<?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, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:43 GMT</pubdate><item><title>Genoa v Lille</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/genoa-v-lille-816891064.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Gasperini preparing for `decisive match`

Genoa coach Gian Piero Gasperini has pressed home to his players the importance of their Europa League c...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:46:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Villarreal v Lazio</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/villarreal-v-lazio-3852365.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Triple hope for Spaniards

Villarreal will be desperate to continue their recent improved form, keep their Europa League hopes alive, and gain rev...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:52:39</pubDate></item><item><title>Everton v Benfica</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/everton-v-benfica-460634900.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Moyes out to restore pride

Everton manager David Moyes is determined his side will restore their battered reputation in Europe.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:18:09</pubDate></item><item><title>Roma v Fulham</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/roma-v-fulham-449881917.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Ranieri ready for tough test

Roma coach Claudio Ranieri is expecting a very hard game against Fulham in their Europa League showdown at the Stadi...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:17:06</pubDate></item><item><title>CFR Cluj-Napoca v Sparta Prague</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/cfr-clujnapoca-v-sparta-prague-292934387.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Chovanec: Away form must improve

Sparta Prague coach Jozef Chovanec has told his players they must learn to play as well on the road as they do a...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:57:03</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Twente v FC Sheriff</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-twente-v-fc-sheriff-7158243.html</link><description><![CDATA[
McClaren aims for response

Steve McClaren will aim to get FC Twente's Europa League campaign back on track when they get the chance to avenge the...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Nacional v Athletic Bilbao</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/nacional-v-athletic-bilbao-949480289.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Bilbao eye qualification

Athletic Bilbao have a place in the next round of the Europa League in their sights as they make the hop down to the isl...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:03</pubDate></item><item><title>Hamburg v Celtic</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/hamburg-v-celtic-659319228.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Labbadia comfortable as rivals back Celtic

Hamburg boss Bruno Labbadia has no problems with fans from city rivals St Pauli swelling the Celtic su...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:10:02</pubDate></item><item><title>Sporting v FK Ventspils</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sporting-v-fk-ventspils-469178817.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Defeat could spell end for Bento

Sporting welcome Ventspils to the Estadio Jose Alvalade knowing anything but a resounding win could spell the en...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Heerenveen v Hertha Berlin</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/heerenveen-v-hertha-berlin-599015623.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Funkel: It`s not over yet

Hertha Berlin boss Friedhelm Funkel has still not given up hope of progressing from the Europa League group stage even ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:01</pubDate></item><item><title>SK Sturm Graz v Panathinaikos</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sk-sturm-graz-v-panathinaikos-803588936.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Pana Haas to win - skipper

Sturm Graz captain Mario Haas has backed his side to kick-start their stuttering Europa League campaign with an overdu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:46:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Basle v CSKA Sofia</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/basle-v-cska-sofia-244742608.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Fink thinks about making changes

Basle coach Thorsten Fink is likely to field a weakened team when his injury-ravaged squad play host to CSKA Sof...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:39:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Fenerbahce v Steaua Bucuresti</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fenerbahce-v-steaua-bucuresti-633626077.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Lugano eyes treble chance

Fenerbahce defender Diego Lugano insists his side should be aiming for a glorious treble this season, by collecting bot...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Levski Sofia v SV Red Bull Salzburg</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/levski-sofia-v-sv-red-bull-salzburg-477257149.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Stevens remains focussed

Salzburg boss Huub Stevens insists he is not worrying about results elsewhere as he prepares his side for Thursday's Eur...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Slavia Prague v Valencia</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/slavia-prague-v-valencia-855276887.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Villa absent for Los Che

Valencia will hope to take another large step towards the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday night when they face ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:46</pubDate></item><item><title>AEK Athens v BATE</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/aek-athens-v-bate-51622972.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Thanopoulos urges unity

AEK Athens president and managing director Nikos Thanopoulos has urged everyone at the club to "become a family again" to...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:11:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinamo Bucuresti v Galatasaray</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/dinamo-bucuresti-v-galatasaray-501366031.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Talnar set for Gala clash

