Zenit and Krasnodar both hit five goals past their opponents in today's Europa League Matchday Two. Zenit thrashed AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) by five goals to nil in Saint Petersburg, while Krasnodar, also playing at home, beat Nice (France) five goals to two.
The groups, the matches, the standings and the schedules. Presenting the Europa and Champions Leagues 2016-2017 after Matchday 2.
Matchday 2
Group A
Fenerbahçe 1 Feyenoord 0
Manchester United 1 Z.Luhansk 0
Fenerbahce 2 1 1 0 1 1 4
Feyenoord 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Man. Utd 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Zorya Luhansk 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Group B
Olympiakos 0 APOEL FC 1
Astana 0 Young Boys Berne 0
APOEL 2 2 0 0 3 1 6
Olympiakos 2 1 0 1 1 1 3
Astana 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Young Boys 2 0 1 1 0 1 1
Group C
Qäbälä 2 Mainz 3
Saint-Étienne 1 Anderlecht 1
Anderlecht 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Mainz 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
Saint-Étienne 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
Qäbälä 2 0 0 2 3 6 0
Group D
Dundalk 1 Maccabi 0
Zenit 5 Alkmaar 0
Zenit 2 2 0 0 9 3 6
Dundalk 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Alkmaar 2 0 1 1 1 6 1
Maccabi 2 0 0 2 3 5 0
Group E
FK Austria 0 Vienna Plzen 0
Roma 4 Astra Giurgiu 0
Roma 2 1 1 0 5 1 4
FK Austria Vienna 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Plzen 2 0 2 0 1 1 2
Astra Giurgiu 2 0 0 2 2 7 0
Group F
Athletic Bilbao 1 Rapid Vienna 0
Genk 3 Sassuolo 1
Genk 2 1 0 1 5 4 3
Sassuolo 2 1 0 1 4 3 3
Rapid Vienna 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Athletic Bilbao 2 1 0 1 1 3 3
Group G
Ajax 1 Standard Liège 0
Celta Vigo 2 Panathinaikos 0
Ajax 2 2 0 0 3 1 6
Celta Vigo 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Standard Liège 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Panathinaikos 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
Group H
KAA Gent 2 Konyaspor 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Sporting Braga 0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 0 0 3 0 6
KAA Gent 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Sporting Braga 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Konyaspor 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
Group I
Schalke 3 R. Salzburg 1
Krasnodar 5 Nice 2
Krasnodar 2 2 0 0 6 2 6
Schalke 2 2 0 0 4 1 6
R. Salzburg 2 0 0 2 1 4 0
Nice 2 0 0 2 2 6 0
Group J
Fiorentina 5 Qarabag 1
Slovan Liberec 1 Salonika 2
Fiorentina 2 1 1 0 5 1 4
Salonika 2 1 1 0 2 1 4
Slovan Liberec 2 0 1 1 3 4 1
Qarabag 2 0 1 1 3 7 1
Group K
Hapoel 0 Southampton 0
Sparta Praha 3 Inter 1
Southampton 2 1 1 0 3 0 4
Hapoel 2 1 1 0 2 0 4
Sparta Praha 2 1 0 1 3 4 3
Inter 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
Group L
Zurich 2 Osmanlispor 1
Steaua 1 Villarreal 1
Villarreal 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Osmanlispor 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
Zurich 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Steaua 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Matchday 1
Group A
Feyenoord 1 Manchester United 0
Z. Luhansk 1 Fenerbahçe 1
Group B
APOEL 2 FC Astana 1
Young Boys Berne 0 Olympiakos 1
Group C
Mainz 1 Saint-Étienne 1
Anderlecht 3 Qäbälä 1
Group D
Alkmaar 1 Dundalk 1
Maccabi 3 Zenit 4
Group E
Astra Giurgiu 2 FK Austria Vienna 3
Plzen 1 Roma 1
Group F
Sassuolo 3 Athletic Bilbao 0
Rapid Vienna 3 Genk 2
Group G
Panathinaikos 1 Ajax 2
Standard Liège 1 Celta Vigo 1
Group H
Sporting Braga 1 KAA Gent 1
Konyaspor 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 1
Group I
R. Salzburg 0 Krasnodar 1
Nice 0 Schalke 1
Group J
Qarabag 2 Slovan Liberec 2
Salonika 0 Fiorentina 0
Group K
Inter 0 Hapoel 2
Southampton 3 Sparta Praha 0
Group L
Osmanlispor 2 Steaua 0
Villarreal 2 Zurich 1
Europa League 2016-2017
The groups
