The fact Eastern European teams are no longer a factor in European competitions is, for me, one of the saddest things about modern football.
That great Dynamo Kiev side of the late 90s with Rebrov and Shevchenko is probably my favourite non-NUFC team ever. The great thing about them was they were largely homegrown, unlike the later Shakhtar Donetsk and Zenit sides which were full of second rate Brazilian mercenaries.