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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/65/66/89/1656689_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Wednesday 11 January 2012 19.27 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1740678/">Whelan delighted with new Stoke deal</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Marlos brings more Latin flair to Metalist" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1740578/"><img alt="Marlos brings more Latin flair to Metalist" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/74/05/81/1740581_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Wednesday 11 January 2012 13.57 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1740578/">Marlos brings more Latin flair to Metalist</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Salzburg wary of Metalist threat" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738800/"><img alt="Salzburg wary of Metalist threat" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/73/38/82/1733882_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 20.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738800/">Salzburg wary of Metalist threat</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Trabzonspor break new ground against PSV" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738809/"><img alt="Trabzonspor break new ground against PSV" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/73/09/76/1730976_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738809/">Trabzonspor break new ground against PSV</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Wis艂a bid to surmount Standard barrier" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738807/"><img alt="Wis艂a bid to surmount Standard barrier" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/72/51/42/1725142_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738807/">Wis艂a bid to surmount Standard barrier</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Steaua rev up to face McClaren's Twente" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738805/"><img alt="Steaua rev up to face McClaren's Twente" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/59/14/87/1591487_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738805/">Steaua rev up to face McClaren's Twente</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="AZ aim to ground high-flying Anderlecht" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738803/"><img alt="AZ aim to ground high-flying Anderlecht" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/69/01/23/1690123_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738803/">AZ aim to ground high-flying Anderlecht</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Rubin hunt maiden Greek scalp" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738802/"><img alt="Rubin hunt maiden Greek scalp" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/73/02/07/1730207_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738802/">Rubin hunt maiden Greek scalp</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Ajax and United on the comeback trail" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738798/"><img alt="Ajax and United on the comeback trail" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/Comp_Matches/01/73/10/32/1731032_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Monday 9 January 2012 8.00 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1738798/">Ajax and United on the comeback trail</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Scholes out of retirement for Manchester United" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1739677/"><img alt="Scholes out of retirement for Manchester United" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/96/60/1739660_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Sunday 8 January 2012 19.27 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1739677/">Scholes out of retirement for Manchester United</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="Porto's Lopes takes up Braga challenge" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1739442/"><img alt="Porto's Lopes takes up Braga challenge" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/DomesticLeague/01/73/94/55/1739455_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div class="news-date">Saturday 7 January 2012 20.01 CET</div><div class="news-title"><a href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1739442/">Porto's Lopes takes up Braga challenge</a></div></div></div><div class="para-separator">聽</div><div class="news-headline"><div class="news-headline-img"><a title="McClaren resumes command at Twente" href="/web/20120114200200/http://m.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news1739210/"><img alt="McClaren resumes command at Twente" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120114200200im_/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/General/01/73/93/69/1739369_THUMBNAIL.jpg"/></a></div><div class="news-text"><div 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