<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href=""?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ITV Football</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/default.html?CMPID=RSS343226</link><description>Europa League previews from ITV Football</description><pubdate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:04:03 GMT</pubdate><item><title>FC Utrecht v Liverpool</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-utrecht-v-liverpool-768467080.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Coach aware of Liverpool threat

FC Utrecht coach Ton du Chatinier admits Liverpool pose far more difficult Europa League opposition than the Celt...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:34:32</pubDate></item><item><title>CSKA Sofia v FC Porto</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/cska-sofia-v-fc-porto-419761682.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Coach wants comfortable route

Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas has urged his team to ease their passage though Europa League Group L with a second s...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:33:30</pubDate></item><item><title>CSKA Moscow v Sparta Prague</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/cska-moscow-v-sparta-prague-156967925.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Brabec issues warning

Sparta Prague defender Erich Brabec has warned his team-mates to be wary of the threat posed by Vagner Love when they trave...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:14:28</pubDate></item><item><title>Young Boys v Getafe</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/young-boys-v-getafe-986773864.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Michel has problems to face

Getafe coach Michel has a number of absentees to cope with as his side go in search of their second successive win in...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:05:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Odense BK v VfB Stuttgart</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/odense-bk-v-vfb-stuttgart-640186359.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Gross: League doesn't matter now

Stuttgart boss Christian Gross has urged his side to forget about their Bundesliga woes when they take on Odense...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:33:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Lech Poznan v SV Red Bull Salzburg</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/lech-poznan-v-sv-red-bull-salzburg-898698742.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Coach in confident mood

Lech Poznan coach Jacek Zielinski is confident his side have put their second-half collapse against Legia Warsaw behind t...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:31:28</pubDate></item><item><title>Hajduk Split v Anderlecht</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/hajduk-split-v-anderlecht-292613396.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Van Holsbeeck prepares for crucial clash

Anderlecht manager Herman van Holsbeeck believes his side will face an almost impossible task to qualify...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:45:58</pubDate></item><item><title>PAOK Salonika v Dinamo Zagreb</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/paok-salonika-v-dinamo-zagreb-585442278.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Boss warns of hostile atmosphere

Dinamo Zagreb coach Vahid Halilhodzic has warned his players they will have to handle a hostile Greek welcome if...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:33:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Rapid Vienna v Besiktas</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/rapid-vienna-v-besiktas-763348489.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Dag: We are going for the win

Besiktas' Austria international Ekrem Dag has warned the Turkish club expect to claim all three points from their E...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:16:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Man City v Juventus</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/man-city-v-juventus-520403596.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Mancini: I need time to make City great

Roberto Mancini faces a club close to his heart admitting it will take another six months to shape Manche...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:12:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/borussia-dortmund-v-sevilla-81808260.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Manzano ready for must-win clash

Sevilla begin life under new coach Gregorio Manzano with a tough trip to in-form Borussia Dortmund as the Andalu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:11:18</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Metalist Kharkiv v PSV</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-metalist-kharkiv-v-psv-733992096.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Markevych: PSV are the best

Metalist Kharkiv boss Myron Markevych has hailed PSV Eindhoven as Holland's number one team ahead of the Europa Leagu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:08:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Zenit St Petersburg v AEK Athens</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/zenit-st-petersburg-v-aek-athens-30722253.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Spalletti wary of Athens

Zenit St Petersburg head coach Luciano Spalletti has warned his side not to underestimate beleaguered visitors AEK Athen...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:38:25</pubDate></item><item><title>Sporting v Levski Sofia</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sporting-v-levski-sofia-898944469.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Lisbon looking for boost

Sporting Lisbon will look to put their domestic woes behind them as they head back into Europa League action.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:32:18</pubDate></item><item><title>BATE v AZ</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/bate-v-az-808902993.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Falkenburg prepared for tricky trip

AZ Alkmaar midfielder Eric Falkenburg is expecting a tougher test against Belarusian champions BATE Borisov t...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:30:18</pubDate></item><item><title>Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/atletico-madrid-v-bayer-leverkusen-229699928.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Spaniards keen to bounce back

