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Here is the draw for the Champions League

Full draw

Manchester City v Monaco
Real Madrid v Napoli
Benfica v Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich v Arsenal
FC Porto v Juventus
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Paris St-Germain v Barcelona
Sevilla v Leicester

(First legs to be played on 14 & 15 and 21 & 22 February 2017; second legs on 7 & 8 and 14 & 15 March)

2016-17 SERIE A MATCHDAY 16 : Result Sunday Night Match :

Internazionale 2 - Genoa 0
Goals : 38', 69' Brozovic

2016-17 PREMIER LEAGUE : Match day 15 Complete Results :

Watford 3 - Everton 2
Arsenal 3 - Stoke City 1
Burnley 3 - Bournemouth 2
Hull City 3 - Crystal Palace 3
Swansea 3 - Sunderland 0
Leicester 4 - Manchester City 2
Chelsea 1 - West Bromwich Albion 0
Manchester United 1 - Tottenham 0
Southampton 1 - Middlesbrough 0
Liverpool 2 - West Ham United 2

2016-17 BUNDESLIGA : Match day 14 Complete Results :

Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - Hoffenheim 0
Bayern München 5 - Wolfsburg 0
Koln 1 - Borussia Dortmund 1
Freiburg 1 - Darmstadt 0
Hamburg 1 - Augsburg 0
Ingolstadt 1 - RB Lipsia 0
Hertha Berlin 0 - Werder Bremen 1
Borussia Monchengladbach 1 - Mainz 0
Schalke 04 0 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1

2016-17 LIGUE 1 : Match day 17 Complete Results :

Dijon 1 - Olympique de Marseille 2
Bordeaux 0 - Monaco 4
Lille 2 - Montpellier 1
Nancy 2 - Angers 0
Nantes vs Caen MATCH POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (FOG)
Bastia 2 - Metz 0
Toulouse 3 - Lorient 2
Olympique Lyonnais 1 - Rennes 0
Saint-Etienne 1 - Guingamp 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2 - Nice 2

2016-17 LA LIGA : Match day 15 Complete Results :

Malaga 1 - Granada 1
Osasuna 0 - Barcelona 3
Real Sociedad 3 - Valencia 2
Las Palmas 1 - Leganes 1
Real Madrid 3 - Deportivo La Coruna 2
Eibar 0 - Alavés 0
Celta de Vigo 0 - Sevilla 3
Espanyol 2 - Sporting Gijon 1
Real Betis 1 - Athletic Club 0
Villarreal vs Atletico de Madrid TOMORROW

2016-17 SERIE A :
Match day 16 Complete Results :

Crotone 2 - Pescara 1 PLAYED SATURDAY
Sampdoria 1 - Lazio 2 PLAYED SATURDAY

Cagliari 0 - Napoli 5
Goals : 34', 70' 72' Mertens, 45' Hamsik, 51' Zielinski

Atalanta 1 - Udinese 3
Goals : 45' D. Zapata (U), 47' Kurtic (A), 72' Fofana (U), 87' Thèrèau (U)

Bologna 0 - Empoli 0

Palermo 0 - Chievo Verona 2
Goals : 14' Birsa, 58' Pellissier

Torino 1 - Juventus 3
Goals : 16' Belotti (T), 28', 81' Higuain (J), 90' + 2' Pjanic (J)

Internazionale vs Genoa H. 20,45
Fiorentina vs Sassuolo TOMORROW
Roma vs Milan TOMORROW

2016-17 SERIE A MATCHDAY 16 :
Results Saturday Matches :

Crotone 2 - Pescara 1
Goals : 24' Palladino (C pen.), 82' Campagnaro (P), 83' G. Ferrari ( C )
Penalty Failed : 44' Memushaj (P)
Red Cards : 73', Aquilani (P), 80' Capezzi ( C )

Sampdoria 1 - Lazio 2
Goals : 40' Milinkovic-Savic (L), 45' Parolo (L), 89' Schick (S)

2016-17 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE :
Match day 6 (Last) Complete Results :

Group A : FC Zorya Luhansk (2 points) 0 - Manchester United FC (12) 2
Feyenoord (7) 0 - Fenerbahçe SK (13) 1

Group B : APOEL FC (12) 2 - Olympiacos FC (8) 0
BSC Young Boys (8) 3 - FC Astana (5) 0

Group C : RSC Anderlecht (11) 2 - AS Saint-Etienne (12) 3
1. FSV Mainz 05 (9) 2 -Gabala SC (0) 0

Group D : Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (7) 2 - Dundalk FC (4) 1
AZ Alkmaar (8) 3 - Football Club Zenit (15) 2

Group E : FC Viktoria Plzen (6) 3 - FK Austria Wien (5) 2
FC Astra Giurgiu (8) 0 - AS ROMA (12) 0

