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Tottenham went out of UEFA Cup with an aggregate of 3-1 by the draw against Shakhtar in the second-leg.
With many first-teamers rested players like debutant Jon Obika, Giovani dos Santos’s goal after half-time got Tottenham hopes up.
But Fernandinho’s late equaliser sucked the wind out of their sails and ensured Spurs went out.

1-0 A.Pirlo (Pen) 27′

2-0 Pato 34′

2-1 C.Pizarro 68′

2-2 C.Pizarro 78′

An unfamiliar looking Tottenham side conceded two goals in the last 11 minutes to leave their Uefa Cup hopes hanging in the balance.
Late goals by Yevgen Seleznov and Rodrigues Jadson put Shakhtar Donetsk in the driving seat for the second-leg.
Spurs spent most of the match thwarting their lively hosts but with 10 minutes left Jadson [...]

Manchester City twice surrendered the lead as they drew with FC Copenhagen in their last-32 Uefa Cup first-leg tie.
City were gifted the lead when keeper Jesper Christiansen shockingly allowed a tame Nedum Onuoha shot to squirm out of his grasp and into the net.
But Ailton Almeida punished some poor City marking by heading in a [...]

John Carew’s equaliser for Aston Villa set up a tantalising second-leg Uefa Cup tie against CSKA Moscow after an entertaining match at Villa Park.
The visitors took the lead after the impressive Vagner Love finished a move he had started inside his own half.
Villa improved as the game progressed, with Craig Gardner hitting the crossbar with [...]

AC Milan earned a valuable away draw at Werder Bremen in the first leg of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie.
David Beckham came off the bench in the 89th for Ronaldinho and Kaka did not even come to Bremen. The home team dominated the match but could not convert its majority of chances, while [...]

Tottenham reached the last 32 of the Uefa Cup after coming back from two goals down against Spartak Moscow to earn the point they needed.
Artem Dzjuba put Spartak ahead when he punished a defensive mix-up to slot in and doubled the lead with a cool finish after rounding Heurelho Gomes.
But Spurs hit back after the [...]

Manchester City suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Racing Santander but still won Uefa Cup Group A because Paris St Germain beat FC Twente.
Santander took the lead after 18 minutes when Oscar Serrano’s cross fell for Jonathan Pereira to tap home.
Serrano exchanged passes with Pereira to make it 2-0 on the half-hour mark [...]

Aston Villa’s second-string team were comprehensively outplayed in their final Uefa Cup group game in Hamburg.
Having already qualified for the last 32, Villa made a raft of changes and Mladen Petric volleyed Hamburg ahead.
Ivica Olic headed in Dennis Aogo’s left-wing cross and Olic made it 3-0 with another fine strike after Craig Gardner nearly scored [...]

St Etienne held on to top spot in Group G after playing out an exciting 2-2 draw against second-placed Valencia in testing conditions at a snow-covered Stade Geoffrey-Guichard.
Brazilian forward Ilan twice put St Etienne ahead with contrasting first-half goals, but Valencia battled back both times thanks to strikes from forwards Fernando Morientes and Nikola Zigic.
St [...]