Atletico Madrid will attempt to get the defence of their Europa League title back on track when they host buoyant B...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:12:21</pubDate></item><item><title>PSG v Karpaty Lviv</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/psg-v-karpaty-lviv-686149097.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Sessegnon boost for PSG

Paris St Germain boss Antoine Kombouare will be able to call on Stephane Sessegnon for the Europa League clash with Karpa...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:00:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Rosenborg v Aris Salonika</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/rosenborg-v-aris-salonika-74989249.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Eggen looks for Rosenborg response

Rosenborg coach Nile Arne Eggen has urged his players to forget their 4-0 thumping at the hands of Bayer Lever...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:29:17</pubDate></item><item><title>Villarreal v Club Brugge</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/villarreal-v-club-brugge-586571298.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Villarreal looking for European glory

Villarreal will hope to transfer their fine league form onto the European stage when they host Club Brugge ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:21:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Steaua Bucuresti v Napoli</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/steaua-bucuresti-v-napoli-88055215.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Napoli hoping good form continues

Napoli travel to Romania to meet Steaua Bucharest in their Group K showdown looking to pick up where they left ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:05:21</pubDate></item><item><title>Sampdoria v Debrecen</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sampdoria-v-debrecen-37750104.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Samp eyeing a return to form

Sampdoria will look to end their poor run of form when they take on Europa League Group I rivals Debrecen.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:23:17</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Sheriff v Dynamo Kiev</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-sheriff-v-dynamo-kiev-137293170.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Sosnitski wary of Kiev clash

FC Sheriff coach Andrei Sosnitski remembers tough contests against his Dynamo Kiev counterpart Valeri Gazzaev in the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:05:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Palermo v Lausanne Sports</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/palermo-v-lausanne-sports-219366407.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Miccoli set for start

Attacking talisman Fabrizio Miccoli is set to make his first appearance of the season for Palermo in the Europa League Grou...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:05:47</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Porto v Rapid Vienna</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-porto-v-rapid-vienna-338226223.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Porto boss confident

Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas has highlighted Rapid Vienna's ability to punish teams on the counter-attack, but believes his...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:41:11</pubDate></item><item><title>AZ v FC Sheriff</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/az-v-fc-sheriff-919667519.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Verbeek wants improved display

AZ Alkmaar coach Gertjan Verbeek has demanded his players begin to rectify their troubled start to the season.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:39:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Debrecen v FC Metalist Kharkiv</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/debrecen-v-fc-metalist-kharkiv-658675083.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Kabat boost for Debrecen

Peter Kabat is hoping to return to action for Debrecen in time for their Europa League clash with Metalist Kharkiv.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:28:40</pubDate></item><item><title>VfB Stuttgart v Young Boys</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/vfb-stuttgart-v-young-boys-868628243.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Young Boys hope Stuttgart stutter continues

Young Boys will be looking to take full advantage of Stuttgart's errant form when they open their Eur...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:10:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Lausanne Sports v CSKA Moscow</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/lausanne-sports-v-cska-moscow-345119985.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Moscow record lifts Lausanne

Swiss minnows Lausanne will look to extend their stranglehold over Muscovite opposition as they launch their Europa ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:07:42</pubDate></item><item><title>SV Red Bull Salzburg v Man City</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sv-red-bull-salzburg-v-man-city-415481047.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Adebayor out of Salzburg trip

Emmanuel Adebayor has been ruled out of Manchester City's opening Europa League group game against Red Bull Salzburg.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:58:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Anderlecht v Zenit St Petersburg</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/anderlecht-v-zenit-st-petersburg-65995782.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Zenit let the Drog out

Zenit St Petersburg's Belgian defender Nicolas Lombaerts has warned his side they will face the "next Didier Drogba" when ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:53:40</pubDate></item><item><title>Liverpool v Steaua Bucuresti</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/liverpool-v-steaua-bucuresti-936925465.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Hodgson set to tinker

