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class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1610416/">Shevchenko dismissed as Braga hold Dynamo</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.15 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 SC Braga<br/></b>Yuri Semin's team took an early lead but head to Portugal on level terms having played the final half-hour without Andriy Shevchenko.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Europa League</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1610415/">Five-star Villarreal leave Twente dazed</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.14 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>Villarreal CF 5-1 FC Twente</b><br/>Carlos Marchena, Borja Valero, Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar (2) were all on target as the Spanish outfit took a giant stride towards the semi-finals.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">National Association</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1611616/">Local children compete along road to Dublin final</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 13.21 CET</p><p class="teaser">The Football Association of Ireland and Dublin City Council are organising a grassroots football programme that will reach a climax on the eve of the UEFA Europa League final.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/news/1616443/">Survival the key as KÍ resume Faroese fight </a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 11.25 CET</p><p class="teaser">Relegated from the Faroese top flight for the first time in 2009, 17-time champions KÍ Klaksvík are back in the fold, hoping a side formed around young local talent can keep them afloat.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_bc_uefa"><h1>UEFA</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1615444/">2010/11 UEFA European Under-17 Championship draw held in Belgrade</a></h3><p class="date">Tuesday 5 April 2011 18.11 CET</p><p class="teaser">032 – Media accreditation opens for final tournament to be held in Serbia from 3 to 15 May</p></div><div><p class="news_category">UEFA Champions League</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1615281/">ZDF and Sky Deutschland awarded media rights</a></h3><p class="date">Tuesday 5 April 2011 11.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Media rights for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in Germany have been awarded to ZDF and Sky Deutschland for the club competitions' 2012-15 cycle.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1615276/">Media rights for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League 2012-15 announced in Germany</a></h3><p class="date">Tuesday 5 April 2011 10.05 CET</p><p class="teaser">031 – ZDF and Sky Deutschland awarded media rights</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1615042/">UEFA puts the focus on grassroots football</a></h3><p class="date">Monday 4 April 2011 12.15 CET</p><p class="teaser">The importance of grassroots football will be made clear during two forthcoming events on the UEFA calendar – the UEFA Grassroots Workshop and UEFA Grassroots Day.</p></div><div><p class="news_category">European Championship</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1614213/">Massive demand for UEFA EURO 2012 tickets</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 1 April 2011 14.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">030: More than 12 million ticket requests made between 1 to 31 March on UEFA.com</p></div><div><p class="news_category">General</p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/1614180/">Bosnian-Herzegovinian FA suspended</a></h3><p class="date">Friday 1 April 2011 10.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">FIFA and UEFA announced that they have taken the decision to suspend the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation until further notice, as of Friday 1 April 2011.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefa/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_ucl"><h1>UEFA Champions League</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1610374/">Chelsea's Terry ready for round two with United</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 9.26 CET</p><p class="teaser">John Terry warned Manchester United FC "we're still right in the tie and we can do what they've done" after Chelsea FC's 1-0 home loss, pointing to an Old Trafford league win last season.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1616365/">Carrick cautions against United complacency</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 9.00 CET</p><p class="teaser">Michael Carrick believes "there's no chance the job is finished" despite Manchester United FC's narrow success at Chelsea FC in the first leg of their all-English quarter-final.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1616400/">Shakhtar captain Srna backs Barcelona </a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 8.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">FC Shakhtar Donetsk captain Darijo Srna predicted that FC Barcelona would win the UEFA Champions League "for sure" after a 5-1 beating from "the best team in football history".</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1610375/">New dad Iniesta aglow after Shakhtar win</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 8.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">New father Andrés Iniesta told UEFA.com a goal in FC Barcelona's 5-1 win over FC Shakhtar Donetsk had capped "a great week", but warned his side of the challenge ahead in Ukraine.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1610359/">Guardiola guarded about Shakhtar threat</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 0.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">Josep Guardiola warned FC Barcelona to take no notice of FC Shakhtar Donetsk counterpart Mircea Lucescu's suggestion that "the tie is already decided" despite a 5-1 first-leg win.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/1610358/">Ferguson heralds 'clever midfield' display</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 0.13 CET</p><p class="teaser">Sir Alex Ferguson felt the containment job done by Manchester United FC merited victory at Chelsea FC, whose manager Carlo Ancelotti vowed to attack at Old Trafford next week.</p></div><a class="next" href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/"><span class="arrow">></span><span class="text">More news</span></a><div class="clear"></div></div><div class="box" id="newsbox_nav_uefaeuropaleague"><h1>UEFA Europa League</h1><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610414/">Clinical Benfica leave PSV with it all to do</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.31 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>SL Benfica 4-1 PSV Eindhoven</b><br/>Jorge Jesus' side will take a significant lead to the Netherlands thanks to goals from Pablo Aimar, Javier Saviola and an Eduardo Salvio double.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610413/">Falcao hat-trick inspires five-goal Porto</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.16 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>FC Porto 5-1 FC Spartak Moskva<br/></b>Falcao took his tally to a tournament-leading ten goals with his second European hat-trick this term as Porto established a healthy lead.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610416/">Shevchenko dismissed as Braga hold Dynamo</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.15 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 SC Braga<br/></b>Yuri Semin's team took an early lead but head to Portugal on level terms having played the final half-hour without Andriy Shevchenko.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610415/">Five-star Villarreal leave Twente dazed</a></h3><p class="date">Thursday 7 April 2011 23.14 CET</p><p class="teaser"><b>Villarreal CF 5-1 FC Twente</b><br/>Carlos Marchena, Borja Valero, Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar (2) were all on target as the Spanish outfit took a giant stride towards the semi-finals.</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610398/">Rutten urges PSV to go for Benfica jugular</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 6 April 2011 21.45 CET</p><p class="teaser">PSV Eindhoven coach Fred Rutten may see SL Benfica's defence as a "weakness to exploit", but his counterpart Jorge Jesus insists "if we concede and win, I don't care".</p></div><div><p class="news_category"></p><h3 class="news"><a href="/web/20110407232803/http://ac.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/1610400/">Dynamo wary of underdogs Braga's bite</a></h3><p class="date">Wednesday 6 April 2011 20.50 CET</p><p class="teaser">SC Braga coach Domingos Paciência has installed FC Dynamo Kyiv 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