AS Monaco advanced to the second round of the European Champions League on Wednesday night, completing the 16-team field.
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Theoretically, CSKA Moscow can still qualify for the next round of the Champions League, but last nightâs home defeat to reigning champions Porto has lengthened the odds greatly.
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LONDON -- Italian hopefuls Lazio will take on Villarreal, Newcastle United faces Sporting Lisbon and two former winners will meet when Schalke 04 plays Feyenoord after Tuesday&#39;s draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup.
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English Premier League sides Tottenham and Bolton took tentative steps closer to the UEFA Cup last 16 on Thursday while Aberdeen maintained Scottish pride with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich.
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Barnsley take on Chelsea, Bristol Rovers host West Brom and Man Utd meet Portsmouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
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London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, and Valencia are among Champions League contenders that face crucial encounters in Matchday 4 on Tuesday.
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BBC Sport looks ahead to the next round of matches
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It is a case of as you were in the Eredivisie as all of the top four in the table claimed convincing victories today. Leaders PSV Eindhoven kept their four-point advantage with a 3-0 win at FC Den Bosch thanks
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British clubs Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Rangers look set to ease their path to next year's UEFA Cup knockout stages in the third round of group matches.