Olympic Football and European comps...

Big day in the Olympic mens tournament as it is the last group games. 2nd legs in Europe too over the next 3 days.

OLYMPICS
(current points in brackets)
Group A - 6pm
France (6) vs New Zealand (3)
USA (3) vs Guinea (0)

Barring a massive defeat, France are through. The second spot is still achievable for the other 3 teams as GD is the decider.

Group B - 4pm
Morocco (3) vs Iraq (3)
Ukraine (3) vs Argentina (3)

Winner takes all in both games, although Argentina are the only team with a positive GD, so they go through with a draw.

Group C - 2pm
Dominican Republic (1) vs Uzbekistan (0)
Spain (6) vs Egypt (4)

Spain through, Uzbekistan out. Means Egypt just need a point. If Egypt lose then DR need to overturn a 3 goal deficit on GD.

Group D - 8pm
Israel (1) vs Japan (6)
Mali (1) vs Paraguay (3)

Japan through. Despite being 2nd Paraguay have a -3 GD, so even a draw leaves them at risk. Israel (-2) and Mali (-1) both could go out with a win.


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
A lot of first legs looked quite conclusive, especially for the British and Irish representatives. (First leg scores in brackets)
Today:
Petrocub Hincesti (0-1) APOEL
The New Saints (0-5) Ferencvaros
Ki (1-4) Malmo
Sparta Prague (2-0) Shamrock Rovers
Slovan Bratislava (1-1) Celje
Qarabag (2-0) Lincoln Red Imps
Fenerbache (4-3) Lugano

Tomorrow:
Dinamo Minsk (0-2) Ludogorets Razgrad
Borac Banja Luna (2-3) PAOK
RFS (0-4) Bodo/Glimt
Midtjylland (3-0) UE Santa Coloma
Jagiellonia Bialysok (4-0) Panevezys
Maccabi Tel Avv (1-1) Steaua Bucherest
Partizan (2-6) Dynamo Kyiv

Rangers await the winners of that last game, so almost certainly Kiev.


EUROPA LEAGUE
9 games on Thursday including:
Vojvodina (0-1) Ajax
Rapid Vienna (2-1) Wisla Krakow
Cercle Brugge (1-1) Kilmarnock
Botev Plovdiv (1-2) Panathinaikos

CONFERENCE LEAGUE
49 games across this week. British Isles had a mixed week.
Selected games:
Brann (0-0) Go Ahead Eagles
Inter Club d'Escaldes (3-4) AEK Athens
Austria Wien (1-2) IIves
St Mirren (0-0) Valur
Vaduz (1-3) St Partick's Athletic
Copenhagen (3-0) Bruno's Magpies
Caernarfon Town (0-6) Legia Warsaw
Shelbourne (0-3) Zurich
Vitoria de Guimaraes (1-0) Floriana
Auda (2-1) Cliftonville

Three weeks until PL football returns!!