Some more match facts:
Rubin-Wolfsburg:
Rubin are unbeaten in six European home outings (two victories and four draws) since losing 1-0 to Parma FC in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup first round. Prior to this season, reaching the first round of that competition had represented their most substantial achievement on the continental stage. Wolfsburg have triumphed in only one of their eight UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League away games to date, beating SC Braga 3-2 in last season's group stage. Their overall record in those matches reads W1 D4 L3, while their tally in four UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League away fixtures this season reads W1 D1 L2.
Hamburg-Anderlecht:
Hamburg have disputed five matches against Belgian opponents in UEFA club competition, earning themselves the record W1 D2 L2 (W0 D1 L1 in Hamburg). They also faced KAA Gent in the 1970/71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the non-UEFA affiliated predecessor of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League, winning 1-0 in Belgium and 7-1 at home.
Anderlecht have met Bundesliga opposition 29 times and their record reads W11 D3 L15 (W4 D0 L9 in Germany). Prior to a 2-1 second-leg win at FC Bayern Mόnchen in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup round of 16 a tie they lost 6-2 on aggregate they had not won in their last ten games against German sides.
Hamburg are unbeaten in their last five European home outings, recording four victories and a draw since succumbing 1-0 to Danish side Randers FC in this season's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.
Anderlecht are unbeaten in four away games since the start of the UEFA Europa League group stage, posting two wins and two stalemates since a 5-1 loss at Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Champions League play-off round.
Lille-Liverpool:
Lille's eight meetings with English sides have earned them the record W2 D3 L3 (W1 D2 L1 at home). Six of those matches have been against Liverpool's north-west rivals Manchester United FC, with Les Dogues earning a win, two draws and three defeats against the Red Devils in a series of close-fought encounters which averaged a single goal per game.
Liverpool's record in 24 encounters with French clubs reads W14 D2 L8 (W5 D1 L6 in France). They are unbeaten in their last five contests in France, winning four of them and drawing the last 1-1 with Olympique Lyonnais in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage.
Lille have lost just one of their last 16 European home fixtures, a 1-0 defeat by United at the ground of their neighbours RC Lens in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round. They have won five of their six European home games this season.
A 2-0 loss at ACF Fiorentina in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage represented Liverpool's only defeat in their last ten European away trips.
Atletico Madrid-Sporting Lisbon:
Atlιtico have faced Portuguese opposition eight times in UEFA club competition, with their record reading W2 D2 L4 (W2 D1 L1 at home).
Atlιtico lost 2-0 away and 3-0 at home against FC Porto in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. They also met the Dragons in the first knockout round of the same competition last season, exiting on away goals.
Sporting have contested 16 UEFA club competition matches with Spanish sides, and their record reads W5 D3 L8 (W0 D2 L6 in Spain).
Sporting have yet to win in Spain, while their two previous trips to the capital to take on Real Madrid CF both ended in defeat: 1-0 in 1994 and 4-0 in 2000.
Benfica-Marseille:
Benfica's record in 16 European games against French opposition reads W7 D4 L5 (W5 D3 L0 at home).
Since meeting Portuguese opponents for the first time in that semi-final against Benfica, Marseille have twice been pooled with FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Their record in six matches against Portuguese sides reads W1 D1 L4 (W0 D0 L3 in Portugal). They have not won in their last five meetings with Portuguese Liga opponents.
Benfica have won all five of their European home outings this season, with a 4-0 triumph over Hertha BSC Berlin in the round of 32 bringing their Estαdio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica aggregate scoreline up to 17-1 for 2009/10. They are thus averaging well over three goals in every home game.
Marseille are unbeaten in their last three away missions two wins and a draw since losing 3-0 at Real Madrid CF in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage.
Juventus-Fulham:
Juventus boast plenty of experience of English opposition, with their record from 36 games reading W14 D8 L14 (W10 D4 L3 at home). They have not won in their last four home fixtures against Premier League sides, recording three draws and a defeat since beating Newcastle United FC 2-0 in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Juventus have lost all four of their two-legged knockout ties against English clubs since they overcame Liverpool FC 1-0 in the 1985 European Champion Clubs' Cup final.
Fulham have contested four matches against Italian clubs, putting together a record that reads W1 D2 L1 (W0 D1 L1 in Italy). Those fixtures comprise a 5-3 aggregate win against Bologna FC (one of Juve coach Alberto Zaccheroni's old clubs) in one of the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals and two games against AS Roma in this season's UEFA Europa League group stage a 1-1 draw in London and a 2-1 defeat in Rome.
All seven of Fulham's goals against Italian clubs have been scored by non-British players: four for Junichi Inamoto (Japan) and one each for Sylvain Legwinski (France), Brede Hangeland (Norway) and Diomansy Kamara (Senegal).
Juventus have triumphed in just one of their last six European home games, seeing off Maccabi Haifa FC 1-0 in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, though four of those fixtures ended in draws.
Fulham have recorded two victories, two draws and two defeats in their six European away games this season. Encouragingly, they have only failed to score once in their 13 European away trips since making their continental debut in 2002.
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Pananthinaikos-Standard Liege
Panathinaikos have played ten games against Belgian clubs, leaving them with the record W2 D4 L4 (W2 D3 L0 at home). Encouragingly for Nikos Nioplias's charges, they have not conceded in their last three home meetings with Eerste Klasse opposition a spell which extends back to a 2-2 draw with Club Brugge KV on 2 March 1988.
Standard have come up against both of Panathinaikos's big domestic rivals (Olympiacos FC and AEK Athens FC) in previous European fixtures, with their record reading W2 D1 L1 (W0 D1 L1 in Greece).
The two most recent of those encounters came against Olympiacos in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, Standard losing 2-1 in Piraeus but winning 2-0 at home.
Panathinaikos are on a three-game winning streak in Europe, having scored three times in each of those successes. They have also won their last three UEFA Europa League home matches since a 3-1 loss to Galatasaray AŞ in the group stage.
Unbeaten in their last three outings, Standard have nonetheless failed to clinch an away success in Europe in six attempts since triumphing 1-0 at FK Partizan in last season's UEFA Cup group stage. That stands as their only victory in their last ten away trips in continental competition.
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