Champions League group stage sides' transfers Keep track of all the ins and outs this summer for the 22 clubs already assured of a place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Men's Player of the Year: the case for Ronaldo How to follow a season in which you won the UEFA Champions League and UEFA EURO 2016? Win more trophies and break more records if you're UEFA Men's Player of the Year award nominee Cristiano Ronaldo.
Men's Player of the Year: the case for Buffon A presence behind a rock-solid Juventus defence, Gianluigi Buffon stood tall when his team needed him most as the Old Lady landed another domestic double and reached the UEFA Champions League final.
Men's Player of the Year: the case for Messi Lionel Messi is vying to reclaim the UEFA Men's Player of the Year prize he won in 2015 and 2011 after another fine season in which he averaged over a goal a game in the Spanish Liga and UEFA Champions League.
00:26 Gianluigi Buffon: 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award nominee Check out some of Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon’s most memorable moments from the 2016/17 season and see why he has made the final three for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award.
Buffon, Messi and Ronaldo on Player of the Year shortlist Gianluigi Buffon, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been shortlisted for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, with the winner to be named during the group stage draw on 24 August.
00:27 Lionel Messi: 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award nominee See some of the reasons why Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been nominated for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award.
00:27 Cristiano Ronaldo: 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award nominee Watch Cristiano Ronaldo in action and see why the Real Madrid forward is amongst the final three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award.
What you might not already know about the play-offs Jürgen Klopp's record against Hoffenheim? Mario Balotelli's previous against Napoli? Slavia's unwelcome ten-year anniversary? Impress your friends with these play-off snippets!
Unqualified successes: UEFA club qualifying records As the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League play-offs get under way, UEFA celebrates the giants of the preliminary rounds.
02:04 Monaco, Man. United, Bayern: Play-off round memories Look back at some of the most memorable moments from the UEFA Champions League play-off round down the years, featuring goals by Bernardo Silva and Arjen Robben as well as Cosmin Moţi's penalty heroics for Ludogorets in 2014.
Memories of Ronaldo's debut: on this day in 2002 Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Sporting CP on 14 August 2002 – UEFA.com looks back to the start of a remarkable career and remembers the player's other senior bows.
Champions League qualifying: biggest, most and best With the play-offs under way, UEFA.com focuses on the players and clubs who have set the pace in the qualifying phase of Europe's top club competition.
Champions League teams' pre-season friendlies UEFA Champions League qualifying is in full flow, but what about the 22 sides already assured of a place in the group stage? We check out their pre-season form.
Champions League play-off teams in domestic action Fifteen of the 20 teams involved in next week's play-off first legs have been in domestic action, CSKA picking up a derby win with Nice beaten again and Liverpool held in their league opener.
The 2017/18 Champions League group stage as it stands Qualifying has been whittled down to 20 teams – with the play-offs set to get underway next week – but who are the 22 clubs already in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage?
İstanbul Başakşehir v Sevilla: play-off facts and stats İstanbul Başakşehir host Sevilla in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off tie – the Turkish club's most high-profile match since their European debut in 2015/16.
H. Beer-Sheva v Maribor: play-off facts and stats The last time Maribor reached the group stage, they overcame an Israeli team in qualification – a fate Hapoel Beer-Sheva will want to avoid in what is their second straight play-off.
Napoli v Nice: play-off facts and stats Napoli will be wary of visitors Nice when they welcome the French team targeting an immediate return to the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Olympiacos v Rijeka: play-off facts and stats Twice involved in the UEFA Europa League group stage, Rijeka are targeting a first appearance in the UEFA Champions League proper, Olympiacos providing the final qualification hurdle.
Who is in this season's UEFA Champions League? Who's in the play-offs, who's already in the group stage and who got eliminated from qualifying earlier in the summer? Here is the full list of 2017/18 contenders.
Sporting CP v FCSB: play-off facts and stats Sporting CP have unhappy memories of the UEFA Champions League play-offs, something the Lions will hope to change when they take on FCSB for a place in the group stage.
APOEL v Slavia Praha: play-off facts and stats APOEL are looking to stop a recent rut of their own in the play-offs as they come up against a Slavia Praha side who have reached the group stage only once in eight attempts.
Young Boys v CSKA Moskva: play-off facts and stats After stunning Ukrainian giants in the third qualifying round for the second year running, Young Boys hope to fare better in the play-offs this time – but CSKA Moskva have a formidable record.
Qarabağ v København: play-off facts and stats Regulars in the UEFA Europa League group stage in the last few years, play-off debutants Qarabağ will hope to finally secure their place among Europe's elite clubs by eliminating København.
Where the UEFA Super Cup was won and lost Zinédine Zidane makes it five in a row, Real Madrid's scoring machine rumbles on and United's new boys provide hope – our experts in Skopje pick out four takeaways.
Real Madrid beat Man. United to retain Super Cup Casemiro and Isco scored for Real Madrid as the European champions beat Manchester United 2-1 in Skopje to win the UEFA Super Cup for the third time in the last four years.
