Valencia will meet Olympique Marseille in the UEFA Cup final after a 1-0 aggregate win over Villarreal.
The Spanish club have the possibility of a first domestic and European double when they face Villarreal in the UEFA Cup semi-final.
Spanish rivals Villarreal and Valencia had to settle for a goalless draw in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final.
Former England captain Alan Shearer carries the hopes of an entire city when he leads Newcastle United in tonight's UEFA Cup semi-finals against Olympique Marseille.
The Newcastle United manager praised Gary Speed and Alan Shearer after their goals them a UEFA Cup semi-final place.
The Liverpool striker has been suffering from various leg injuries.
Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League could be hindered by their Europa League campaign, manager Jose Mourinho has said.
The Liverpool striker was fined two weeks' wages for the spitting incident that marred the UEFA Cup tie with Celtic.
Galatasaray's Champions League match with Juventus and Besiktas's game against Chelsea will now be played outside Turkey because of security concerns.
The 17-year-old forward trained with the club's first team squad on Thursday.
Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and AC Milan beat Greece's Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 but Sevilla suffered a shock defeat by Russians Krasnodar.
Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs this season, will meet in the Europa Leagueafter being drawn together in the group stage on Friday.
Brazilian forward Derlei Silva scored a second-half penalty to send Porto into the final with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Deportivo Coruna.
In another match in the Amsterdam tournament, Ajax held Liverpool goalless.
Alaves reached the King's Cup final for the first time in their 96-year history as Edgar Mendez's 83rd-minute strike saw off Celta Vigo 1-0 in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday to take the Basque side through 1-0 on aggregate.
Olympique de Marseille were the fall guys on a hectic opening night of Europa League group stage action as German club Eintracht Frankfurt returned from the south of France with a surprise 2-1 victory on Thursday.
The Manchester United striker finished with one more goals than last season's winner, Thierry Henry.
Celtic's Henrik Larsson scored once but had a penalty saved as Portuguese underdogs Boavista held the Scottish champions 1-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final.
Juventus set a new Champions League record with a 7-0 victory over Olympiakos that assured them top spot in Group D.
Spanish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had filed a claim against Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on two counts of tax fraud in 2011 and 2012, when he managed Real Madrid.
Craig Bellamy scored twice in a 5-0 win in the UEFA Cup first round match.
In a YouTube video post, Anelka said Houllier's comments were "of a racist nature" and he alleged that "it (was) not the first time".
Barcelona named former Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde on Monday as the successor to Luis Enrique and he will take charge of the La Liga runners-up on a two-year contract.
While a 'golden goal' immediately ended a match, the new rule stipulates that play should continue until the end of the half in which an extra-time goal was scored.
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