APOEL to replace Fenerbahce

APOEL FC will play in the UEFA Europa League group stage after being drawn to replace Fenerbahçe SK following the Turkish club's exclusion from the 2013/14 UEFA club competitions.

The Cypriot club, who were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Belgian side SV Zulte Waregem, will therefore feature in the draw for group stage which gets under way at 13.00CET at the Grimaldi Forum.

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Gunners , comfortable win against Fenerbahce

Arsenal made a comfortable win today , 3-0 , against Fenerbahce at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.Second-half goals from Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and a penalty from Olivier Giroud made sure of the win. The Gunners now firmly in the driving seat ahead of next week's second leg at the Emirates Stadium.Arsene Wenger was forced into one change from the opening day of the Premier League season with injury to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ruling him out of the trip to Turkey.Santi Cazorla replaced the England international with Lukas Podolski having to settle for a place on the bench.Fenerbahce gave starts to new signings Bruno Alves and Michal Kadlec, while another new arrival Emmanuel Emenike was named as a substitute.The first half was a quiet one , meanwhile in the second 3 goals were scored.The hosts began the second half at a much higher tempo but fell behind six minutes in as Gibbs scored a crucial away goal assisted by Walcott.The second one was a perfect shot from 20m by Ramsey.The victory was secured with 14 minutes to play as Kadlec brought down Walcott inside the penalty area. Giroud made no mistake from the spot, sending Demirel the wrong way to complete a perfect night for Arsenal.

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