Group A FC Zorya Luhansk (Ukraine) Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey) Feyenoord (Netherlands) Manchester United FC (England)
Group B APOEL FC (Cyprus) BSC Young Boys (Switzerland) FC Astana (Kazakhstan) Olympiacos FC (Greece)
Group C FSV Mainz 05 (Germany) AS Saint-Étienne (France) Qäbälä FK (Azerbaijan) RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)
Group D AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) Dundalk FC (Republic of Ireland) FC Zenit (Russia) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel)
Group E AS Roma (Italy) FC Astra Giurgiu (Romania) FC Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) FK Austria Wien (Austria)
Group F Athletic Club (Spain) KRC Genk (Belgium) SK Rapid Wien (Austria) US Sassuolo Calcio (Italy)
Group G AFC Ajax (Netherlands) Panathinaikos FC (Greece) R. Standard de Liège (Belgium) RC Celta de Vigo (Spain)
Group H FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) KAA Gent (Belgium) Konyaspor (Turkey) SC Braga (Portugal)
Group I FC Krasnodar (Russia) FC Salzburg (Austria) FC Schalke 04 (Germany) OGC Nice (France)
Group J ACF Fiorentina (Italy) FC Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) PAOK FC (Greece) Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan)
Group K AC Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) FC Internazionale Milano (Italy) Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (Israel) Southampton FC (England)
Group L FC Steaua Bucureşti (Romania) FC Zürich (Switzerland) Osmanlispor (Turkey) Villarreal CF (Spain)
The schedule
Group phase
Matchday 1 September 15
Matchday 2 September 29
Matchday 3 October 20
Matchday 4 November 3
Matchday 5 November 24
Matchday 6 December 8
Round of 32
First Legs February 16 Second Legs February 23
Round of 16
First Legs March 9 Second Legs March 16
Quarter-Finals
First Legs April 13 Second Legs April 20
Semi-Finals
First Legs May 4 Second Legs May 11
Final May 24
This year's Europa League Final will be held at the Friends Arena, Solna in Sweden
Champions League Matchday 2: Bayern lose, Arsenal strong
Groups ABCD played tonight. The shock result (perhaps not) was Atlético's victory over Bayern in Madrid. Celtic and City shared a six-goal thriller, Barça march on, Napoli show true class and is this Arsenal's year?
Matchday 2
Group A
Ludogorets 1 Paris Saint-Germain 3
Natanael 16 Matuidi 41, Cavani 56, 60
Arsenal 2 Basel 0
Walcott 7, 26
PSG 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
Arsenal 2 1 1 0 3 1 4
Ludogorets 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
Basel 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Group B
Besiktas 1 Dinamo Kyiv 1
Quaresma 29 Tsygankov 65
Napoli 4 Benfica 2
Hamsik 20 Gonçalo Guedes 70, Salvio 86
Mertens 51, 58
Milik 54 (pen)
Napoli 2 2 0 0 6 3 6
Besiktas 2 0 2 0 2 2 2
D. Kyiv 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
Benfica 2 0 1 1 3 5 1
Group C
Borussia Moenchengladbach 1 Barcelona 2
Hazard 34 Arda Turan 65, Piqué 74
Celtic 3 Manchester City 3
Dembélé 3, 47 Fernandinho 12, Sterling 28, Nolito 55
Sterling 20 (o.g.)
Barcelona 2 2 0 0 9 1 6
Manchester City 2 1 1 0 7 3 4
Celtic 2 0 1 1 3 10 1
B. Moenchengladbach 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
Group D
Atlético 1 Bayern München 0
Carrasco 35
Rostov 2 PSV 2
Poloz 8, 37 Pröpper 14, L. De Jong 45 + 1
Atlético 2 2 0 0 2 0 6
Bayern 2 1 0 1 5 1 3
PSV 2 0 1 1 1 3 1
Rostov 2 0 1 1 2 7 1
Groups EFGH
Groups EFGH played Tuesday in the Champions League Matchday Two. A bad day for CSKA, going bottom of the group with one point out of six, after being beaten in Moscow by Spurs. Monaco leads Group E, while Dortmund and Real Madrid head group F, Cristiano Ronaldo getting his 95th Champions League goal.
In Group G, Leicester City has six points out of six after beating FC Porto. The Portuguese side dominated the game but as usual could not translate superiority into goals. In Group H, Juve and Sevilla are in front with 4 points.
