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The second legs of a few Champions League playoff fixtures were played on Tuesday night with some notable teams getting knocked out on aggregate.

United go to Belgium defending a 3-1 first-leg lead.

The goal gave Valencia a 4-1 aggregate lead, though Andrea Raggi pulled one back in the 17th minute to give the hosts renewed hope.

Asked if he believed a repeat could be on the cards, Deila said: “It is like a final”.

Manchester United will be aiming to keep their 100 per cent record in the Premier League this season in tact when they host Newcastle on Saturday. He’s scored just one goal from nine shots on target in his last 11 league games.

Louis van Gaal feels his Manchester United team made the wrong choices in the final third in their 0-0 draw against Newcastle United earlier today.

Van Gaal also staunchly insisted that United had decided against signing Pedro – rather than having been caught out prevaricating over the deal only to be gazumped by Chelsea, who quickly secured the Spanish worldwide from Barcelona by triggering his €30millio...

But the United boss remains bullish over the club’s ability to bring top global players to Old Trafford, as well as their ability to retain players they regard as central to their future plans.

They got off to the flawless start when Rodrigo tapped home the opener only four minutes into the game. But when the dust settles and they analyse how this Champions League first-leg qualifier went, they will understand that it could have been very different.

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is said to be considering his future and the club and could be set for a surprise switch to Bayer Leverkusen, according to L’Equipe (via the Daily Star).

“I am a little bit disappointed [about missing out on a hat-trick] and I will forget about it tomorrow but tonight I will think about that last chance“.

“But we have to see out the two legs, and they have to beat us in Malmo to get through”.

Feghouli has been in talks about a move to Fenerbahce recently, but he was the hero at the Mestalla on Wednesday night as Valencia beat Monaco 3-1 in the first leg of their play-off encounter.

Leverkusen’s Roberto Hilbert, left, and Lazio’s Marco Parolo challenge for the ball during a qualifying round, first leg Champions League soccer match between Lazio and Bayer Leverkusen, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. He raced from the...

Now we have two games to reach it. We just have to be the best we can be.