Who has never lost a UEFA club competition game?
Sunday, August 28, 2016
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Serie A hopefuls Sassuolo have reached the UEFA Europa League group stage unbeaten in their maiden European campaign. Who else has yet to lose in Europe?
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Sassuolo's serene progress to the UEFA Europa League group stage in their maiden continental campaign means that the Italian side have joined a short list of clubs never to have lost in Europe.
They will, of course, have a battle on their hands to maintain that record through to the end of the season, but, should they find a way to bow out without losing, they will continue in a select band of teams still undefeated on the continental stage.
Sides who have never lost a European game
Fremad Amager (DEN)
P2 W0 D2 L0 F1 A1
The Angels lost on away goals to Besa of Albania in their only European Cup Winners' Cup tie in 1972/73.
Bežanija (SRB)
P2 W0 D2 L0 F2 A2
The Lions, from Novi Beograd, were eliminated on away goals following two draws with – coincidentally enough – Albania's Besa in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup.
Kecskemét (HUN)
P2 W0 D2 L0 F1 A1
Kazakhstan's Aktobe accounted for the Hungarian side in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Olympiacos Volou (GRE)
P4 W3 D1 L0 F8 A1
Volou made it through two rounds of the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League before being excluded following a match-fixing scandal in domestic competition.
Olimpic Sarajevo (BIH)
P2 W0 D2 L0 F1 A1
Bowed out on away goals after two draws with Slovakia's Trnava in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Heracles Almelo (NED)
P2 W0 D2 L0 F1 A1
The newest members of the club along with Sassuolo, the Dutch side lost out to fellow debutants Arouca in this season's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.