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Sport picture of the day: swamp football at Benfica v Olympiakos

There was so much standing water at Luz Stadium on Wednesday night, it's a wonder the game was finished. Here, the spray from a moment of impact has entirely enveloped the players, making it almost impossible for either to see Jonny Weeks

Champions League round-up: Galatasaray 3-1 FC Copenhagen, Bayern Munich 5-0 Viktoria Plzen, Olympiakos 1-1 Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Galatasaray eased to a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen with three first-half goals enough to secure a win which keeps their qualification hopes alive.

Benfica 1-1 Olympiakos | Champions League match report

Benfica's Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo bundled home a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against Olympiakos in their Champions League Group C encounter at the Estádio da Luz on Wednesday. The result means the two clubs are level on four points, five behind the leaders Paris…

Benfica v Olympiakos preview

Benfica midfielder Nemanja Matic has stressed the importance of returning to winning ways in the Champions League when they host Olympiakos on Wednesday night.

World Cup play-offs draw live!

Join Marcus Christenson to see who the eight European teams are drawn with in the World Cup 2014 play-offs Marcus Christenson

Ten things to watch in the next matches

Being defensive is against the Belgium manager's beliefs; Nicklas Bendtner set for timely Denmark return; with Luis Suárez in intimidating form the momentum should be Uruguay 1) One more point for Belgium To the delight of hipsters across the land, or at least the social media landscape,…

Anderlecht 0-3 Olympiakos | Champions League Group C match report

A hat-trick by Kostas Mitroglou took Olympiakos to a 3-0 Champions League victory over Anderlecht, who missed a penalty and a host of other good chances. The Greece striker's precision and a fine performance from the goalkeeper, Roberto, gave Olympiakos their first points in Group C. Anderlecht,…

West Bromwich Albion: Baggies scout watches Brussels talent

West Brom are sending a scout to check on Anderlecht and Olympiakos players in tonight's Champions League match in Brussels.

And'lecht v Olympiakos preview

Anderlecht midfielder Dennis Praet concedes it will be "impossible" to finish above Paris St Germain in Champions League Group C and believes the rest of the sides are already scrapping over the runners-up spot.