Europa League Goals

Hertha BSC Berlin have dismissed their Swiss coach Lucien Favre following a run of poor results, leaving Karsten Heine to lead them into their UEFA Europa League game at Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Dutch Defender Hedwiges Maduro expects Valencia CF’s meeting with Genoa CFC to be “like a chess match”, telling uefa.com the Italian outfit are “going to be waiting for us to make mistakes”.

Hertha BSC Berlin’s injury crisis has deepened after midfielder Cícero tore a calf muscle and could be sidelined for up to three weeks, while Jaroslav Drobný’s absence has seen Tim Ochs brought in as cover.

“Fantastic memories of Austria”, where he won UEFA EURO 2008™ with Spain, will not distract right-back Joan Capdevila from the UEFA Europa League task at hand as Villarreal CF visit FC Salzburg.

RSC Anderlecht meet AFC Ajax for the first time on Matchday 2 when FC Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking to justify Darijo Srna’s claim his team is primed to add the UEFA Europa League to their UEFA Cup.

Despite enjoying a rich vein of scoring form in the Eredivisie, AFC Ajax were held 0-0 by FC Timişoara in Group A, but Martin Jol’s side are confident that the goals will soon be flowing in Europe as well.

RSC Anderlecht meet AFC Ajax for the first time on Matchday 2 when FC Shakhtar Donetsk will be looking to justify Darijo Srna’s claim his team is primed to add the UEFA Europa League to their UEFA Cup.

Despite enjoying a rich vein of scoring form in the Eredivisie, AFC Ajax were held 0-0 by FC Timişoara in Group A, but Martin Jol’s side are confident that the goals will soon be flowing in Europe as well.

Defender Jan Kromkamp could miss the whole of PSV Eindhoven’s UEFA Europa League group stage campaign as he requires surgery to remove a small piece of bone from his troublesome left knee.