Hoffenheim v Liverpool: play-off facts and stats Hoffenheim's debut in European competition is an occasion made even more notable by Liverpool's return to the UEFA Champions League and a German homecoming for Jürgen Klopp.
Celtic v Astana: play-off facts and stats Astana and Stanimir Stoilov will be out to avenge their loss to Celtic in the third qualifying round a little over 12 months ago when they visit Glasgow for the first leg of their play-off tie.
UEFA Champions League play-offs tie by tie UEFA.com looks over the ten play-off ties to see if there are any historical pointers to the outcomes, and finds a rapid reunion is on the cards for Celtic and Astana.
UEFA Champions League play-off draw Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp will return to Germany to face Hoffenheim while two of Europe's great entertainers will meet as Napoli take on Nice. Check out all ten ties.
UEFA Champions League positional awards shortlists The top goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward in last season's UEFA Champions League will be named on 24 August – find out the three-man shortlist for each positional accolade.
UEFA Champions League players' awards in numbers UEFA.com crunches the numbers of the 12 players who have been announced as the finalists for the positional awards for the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League.
All you need to know: Friday's #UCL play-off draw The seedings have been confirmed for the UEFA Champions League play-off draw, which is being streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET. All you need to know right here.
How brilliant is Paris' record signing Neymar? A global star since he was a teenager, Neymar has become the world's most expensive player after joining Paris Saint-Germain – UEFA.com looks at what the French club have got for their outlay.
02:12 Neymar's seven goals for Barcelona against Paris Following Neymar's record-breaking transfer from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain see why the French club will be glad to have the Brazilian on their side as we revisit the seven goals he has scored against them in the UEFA Champions League.
02:11 Can Liverpool continue 100 per cent English play-off round record? As Liverpool enter the UEFA Champions League at the play-off round stage see how they will be attempting to preserve a perfect record for English clubs since the play-offs were introduced in 2009, featuring goals by Sergio Agüero, Alexis Sánchez and Peter Crouch.
01:22 Sevilla, Napoli and Sporting’s play-off round hoodoo Three of the five clubs entering the UEFA Champions League at the play-off round have been here before and will be hoping to banish bad memories of their previous experiences at this stage. We look back at why Sevilla, Napoli and Sporting will be hoping for better this time around.
Nice eliminate Ajax, Young Boys upset Dynamo Kyiv Fourteen of the 15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round ties concluded on Wednesday, with Nice and Young Boys eliminating Ajax and Dynamo Kyiv respectively on away goals.
Who gets to keep the UEFA Champions League trophy? Real Madrid can become the first team since 1976 to win a third European Cup in a row next season – in the past, that would have meant keeping the original trophy permanently.
Celtic and Nice held at home, six-goal thriller in Belgium There was nothing between Celtic and Rosenborg or Nice and Ajax in the first legs, while Club Brugge and İstanbul Başakşehir shared six goals in a remarkable draw.
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round guide Ajax, CSKA Moskva, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos are among 13 clubs entering the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, which got under way on 25 July.
01:56 Mario Balotelli: Five goals from Nice's enigmatic forward Over the past seven years Mario Balotelli has entertained fans at five different clubs. Now enjoying a new lease of life at Nice, watch him score for the French club as well as down the years for Liverpool, Milan, Manchester City and Internazionale.
Bernardeschi to Juventus: what does it mean? UEFA.com's Juventus reporter Paolo Menicucci picks over Massimo Allegri's summer signings and concludes that it will be 4-2-3-1 all the way for the Bianconeri this season.
The longest journeys in UEFA club football With Astana still involved in the UEFA Champions League, and Marítimo entering the UEFA Europa League, UEFA.com maps the extremes of the footballing continent.
Celtic, Legia, Salzburg lead ten more through Legia scored six and Celtic managed four while Ludogorets and Salzburg also recorded big wins as the final ten teams booked places in the third qualifying round.
UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw Ajax will face Mario Balotelli and Nice in the third qualifying round after the draw – which also featured, among others, Celtic, CSKA Moskva, Dynamo Kyiv and Olympiacos – was made in Nyon.
All you need to know: #UCL third qualifying round draw Dynamo Kyiv and Ajax are among the heavyweights entering the fray in Friday's UEFA Champions League third qualifying draw, streamed live on UEFA.com from 12:00CET.
Why Real Madrid have signed Dani Ceballos Chronic health problems threatened to stall Dani Ceballos's career as a youngster, but, having shone at the U21 EURO, the man compared to Andrés Iniesta has been snapped up by Real Madrid.
København, Legia, Maribor among first-leg winners Legia Warszawa and København both scored three goals in away victories while fellow former group stage contenders Astana, APOEL and Maribor eked out second qualifying round first-leg wins of their own.
Dani Alves to Paris: Brazilian record looms Newly signed for Paris Saint-Germain, Dani Alves needs just one more UEFA appearance to break a Brazilian record. UEFA.com meets the Brazilians who have made the biggest impact in Europe.
