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Europa League clockwatch - as it happened

Friday 13 December 2013
France: Ligue 1
20:30 Montpellier 2.80 Draw 3.20 St Etienne 3.00
Germany: Bundesliga
20:30 Hertha Berlin 1.67 Draw 4.00 Werder Bremen 5.50
Saturday 14 December 2013
England: Premier League
13:45 Man City 1.83 Draw 3.75 Arsenal 4.75	16:00 Cardiff City 2.75 Draw 3.40 West Brom 2.90
16:00 Chelsea 1.20 Draw 7.50 Crystal Palace 21.00	16:00 Everton 1.40 Draw 5.00 Fulham 9.00
16:00 Newcastle United 2.40 Draw 3.40 Southampton 3.20	16:00 West Ham 2.00 Draw 3.60 Sunderland 4.33
18:30 Hull City 2.30 Draw 3.25 Stoke City 3.60
France: Ligue 1
17:00 Rennes 9.00 Draw 4.75 PSG 1.40	20:00 Ajaccio 3.75 Draw 3.25 Lorient 2.20
20:00 Evian 2.20 Draw 3.20 Reims 3.75	20:00 Guingamp 5.00 Draw 3.50 Monaco 1.83
20:00 Nantes 2.15 Draw 3.20 Toulouse 4.00	20:00 Nice 1.83 Draw 3.40 Sochaux 4.75
Germany: Bundesliga
15:30 Hannover 96 2.00 Draw 3.60 FC Nurnberg 4.00	15:30 Hoffenheim 4.75 Draw 4.20 Borussia Dortmund 1.73
15:30 FSV Mainz 2.75 Draw 3.40 Gladbach 2.70	15:30 Augsburg 1.57 Draw 4.20 Eintracht Braunschweig 7.00
15:30 Bayern Munich 1.10 Draw 10.00 HSV 26.00	18:30 VfL Wolfsburg 1.80 Draw 3.75 VfB Stuttgart 4.80
Italy: Serie A
20:45 Catania 2.75 Draw 3.20 Verona 2.75
Scotland: Premiership
16:00 Hearts 4.50 Draw 3.75 Inverness 1.95