Europa League news

La Liga heavyweights are in Istanbul for the second leg of a Europa League last-16 encounter

The ex-Arsenal forward has found the net five times in his first six La Liga outings to send Barca flying up the table

Sanctions have been imposed by the governing bodies of world and European football which prevent participation in major tournaments

The Ukrainian and Russian players have forged a powerful relationship at their club

The Ukrainian has somehow managed to continue excelling in Serie A and the Europa League despite being enraged by what's happening in his homeland

Four teams, including the Hammers and Eintracht Frankfurt, have fixtures in the city this week

Some coaches believe that there are issues with the away goals rule and UEFA has decided on a course of action

The 56-year-old has returned to his homeland in a bid to help restore peace to the region, with professional commitments being put on hold for now

The defender was born in the eastern part of Ukraine to a Russian-speaking family in 1989 but has just quit Zenit in response to the conflict

Spartak were the last Russian side involved in European competition and were set to take on RB Leipzig in the last 16

A penalty call for Mehdi Taremi against Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - assisted by the pitchside monitor - helped changed the trajectory of the game

Some big names bowed out of the competition in the play-offs, but there are plenty still in the running for major silverware

The Manchester United star was watching his former team on Thursday and liked what he saw from his England international team mate

The centre-back has credited the Blaugrana's style of play under Xavi as the reason for their uptick in form

The England international was in no mood for excuses after BVB crashed out of the competition with a 6-4 aggregate loss in the last 32

The full-back scored in a 4-2 second-leg triumph over the hosts on Thursday