Group F : US SASSUOLO CALCIO (5) 0 - KRC Genk (12) 2
SK Rapid Wien (6) 1 - Athletic Club (10) 1

Group G : Panathinaikos FC (1) 0 - Celta de Vigo (9) 2
Racing Standard de Liege (7) 1 - AFC Ajax (14) 1

Group H : SC Braga (6) 2 - FC Shakhtar Donetsk (18) 4
Konyaspor (1) 0 - KAA Gent (8) 1

Group I : OGC Nice (6) 2 - FC Krasnodar (7) 1
FC Salzburg (7) 2 - FC Schalke 04 (15) 0

Group J : PAOK FC (10) 2 - FC Slovan Liberec (4) 0
Qarabag FK (7) 1 - ACF FIORENTINA (13) 2

Group K : Southampton FC (8) 1 - Hapoel Beer-Sheva (8) 1
FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (6) 2 - AC Sparta Praha (12) 1

Group L : Villarreal CF (9) 2 - FC Steaua Bucuresti (6) 1
Osmanlispor A.S. (10) 2 - FC Zurich (6) 0

TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT PHASE (LAST 32) :

As First : FENERBAHCE SK - APOEL FC - AS SAINT-ETIENNE - FOOTBALL CLUB ZENIT - AS ROMA - KRC GENK -
AFC AJAX - FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK - FC SCHALKE 04 - ACF FIORENTINA - AC SPARTA PRAHA - OSMANLISPOR A.S.

As Second : MANCHESTER UNITED FC - OLYMPIACOS FC - RSC ANDERLECHT - AZ ALKMAAR - FC ASTRA GIURGIU - ATHLETIC CLUB -
CELTA DE VIGO - KAA GENT - FC KRASNODAR - PAOK FC - HAPOEL BEER-SHEVA - VILLARREAL CF

From UEFA Champions League : PFC LUDOGORETS RAZGRAD - BESIKTAS JK - VfL BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH - FK ROSTOV -
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC - LEGIA WARSZAWA - FC KOBENHAVN - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS

Last 32 Draw : December 12th in Nyon

Last 32 Schedule : 16 (First Legs) & 23 (Second Legs) February 2017

2016-17 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE :
Match day 6 (Last) Wednesday Matches Complete Results :

Group E : Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10 points) 3 - AS Monaco FC (11) 0
Goals : 30' Yurchenko (BL), 48' Brandt (BL), 81' De Sanctis (M o.g.)
Penalty Failed : 81' Wendell (BL)

Tottenham Hotspur FC (7) 3 - PFC CSKA Moskva (3) 1
Goals : 33' Dzagoev (CSKA), 38' Alli (T), 45' + 1' Kane (T), 78' Akinfeev (CSKA o.g.)

Group F : Real Madrid FC (12) 2 - Borussia Dortmund (14) 2
Goals : 28', 53' Benzema (RM), 61' P. Aubameyang (BD), 88' Reus (BD)

Legia Warszawa (4) 1 - Sporting Clube de Portugal (3) 0
Goal : 30' Guilherme
Red Card : 85' W. Carvalho (S)

Group G : Club Brugge KV (0) 0 - FC Kobenhavn (9) 2
Goals : 9' Mechele (B o.g.), 15' Jorgensen (K)

FC Porto (11) 5 - Leicester City FC (13) 0
Goals : 6', 64' (pen.) A. Silva, 26' Corona, 44' Brahimi, 77' Jota

Group H : Olympique Lyonnais (8) 0 - Sevilla FC (11) 0

JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB (14) 2 - GNK Dinamo (0) 0
Goals : 52' Higuain, 73' Rugani

TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT PHASE (LAST 16) :

As First : AS MONACO FC - BORUSSIA DORTMUND - LEICESTER CITY FC - JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB

As Second : BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN - REAL MADRID CF - FC PORTO - SEVILLA FC

Teams Qualified for UEFA Europa League Knock-out Phase (Last 32) : TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC - LEGIA WARSZAWA -
FC KOBENHAVN - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS

Last 16 Draw : December 12th in Nyon

Last 16 Schedule : 14-15 & 21-22 February 2017 (First Legs) - 7-8 & 14-15 March 2017 (Second Legs)

2016-17 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE :
Match day 6 (Last) - Tuesday Matches Complete Results :

Group A : Paris Saint-Germain (12 points) 2 - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (3) 2
Goals : 15' Misidzhan (L), 61' Cavani (PSG), 69' Wanderson (L), 90' + 2' Di Maria (PSG)

FC Basel 1893 (2) 1 - Arsenal FC (14) 4
Goals : 8', 16', 47' Perez (A), 54' Iwobi (A), 78' Doumbia (B)