Dinamo Bucharest meet Galatasaray for the second time in a fortnight in Europa League on Thursday night but will do so ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Werder Bremen v FK Austria Vienna</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/werder-bremen-v-fk-austria-vienna-804875669.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Bremen missing numbers

Werder Bremen could be without several senior players for Thursday's Europa League clash with Austria Vienna.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:14:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Toulouse v Shakhtar Donetsk</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/toulouse-v-shakhtar-donetsk-20798624.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Rat expecting tricky test

Shakhtar Donetsk defender Razvan Rat believes they are in for a tricky test in Toulouse despite hammering their Europa ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:11:38</pubDate></item><item><title>Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/dinamo-zagreb-v-ajax-870134818.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Zagreb to contest points deduction

Dinamo Zagreb have confirmed their intention to appeal against the three-point penalty imposed on them by UEFA...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Partizan Belgrade v Club Brugge</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/partizan-belgrade-v-club-brugge-400401087.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Brugge suffer Hoefkens blow

Club Brugge head into Thursday's Europa League Group J match with Partizan Belgrade reeling from the news defender Ca...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Rapid Vienna v Hapoel Tel-Aviv</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/rapid-vienna-v-hapoel-telaviv-799854565.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Rapid keen to bounce back

Rapid Vienna will be out for revenge on Thursday night when they face Hapoel Tel-Aviv in a crucial Europa League clash.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Anderlecht v FC Timisoara</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/anderlecht-v-fc-timisoara-220373566.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Strugglers seek improvement in form

After a goalless draw between the sides on matchday three of the Europa League, both Anderlecht and Timisoara...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:08:36</pubDate></item><item><title>Club Brugge v Partizan Belgrade</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/club-brugge-v-partizan-belgrade-403997433.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Odjidja: We can still qualify

Club Brugge midfielder Vadis Odjidja believes qualification for the last 32 of the Europa League is still possible ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:19:28</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Sheriff v FC Twente</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-sheriff-v-fc-twente-108248056.html</link><description><![CDATA[
McLaren wants winning run to continue

Steve McClaren's FC Twente side will be looking to build on their impressive start to the season with victo...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:17:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Celtic v Hamburg</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/celtic-v-hamburg-462756504.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Mowbray puts Hoops interests first

Tony Mowbray insists helping to restore the good name of Scottish football will be of secondary importance to ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:24:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Benfica v Everton</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/benfica-v-everton-115626392.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Jesus foresees entertaining encounter

Benfica boss Jorge Jesus is preparing for a flurry of goals at the Estadio da Luz when his team face Everto...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:01:55</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulham v Roma</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fulham-v-roma-261491596.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Hodgson keen to end Ranieri hoodoo

Roy Hodgson is aiming to inflict defeat on Claudio Ranieri for the first time in his career when Fulham host R...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:19:40</pubDate></item><item><title>CSKA Sofia v Basle</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/cska-sofia-v-basle-342467247.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Fink wary of Sofia threat

Basle coach Thorsten Fink has warned his players not to underestimate CSKA Sofia ahead of their Europa League clash.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Sparta Prague v CFR Cluj-Napoca</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sparta-prague-v-cfr-clujnapoca-775911178.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Chovanec: We won't underestimate Cluj

Sparta Prague head coach Jozef Chovanec knows his side face difficult opponents as they attempt to turn rou...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:37:23</pubDate></item><item><title>BATE v AEK Athens</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/bate-v-aek-athens-165113489.html</link><description><![CDATA[
BATE eager to get off the mark

Hosts BATE Borisov are looking to register their first point in Europa League Group I when they host Greek side AE...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:28:21</pubDate></item><item><title>Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Rapid Vienna</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/hapoel-telaviv-v-rapid-vienna-873131788.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Pacult: Hapoel will pose tough test

Rapid Vienna coach Peter Pacult admits Hapoel Tel Aviv have the technical ability to worry his team in Thursd...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:50</pubDate></item><item><title>FK Ventspils v Sporting</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fk-ventspils-v-sporting-156725132.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Bento backs Lisbon to deliver

