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Roma vs CSKA Sofia

Date: October 1st Time: 19:05 (GMT)

Roma coach Claudio Ranieri has named his 20-man squad for the Europa LeagueCSKA Sofia on Thursday evening, as reported by forzaroma.info.

The Giallorossi are desperate for a positive result after suffering a shock 2-0 loss to Basel two weeks ago, which has left them at the bottom of Group E.

Key players Rodrigo Taddei and Philippe Mexes will miss out through injury. Talismanic captain Francesco Totti is expected to pull the strings in attack again, probably alongside Mirko Vucinic.

Brazilian full-back Cicinho could make his return to the starting XI after missing several months with a knee injury.

The full squad is listed below.

Goalkeepers: Doni, Lobont, Julio Sergio

Defenders: Andreolli, Burdisso, Cicinho, Juan, Motta, Riise, Tonetto

Midfielders: De Rossi, Perrotta, Pizarro, Menez, Guberti, Greco

Strikers: Cerci, Totti, Vucinic, Okaka

Source: www.goal.com

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Valencia vs Genoa

Date: October 1st Time: 19:05 (GMT)

Arrigo Sacchi has warned Genoa to keep Valencia ace David Villa quiet when they face Los Che in the Europa League on Thursday. "Valencia are a team with great history in Europe. Recently they are not brilliant or strong like previous years, but they are good technically," Sacchi told Pianetagenoa1893.net. "Genoa will need to pay attention to Villa, who is a major player and an international striker. Valencia also have the experience." However, the coach believes the Grifoni's attacking brand of football is their best weapon, and he is expecting to see it work. "Genoa play great football, not only good to watch, but it's also of a world-class level. They play really well, and they are honouring Calcio," concluded the Italian. Source: www.goal.com Let's watch who will be the winner...

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Fulham vs Basle

Date: October 1st Time: 19:05 (GMT)

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Fulham look set to make nine changes with David Stockdale and John Pantsil the only likely survivors from the side that beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday.

Danny Murphy, Clint Dempsey, Paul Konchesky, Damien Duff and Mark Schwarzer are all sidelined through injury, but are expected to return against Wolves.

Fringe players Erik Nevland and Bjorn Helge Riise should both feature.

Source: www.teletext.co.uk

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Basle vs Roma

Date: September 17th Time: 17:00 (GMT)

Roma goalkeeper Julio Sergio has hailed the impact of new coach Claudio Ranieri ahead of the Europa League game against Basle.

The Serie A outfit head into the Group E match at St Jakob-Park with a weight lifted from their shoulders following Sunday's last-gasp 2-1 win over Siena.

That result brought an end to the Giallorossi's sticky start to the domestic campaign, which brought two successive defeats and the resignation of coach Luciano Spalletti.

Substitute John Arne Riise struck in the last minute to hand Ranieri victory in his first game at the helm last weekend, and 30-year-old keeper Sergio believes Roma can build on that as they begin their European campaign in earnest.

"At Siena we achieved an important victory and we have put into practice what Ranieri has asked of us," said Sergio.

"We are a team with great players and it is difficult to understand what has happened in the first matches. Now we hope to improve.

"Ranieri wants a more compact team, we know that we are scoring goals and creating many chances. We must try to defend better and then one of them up front can make a opening and settle the game."

Indeed, scoring goals in Europe this season has been far from a problem for the capital club.

They scored 20 goals in just four games en route to this stage, with Jeremy Menez chipping in with three and captain Francesco Totti netting an astonishing 10 times, including hat-tricks against both KAA Gent and MFK Kosice.

The manner of those victories coupled with the form of the talismanic Totti has raised expectations of a solid showing in Europe's second-tier competition, and Sergio believes the Romans can go all the way.

"We can get close to the final, and it is also possible to win the European title," he declared.

Like tomorrow's opponents, Basel have made an underwhelming start to their domestic season and sit in seventh place in the 10-team Super League after nine games.

They are already 10 points behind leaders Young Boys, but, like Roma, have reasons to be optimistic after also hitting the goal trail in the Europa League qualifying rounds.

The Swiss side scored 20 goals in six qualifying games prior to the group stage, with Marco Streller, Federico Almerares and Alexander Frei all netting at least three apiece.

That sequence bodes well for new coach Thorsten Fink, who has a tough job on his hands to emulate his predecessor, Christian Gross, who was sacked after 10 years at the club over the summer having delivered the club four league titles and four Swiss Super Cup triumphs.

Source: www.espnstar.com

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Everton vs AEK Athens

Date: September 17th Time: 19:05 (GMT)

Everton will give new Russian winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov his full debut in their Europa League Group One opener.

The 24-year-old has managed just a few minutes as a sub against Wigan since a £10m move from Locomotiv Moscow.

Skipper Phil Neville is likely to be out for three months with knee ligament damage, while Tony Hibbert is suspended and Dutch utility defender John Heitinga is ineligible.

Source: www.teletext.co.uk

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