Group B : FC Dinamo Kyiv (5) 6 - Besiktas JK (7) 0
Goals : 9' Besedin, 30' Yarmolenko (pen.), 33' Buyalskyy, 45' + 3' D. Gonzalez, 60' Sydorcuk, 77' Moraes
Red Cards : 29' Beck (B), 56' Aboubakar (B)

SL Benfica (8) 1 - SSC NAPOLI (11) 2
Goals : 60' Callejon (N), 79' Mertens (N), 87' Jimenez (B)

Group C : FC Barcelona (15) 4 - VfL Borussia Monchengladbach (5) 0
Goals : 16' Messi, 50', 53', 67' Arda Turan

Manchester City FC (9) 1 - Celtic FC (3) 1
Goals : 4' Roberts ( C ), 8' Iheanacho (MC)

Group D : FC Bayern München (12) 1 - Club Atletico de Madrid (15) 0
Goal : 28' Lewandowski

PSV Eindhoven (2) 0 - FK Rostov (5) 0

TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT PHASE (LAST 16) :

As First : ARSENAL FC - SSC NAPOLI - FC BARCELONA - CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID

As Second : PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN - SL BENFICA - MANCHESTER CITY FC - FC BAYERN MUNCHEN

Teams Qualified for UEFA Europa League Knock-out Phase (Last 32) : PFC LUDOGORETS RAZGRAD - BESIKTAS JK -
VfL BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH - FK ROSTOV

RESULTS MONDAY NIGHT MATCHES :

2016-17 Serie A Match day 15 : Chievo Verona 0 - Genoa 0
Penalty Failed : 37' Birsa (CV)

Udinese 1 - Bologna 0
Goal : 90' + 3' Danilo
Red Card : 68' Pulgar (B)

2016-17 Premier League Match day 14 : Middlesbrough 1 - Hull City 0

2016-17 La Liga Match day 14 : Deportivo La Coruna 5 - Real Sociedad 1

2016-17 SERIE A : Result Sunday Night Match :

Fiorentina 2 - Palermo 1
Goals : 33' Bernardeschi (F pen.), 49' Jajalo (P), 90' + 3' Babacar (F)

2016-17 PREMIER LEAGUE : Match day 14 Complete Results :

Manchester City 1 - Chelsea 3
Crystal Palace 3 - Southampton 0
Stoke City 2 - Burnley 0
Sunderland 2 - Leicester 1
Tottenham 5 - Swansea 0
West Bromwich Albion 3 - Watford 1
West Ham United 1 - Arsenal 5
Bournemouth 4 - Liverpool 3
Everton 1 - Manchester United 1
Middlesbrough vs Hull City TOMORROW

2016-17 BUNDESLIGA : Match day 13 Complete Results :

Mainz 1 - Bayern München 3
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 - Freiburg 1
Hoffenheim 4 - Koln 0
Borussia Dortmund 4 - Borussia Monchengladbach 1
Werder Bremen 2 - Ingolstadt 1
Wolfsburg 2 - Hertha Berlin 3
RB Lipsia 2 - Schalke 04 1
Darmstadt 0 - Hamburg 2
Augsburg 1 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1

2016-17 LIGUE 1 : Match day 16 Complete Results :

Caen 3 - Dijon 3
Montpellier 3 - Paris Saint-Germain 0
Angers 2 - Lorient 2
Bordeaux 0 - Lille 1
Guingamp 2 - Nantes 0
Metz vs Olympique Lyonnais MATCH SUSPENDED AFTER 30' (SCORE 1-0) DUE TO SPECTATORS RIOTS, THEN ABANDONED
Monaco 5 - Bastia 0
Rennes 2 - Saint-Etienne 0
Olympique de Marseille 3 - Nancy 0
Nice 3 - Toulouse 0

2016-17 LA LIGA : Match day 14 Complete Results :

Granada 2 - Sevilla 1
Barcelona 1 - Real Madrid 1
Leganes 0 - Villarreal 0
Atletico de Madrid 0 - Espanyol 0
Real Betis 3 - Celta de Vigo 3
Athletic Club 3 - Eibar 1
Alavés 1 - Las Palmas 1
Sporting Gijon 3 - Osasuna 1
Valencia 2 - Malaga 2
Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Sociedad TOMORROW

2016-17 SERIE A :
Match day 15 Complete Results :

Napoli 3 - Internazionale 0 PLAYED FRIDAY
Juventus 3 - Atalanta 1 PLAYED SATURDAY

Milan 2 - Crotone 1
Goals : 26' Falcinelli ( C ), 41' Pasalic (M), 86' Lapadula (M)
Penalty Failed : 53' Niang (M)

