Holders Shakhtar Donetsk took control of Group J with a resounding 4-1 victory over an outclassed Partizan Belgrade at the Olympyiskyi Stadium.

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Arsenal will play Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga, Partizan Belgrade in Group H.

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Belgium's Club Brugge left Partizan Belgrade without a point after winning 2-0 at home as Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic scored in the fourth and 58th minutes.

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For new manager Eddie May, much will depend on whether striker Danijel Marceta, on loan from Partizan Belgrade, proves to be as exciting a talent as Falkirk's website suggests.

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Fabregas will miss Tuesday's Carling Cup tie at north London rivals Tottenham, the Champions League group match at Partizan Belgrade a week later and the Premier League trip to West Brom.

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Arsenal will still qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Partizan Belgrade, who have lost all five games so far, in their final group game at The Emirates on Wednesday, 8 December.

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The teenager has certainly pressed his case of late, with exceptional performances against Sporting Braga, Tottenham and Partizan Belgrade suggesting he is ready for arguably the biggest test of Arsenal's season against the champions at Stamford Bridge.

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The 2009 Uefa Cup winners are five points clear of archrivals Dynamo Kiev after 13 games in the Ukrainian League and have recorded impressive Champions League victories over Partizan Belgrade and Braga to sit alongside Arsenal on a maximum six points going into Tuesday's clash.

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An example of the club's political leanings came when AEK played a friendly in Belgrade against local side Partizan in April 1999, a fortnight into NATO's bombing campaign of Serbia, in a show of solidarity.

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