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson plans to make changes for the opening Europa League group match at home to Steaua Bucharest.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:09:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Dynamo Kiev v BATE</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/dynamo-kiev-v-bate-675308350.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Goncharenko soldiers on

BATE Borisov coach Viktor Goncharenko has borrowed an old Belarusian saying in a bid to stir his players into action ahea...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:59:38</pubDate></item><item><title>AEK Athens v Hajduk Split</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/aek-athens-v-hajduk-split-18545887.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Andric out to push favourites Zenit

Hajduk Split skipper Srdjan Andric has promised Europa League rivals Zenit St Petersburg they will not have t...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:53:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Getafe v Odense BK</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/getafe-v-odense-bk-317101362.html</link><description><![CDATA[
New-look Odense ready for test

Odense BK head into their opening Europa League fixture against Getafe having this week undergone a dramatic manag...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:41:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Besiktas v CSKA Sofia</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/besiktas-v-cska-sofia-898542657.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Tabata focused on Sofia clash

Besiktas midfielder Rodrigo Tabata is sure his side will be focused on their Europa League opener against CSKA Sofi...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:39:40</pubDate></item><item><title>Club Brugge v PAOK Salonika</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/club-brugge-v-paok-salonika-709375706.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Dalmat calling for calm

Club Brugge midfielder Wilfried Dalmat feels the Europa League clash will help ease frayed nerves and minds.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:35:09</pubDate></item><item><title>Lille v Sporting</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/lille-v-sporting-747350396.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Obraniak ready for Lille test

Lille are looking forward to testing themselves against Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon when the teams meet in th...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:34:08</pubDate></item><item><title>Napoli v FC Utrecht</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/napoli-v-fc-utrecht-551614465.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Cavani set for Napoli return

Napoli forward Edison Cavani is hoping a return to European action can give his team a boost when they host FC Utrecht.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:06:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Karpaty Lviv v Borussia Dortmund</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/karpaty-lviv-v-borussia-dortmund-654319730.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Klopp wary of Karpaty test

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has warned his team not to take Karpaty Lviv lightly when they make their eagerly...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:46:14</pubDate></item><item><title>Sevilla v PSG</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sevilla-v-psg-79808310.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Sevilla eye winning start

It may not be the European competition they were hoping to be playing in, but Sevilla are still looking forward to begi...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:11:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Bayer Leverkusen v Rosenborg</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/bayer-leverkusen-v-rosenborg-73366872.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Rolfes to remain on sidelines

Bayer Leverkusen coach Jupp Heynckes will not turn to Simon Rolfes to fill the void in his midfield left by an inju...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:00:08</pubDate></item><item><title>Levski Sofia v AA Gent</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/levski-sofia-v-aa-gent-721655374.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Yovov issues rallying cry

Levski Sofia winger Hristo Yovov has called on his team-mates to make another piece of history when they host Gent in t...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:32:47</pubDate></item><item><title>Juventus v Lech Poznan</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/juventus-v-lech-poznan-951528361.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Pressure is on Juve - Krivets

Lech Poznan midfielder Sergei Krivets believes his side has nothing to lose against one of the giants on the contin...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:16:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Sparta Prague v Palermo</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sparta-prague-v-palermo-332745148.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Palermo eye Europa boost

Palermo are hoping Thursday`s Europa League clash at Sparta Prague will kick-start their season.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:04:52</pubDate></item><item><title>PSV v Sampdoria</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/psv-v-sampdoria-211131782.html</link><description><![CDATA[
In-form duo set for clash

Two sides enjoying fine starts to their domestic seasons go head to head when PSV Eindhoven host Sampdoria in their Eur...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:08:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/dinamo-zagreb-v-villarreal-519127356.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Yellow Submarine in buoyant mood

Villarreal begin their Europa League campaign against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday night with confidence renewed fo...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:37:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Aris Salonika v Atletico Madrid</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/aris-salonika-v-atletico-madrid-140460204.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Aguero out of Atletico opener

Atletico Madrid start the defence of their Europa League title against Aris Salonika without key striker Sergio Agu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:22:21</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