Sporting Lisbon coach Paulo Bento expects his side to maintain their winning form in the Europa League when they fa...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:19:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Panathinaikos v SK Sturm Graz</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/panathinaikos-v-sk-sturm-graz-272119563.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Haas set to face Pana

Mario Haas is expected to return for action with Sturm Graz just in time to face his favourite opposition - Panathinaikos.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:18:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Shakhtar Donetsk v Toulouse</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/shakhtar-donetsk-v-toulouse-626125871.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Lucescu wary of Toulouse threat

Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has warned his players they will have to be at their best to see off a tale...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:17</pubDate></item><item><title>Lille v Genoa</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/lille-v-genoa-880719039.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Genoa aim to bounce back

Genoa will look to put their Serie A woes behind them and concentrate on getting their Europa League campaign back on tr...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:39:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Lazio v Villarreal</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/lazio-v-villarreal-424513071.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Ballardini eyes upturn in fortunes

Coach Davide Ballardini is hopeful Lazio can halt a run of almost two months without a home win when they take...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:47</pubDate></item><item><title>PSV v FC Copenhagen</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/psv-v-fc-copenhagen-853432428.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Rutten wary of upset

PSV Eindhoven manager Fred Rutten has cited Rubin Kazan's stunning victory over Barcelona as a reason to be wary of every Eu...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:52:14</pubDate></item><item><title>Galatasaray v Dinamo Bucuresti</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/galatasaray-v-dinamo-bucuresti-166715533.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Rijkaard feeling calm

Galatasaray coach Frank Rijkaard insists he is not feeling the pressure as he prepares his side to face Dinamo Bucharest in...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:32:16</pubDate></item><item><title>FK Austria Vienna v Werder Bremen</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fk-austria-vienna-v-werder-bremen-914832355.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Allofs warns of Vienna threat

Werder Bremen sporting director Klaus Allofs has warned his side Austria Vienna will be out to claim a prized Germa...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:10:43</pubDate></item><item><title>Steaua Bucuresti v Fenerbahce</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/steaua-bucuresti-v-fenerbahce-379434117.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Duckadam doubts Euro success

Former Steaua Bucharest goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam thinks it is highly unlikely a Romanian club will ever win a Eur...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:54:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Valencia v Slavia Prague</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/valencia-v-slavia-prague-910085279.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Valencia eye qualification

Valencia will attempt to take a significant step towards the Europa League round of 32 on Thursday night when they hos...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:51:11</pubDate></item><item><title>SV Red Bull Salzburg v Levski Sofia</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/sv-red-bull-salzburg-v-levski-sofia-865404597.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Stevens demands response

Red Bull Salzburg boss Huub Stevens has challenged his side to produce a reaction to the disappointing league defeat by ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Hertha Berlin v Heerenveen</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/hertha-berlin-v-heerenveen-923858769.html</link><description><![CDATA[
John targets return to form

Hertha Berlin assistant coach Christoph John sees Thursday's Europa League clash with Heerenveen at the Olympiastadio...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:33:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Athletic Bilbao v Nacional</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/athletic-bilbao-v-nacional-740086424.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Bilbao target crucial win

Freefalling Athletic Bilbao will be desperate to end their poor current form when they play host to CD Nacional in the ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:31:12</pubDate></item><item><title>Ajax v Dinamo Zagreb</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/ajax-v-dinamo-zagreb-224165418.html</link><description><![CDATA[
Zagreb plotting another surprise

Dinamo Zagreb defender Etto hopes to build on their surprise win away to Timisoara last time out when they visit...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:48:07</pubDate></item><item><title>FC Timisoara v Anderlecht</title><link>http://www.itv.com/sport/football/news/uefacup/previews/fc-timisoara-v-anderlecht-327375024.html</link><description><![CDATA[


Anderlecht defender Ondrej Mazuch believes his side are favourites to progress to the next round of the Europa League ahead of Thursday's trip t...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:55:36</pubDate></item></channel></rss>