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Diego and Thiago with the goals.
Only twice under the present UEFA Champions League format have FC Barcelona played in the third qualifying round – and both times they have defeated Polish opposition, something that will raise spirits when Wisła Kraków visit Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Steve McClaren says there is “no pressure” on his FC Twente players as the Eredivisie outfit prepare to make their UEFA Champions League debut against Arsenal FC on Wednesday.
Arsenal will be without midfielder Cesc Fabregas and several other first-team regulars.
R. Standard de Liège coach László Bölöni says Liverpool FC “will have to play below their usual level, while we will have to play above ours” if they are to defeat the five-time winners in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
Juventus and FC Artmedia Petržalka are both aiming to play in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in three seasons as they begin their third qualifying round tie in Turin on Wednesday night.
Having to face last season’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists Fenerbahçe SK would have been tough enough for FK Partizan had they not been without seven squad members for the first leg of their third qualifying round tie in Belgrade.
Frailties in the Olympique de Marseille defence could represent a lifeline for SK Brann’s beleaguered attack as the two sides face off in Bergen.
When the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw was made, the tie that stood out was FC Schalke 04 against Club Atlético de Madrid, and as they prepare to meet in the first leg on Wednesday in Gelsenkirchen, both teams are more than aware of the obstacle that faces them as they attempt to reach the group stage.
With injuries biting at Galatasaray AŞ the Turkish Süper Lig champions could have their work cut out as they welcome UEFA Champions League third qualifying round masters FC Steaua Bucureşti for the first leg of what promises to be an absorbing tie.
Aalborg BK hope the addition of Marek Saganowski will boost their bid to become the first Danish club to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage twice as they tackle an FBK Kaunas side looking to cause another upset after disposing of Rangers FC in the last round.