Last season's Champions League winners Chelsea topic the four English clubs competing for a berth in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday, as many high-profile groups stare at the exit door. Chelsea enter the next leg of their tie with Sparta Prague at Stamford Bridge holding a 1-0 edge as a result of Oscar's late attack a week ago in the Czech capital. "We still have to concentrate to make sure the right result is got by us but we are in an excellent position now so we have to check out it through," mentioned midfielder Frank Lampard. Despite the ignominy of becoming the initial Champions League winners to bow out at the party phase, Lampard, who is only three goals afraid of Bobby Tambling's club record tally of 202, insisted more European success was still firmly on Chelsea's radar. Three-time UEFA Cup winners Liverpool should overturn a two-goal debt against 2008 UEFA Cup winners Zenit St Petersburg to prevent a quick end to their European strategy at Anfield. Clean from Sunday's 5-0 battering of Premier League opponents Swansea City. Meanwhile, Gareth Bale's support guaranteed Tottenham happen to be Lyon leading 2-1 on aggregate. Two a slender advantage is Spurred by stunning free-kicks from the Wales international handed and the Londoners stressed this week their strategy would remain the same at Stade Gerland. Newcastle is likely to be approached by sub-zero temperatures as the trip is made by them to Kharkiv for his or her second-leg fixture against Metalist. Alan Pardew's men were left to repent their profligacy while they were presented to a stalemate by the Ukrainian clothing last time out. Two goals from Rodrigo Palacio at the San Siro served Inter Milan to a first-leg advantage over Romanian side CFR Cluj, but an extreme job awaits holders Atletico Madrid in Russia after a 2-0 home defeat was suffered by the Spaniards to Rubin Kazan. Chinese concept contenders Napoli must overturn a three-goal shortage away to Czech league leaders Viktoria Plzen if they're to succeed, a feat never achieved before in the Europa League.
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