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Mauricio Pochettino: ‘Europa League will be tough for Manchester United’

Ancelotti, who won the Premier League title and the FA Cup with Chelsea in the 2009-10 season, also said he would like to return to the Premier League.

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KAA Gent attacker, Moses Simon says the team is buoyed to exceed expectations with a historic quarter-final spot in the UEFA Champions League.

-Bournemouth have scored four goals in their last two league games, all from the 80th minute or later.

Zenit are a bit of an unknown quantity – they have some quality players in the squad, and manager Andre Villas-Boas has global pedigree having managed Chelsea and Tottenham. “But we’re working on it and hopefully that will come in the next game”.

Porto prevailed 2-1 in the first leg, but Chelsea dominated Wednesday’s contest at Stamford Bridge ground in London.

Former Manchester United defender Danny Higginbotham has insisted that the club’s Champions League exit could be disastrous for their plans for the January transfer window.

Van Gaal now has nine players in the treatment room, but he can not use that as an excuse for flopping in Europe.

Matteo Darmian (hamstring) and Chris Smalling (groin) joined United’s lengthy injury list – which includes captain Wayne Rooney – on Tuesday night.

“Of course, for every manager, they would all think of managing Manchester United”, Ancelotti told reporters yesterday. “But since playing the first Moscow game away, I’ve gained that bit of European experience to put under my belt and I’ll look forward to taking it into next year”.

“Who we draw and whether we play Man United is the last thing on my mind. Everyone wants to be in the Champions League”. The Dutch champions have potentially very intimidating trips to Real Madrid, Atlético, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern or Chelsea to contend with.

In other action, Real Madrid beat Swedish club Malmo 8-0, while Paris Saint-Germain defeated Shakhtar 2-0.

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It means seven places are still up for grabs, with 13 teams in the running.

EPL clubs look to avoid more CL disappointment