In the second batch of Carling Cup quarter-finals in England, Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson coolly gives the hosts an early lead from the penalty spot against their local, and Premier League, rivals Aston Villa
You may think it is freezing in Britain but it is even worse in Belgium, Levski Sofia's Hristo Yovov leaps over Ghent goalkeeper Bojan Jorgacevic during their Europa League Group C match at the Jules Otten stadium
Manchester City's under-soil heating rescues their match against Red Bull Salzburg, from which a victory - combined with a Lech Poznan win against Juventus - would qualify them for the Europa League knockout stages
No night off for Liverpool as they train for Thursday's Europa League tie at Steaua Bucharest in the Romanian capital under the watchful eye of former player Sammy Lee, who is now a coach for the Merseyside club
Wrapping up warm is the order of the evening, especially in Russia where Anderlecht's goalkeeper Silvio Proto clashes with Zenit St Petersburg's Maksim Kanunnikov during the club's Europa League group G match
No woolly hat for under-pressure Ipswich manager Roy Keane, who shares his opinions - occasionally forthright - with a match official as his Championship side take on West Brom for a place in the Carling Cup semi-finals
Less than 20 minutes after Birmingham take the lead, Blues nemesis Gabriel Agbonlahor equalises for Aston Villa after receiving Jonathan Hogg's pass before spinning and lashing a shot into the far corner at St Andrews
At a snowy Eastlands Italian striker Mario Balotelli tries to warm his fingers - before giving his team a two-goal lead against Austrians Salzburg as Roberto Mancini's men eye progression in Europe's second-tier competition
And City's early passage looks on track as Lech Poznan take a 12th-minute group A lead against Juventus, with Artjoms Rudnevs steering the ball home in freezing conditions taking hold right across a large chunk of Europe
Ecstasy for Birmingham's Serbian striker Nikola Zigic as his late winner in the 85th-minute, deflected home via the despairing challenge of Villa's Luke Young, puts the Blues through to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup
Despite Vincenzo Iaquinta's late equaliser securing a 1-1 draw for Juventus at Lech Poznan, the Italians are out - as Alessandro Del Piero's expression shows - as Manchester City go through with the Poles to the last 32
Miles away in East Anglia, though, there's joy for Grant Leadbitter as his second-half penalty against West Brom books Ipswich a Carling Cup semi-final against Arsenal - which means Roy Keane is up against Arsene Wenger
Summing up a hard night's work for Europe's footballer's, Stuttgart's Elson kneels on the snow-covered pitch after the club's defeat to BSC Young Boys Bern of Switzerland at the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf in Bern
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