Matchday 2
Group E
Monaco 1 Leverkusen 1
Glik 90+4 Hernández 74
CSKA Moskva 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1
Son 71
Monaco 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
Tottenham 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
B. Leverkusen 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
CSKA Moskva 2 0 1 3 2 3 1
Group F
Dortmund 2 Real Madrid 2
Aubameyang 43 Cristiano Ronaldo 17 Varane 68
Schürrle 87
Sporting CP 2 Legia Warsaw 0
Ruiz 28
Dost 37
Dortmund 2 1 1 0 8 2 4
Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 4 3 4
Sporting CP 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
Legia 2 0 0 2 0 8 0
Group G
Kobenhavn 4 Club Brugge 0
Denswil 53 og
Delaney 64, Santander 69, M. Jorgensen 90+2
Leicester City 1 FC Porto 0
Slimani 25
Leicester City 2 2 0 0 4 0 6
Kobenhavn 2 1 1 0 5 1 4
FC Porto 2 0 1 1 1 2 1
Club Brugge 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
Group H
Sevilla 1 Lyon 0
Ben Yedder 53
D. Zagreb 0 Juventus 4
Pjanic 24, Higuaín 31, Dybala 57, Dani Alves 85
Juventus 2 1 1 0 4 0 4
Sevilla 2 1 1 0 1 0 4
Lyon 2 1 0 1 3 1 3
D. Zagreb 2 0 0 2 0 7 0
Matchday 1 results
Group A
PSG 1 Arsenal 1
Cavani 1 Alexis Sánchez 78
Basel 1 Ludogorets 1
Steffen 1 Jonathan Cafú 45
Group B
D. Kyiv 1 Napoli 2
Garmash 26 Milik 36, 45+2
Benfica 1 Besiktas 1
Cervi 12 Talisca 90+3
Group C
Barcelona 7 Celtic 0
Messi 3, 27, 60
Neymar 50
Iniesta 59
Suárez 75,88
Manchester City 4 Borussia Moenchengladbach 0
Aguero 3 Kelechi
Group D
PSV 0 Atlético 1
Saúl Ñíguez 43
Bayern München 5 Rostov 0
Lewandowski 28 (pen.)
Kimmich 53,60
Müller 45+2
Bernat 90
Group E
Bayer Leverkusen 2 CSKA Moskva 2
Mehmedi 9 Dzagoev 36, Eremenko 38
Hakan Çalhanoglu 15
Tottenham 1 Monaco 2
Alderweireld 45 Bernard Silva 15, Lemar 31
Group F
Real Madrid 2 Sporting CP 1
Ronaldo 89 Bruno César 48
Morata 90+4
Legia 0 Dortmund 6
Götze 7, Papastathopoulos 15, Bartra 17, R. Guerreiro 51, Castro 76
Aubameyang 87
Group G
Club Brugge 0 Leicester City 3
Albrighton 5, Mahrez 29, 61 (pen.)
FC Porto 1 Kobenhavn 1
Otávio 13 Cornelius 52
Group H
Lyon 3 Dinamo Zagreb 0
Tolisso 13, Ferri 49, Cornet 57
Juventus 0 Sevilla 0
Champions League 2016-2017
The Groups, the schedules, the results and the scorers from the beginning to the end of the season.
The Groups
Group A Arsenal FC (England) FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland) Paris Saint-Germain (France) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (Bulgaria)
Group B Besiktas JK (Turkey) FC Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) SL Benfica (Portugal) SSC Napoli (Italy)
Group C Celtic FC (Scotland) FC Barcelona (Spain) Manchester City FC (England) VfLBorussia Moenchengladbach (Germany)
Group D Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) FC Bayern München (Germany) FC Rostov (Russia) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Group E AS Monaco FC (France) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) Tottenham Hotspur FC (England)
Group F Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Legia Warszawa (Poland) Real Madrid CF (Spain) Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal)
Group G Club Brugge KV (Belgium) FC Kobenhavn (Denmark) FC Porto (Portugal) Leicester City FC (England)
Group H GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) Juventus (Italy) Olympique Lyonnais (France) Sevilla FC (Spain)
Total: 32 clubs
4 clubs competing: England, Germany, Spain
3 clubs: France, Portugal
2 clubs: Italy, Russia
1 club: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
The schedule
Group Phase
Matchday 1 September 13/14 Finished
Matchday 2 September 27/28
Matchday 3 October 18/19
Matchday 4 November 1/2
Matchday 5 November 22/23
Matchday 6 December 6/7
Round of 16
First Legs February 14/15 21/22
Second Legs March 7/8 14/15
Quarter-finals
First Legs April 11/12
Second Legs 18/19
Semi-Finals
First Legs May 2/3
Second Legs May 9/10
Final June 3
The venue for this year's final is Cardiff, Wales, UK - at Cardiff's National Stadium
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
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Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey specialized in long distance running as a teenager and in 1974, at 16 years of age, achieved a time of 13.30.01 in the five thousand meters and a year later, a time of 28.00.21 in the ten thousand meters in regional competitions, however he chose not to enter competitive sport and preferred to play football (Soccer), handball, tennis, judo, Krav Maga, table tennis and badminton in his free time. Today at 58 years of age, he continues to play the same sports as a participant and maintains an active interest in all modalities as a spectator and commentator, beginning and ending each day with a routine of TaiJi.