Lazio 0 - Roma 2
Goals : 64' Strootman, 77' Nainggolan

Pescara 1 - Cagliari 1
Goals : 24' Borriello ( C ), 90' + 2' Caprari (P)
Red Card : 34' Di Gennaro ( C )

Sampdoria 2 - Torino 0
Goals : 51' Barreto, 90' + 5' Schick

Sassuolo 3 - Empoli 0
Goals : 22' Pellegrini (pen.), 36' Ricci (pen.), 53' Ragusa

Fiorentina vs Palermo H. 20,45
Chievo Verona vs Genoa TOMORROW
Udinese vs Bologna TOMORROW

I've come to realise that Scottish fitba isn't really of much interest to anybody well outwith Scotland that is however if you are looking at a league that is very exciting its in the Scottish Championship which is Scotland's 2nd Tier, in it we have 2 of Scotlands biggest clubs in that division in the names of Dundee United and Hibernian but we are both there for a reason.

Hib's got relegated at the end of season 2013/14 from the Scottish Premiership much to everybody's surprise particularity due to the fact that the manager in charge at that time was England legend Terry Butcher who was once considered as a very good manager as he worked wonders at Inverness CT and had them punching well above their weight so it was no surprise when in the wake of Pat Fenlons resignation that the SOS call went out to him to save the club and restore pride, Terry Butcher was so highly respected that he was touted as a possible future England Manager or destined for a career in the English Premier League, this ofcourse all went up in smoke as a bad run of results towards the end of the season meant his Hibs team were plunged into a Play Off against Hamilton from the Scottish Championship, after winning the 1st Leg 2-0 it seemed that the job had been done but they went on to lose the 2nd Leg at home 2-0 and the match went to penalties, Hamilton prevailed and Hibs were relegated and up with it went the career of Terry Butcher in smoke as he was subsequently sacked the following day. Hibs most recent success came at the end of last season when they beat Rangers to win the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1902.

Onto Dundee United, we achieved many great things in the 80's getting to the last 4 of the European Cup (now Champions League) back in 1984 having won the Premier Division Title the previous season after defeating Dundee at Dens Park on the 14th May 1983 to make sure that the league title went to Tannadice for the first and only time in our history beating off competition from our nearest rivals Aberdeen and Celtic. In 1987 we made it all the way to the UEFA Cup Final beating Barcelona home and away in the Quarter Finals and Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Semi's before losing to IFK Gothenburg in the Final. Our most recent achievement was winning the Scottish Cup in 2010 for only the 2nd time in our history.

So both teams are steeped in history and on Friday night at a packed out Tannadice hosted the meeting of the divisions 2 top sides. Hibs are now in their 3rd successive season in this division whilst Dundee United are hopefully only going to be in it for this season following our relegation from Scotlands Top Tier at the end of last season. The match finished Dundee United 1 Hibernian 0. This now means that both teams are level on points at the top of the division, Hibs remain top but only on goal difference. I hope come May that the tears of sorrow at the end of last season are replaced with tears of joy as we look to secure the Title. It won't be easy, it will probably go right to the wire but if history has got anything to do with it then surely Hibs will bottle it again and it'll be them and not us going into the dreaded Play Off's

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2016-17 SERIE A MATCHDAY 15 :
Results Friday & Saturday Matches :

Napoli 3 - Internazionale 0 PLAYED FRIDAY
Goals : 2' Zielinski, 6' Hamsik, 51' L. Insigne

Juventus 3 - Atalanta 1
Goals : 15' A. Sandro (J), 19' Rugani (J), 64' Mandzukic (J), 82' Freuler (A)

Sergio Aguero is given the red card in the match today v Chelsea FC

He is the top scoring player for Manchester City. He will be banned for 4 games

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2016-17 LIGUE 1 :
Match day 15 Complete Results :

Lilla 4 - Caen 2
Lorient 2 - Rennes 1
Dijon 1 - Monaco 1
Bastia 1 - Bordeaux 1
Guingamp 0 - Nice 1
Nancy 4 - Metz 0
Nantes 0 - Olympique Lyonnais 6
Saint-Etienne 0 - Olympique de Marseille 0
Toulouse 1 - Montpellier 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2 - Angers 0

MONDAY NIGHT MATCHES :

2016-17 Serie A Match day 14 : Napoli 1 - Sassuolo 1
Goals : 42' L. Insigne (N), 82' Defrel (S)

Internazionale 4 - Fiorentina 2
Goals : 3' Brozovic (I), 9' Candreva (I), 19', 90' + 1' Icardi (I), 37' Kalinic (F), 62' Ilicic (F)
Red Card : 45' + 1' G. Rodriguez (F)

2016-17 La Liga Match day 13 : Las Palmas 3 - Athletic Club 1