21.  The Reds also has easily the stronger looking team, even without suspended French striker Eric Cantona and injured Andrei Kanchelskis.

22.  Ukraine will be without suspended striker Sergei Rebrov, and goalkeeper Yuriy Virt and midfielder Dmitry Parfenov are injured.

23.  France will already be without suspended striker Henry and midfielder Emmanuel Petit, while star playmaker Zinedine Zidane is uncertain to start.

24.  Francesco Moriero and Abel Balbo scored for Roma before Vincenza Montella pulled one back for Sampdoria who badly missed suspended striker Roberto Mancini.

25.  Grasshoppers will be hampered by the loss of suspended star striker Kubilay Turkyilmaz, who picked up a second yellow card in the defeat at Rangers a fortnight ago.

26.  United, without suspended French striker Eric Cantona, fielded Roy Keane for his first outing of the season.

27.  Londoners QPR, now with four defeats in their last five games, felt the absence of suspended England striker Les Ferdinand.

28.  Parma, deprived of suspended Bulgarian striker Hristo Stoichkov, are at home to lowly Piacenza.

29.  Parma will have to do without the suspended striker Enrico Chiesa.

30.  Romania, without suspended striker Florin Raducioiu, opted to strengthen their midfield and brought back Gheorghe Mihali who had started the first two matches.