Europa League

The draws for the first and second qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, which took place in Nyon on Monday, determined the opponents of the Bulgarian teams participating in the top two European tournaments.

By George Georgakopoulos

A Matias Iglesias long-distance shot on the 77th minute gave Asteras Tripolis a ticket straight for the Europa League group stage next season as it sealed the Peloponnesians? 1-0 win over PAOK on Sunday at the end of the Super League play-offs.

 Iraklis Thessalonikis returns to the Super League

By George Georgakopoulos

Atromitos forced PAOK?s third consecutive defeat in the Super League play-offs on Wednesday to throw the fight for the second spot in the mini-league wide open with one round of games left to play.

The Appeal Committee to the Licensing Committee of the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) upheld the revocation of the licences of CSKA Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia and Marek.

The appeal tabled by the fourth club - Haskovo was not reviewed by the Appeal Committee as it was not submitted within the required deadline of one week, the press service of BFS informs.

By George Georgakopoulos

Panathinaikos will be Greece?s representative in the qualifiers of next season?s Champions League after beating PAOK with a 2-0 score on Sunday to clinch the top spot in the Super League play-off mini-league, with two games left to play.

Galatasaray beat city rival Be?ikta? 2-0 in a Spor Toto Super League game at Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul on May 24, all but clinching a third title in four years with just one week remaining.

Turkey?s Be?ikta? has decided to part ways with Croatian coach Slaven Bilic at the end of the season, intensifying efforts to replace him after the last two games of the league campaign.

Turkish top flight football side Be?ikta? on May 16 rejected reports that it was planning to replace Croatian manager Slaven Bilic after a string of poor results.

Turkish media reports that the Istanbul side had opened talks and agreed in principle for Bursaspor manager and former national team coach ?enol Güne? to take charge of the club were "unfounded", it said in a statement.

Spor Toto Super League leader Galatasaray is eyeing an easy victory at home against Karabükspor this weekend to extend its stay atop the league standings.

Be?ikta? will play against Fenerbahçe this weekend in a crucial game for the Spor Toto Super League title race, the only target the Istanbul club now has for this season after being knocked out of Europa League competition.