UEFA WRAP: Bayern Munich all but booked their place in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals with a thumping 5-0 victory over woeful Anderlecht this morning.
Hamit Altintop opened the scoring in the first leg of the last-16 clash after just nine minutes and Luca Toni added a second on the stroke of half-time.
Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose and substitute Franck Ribery all struck after the break to seal a comprehensive win.
The Belgian side played the entire second-half with 10 men after Marcin Wasilewski was sent off for two yellow cards in as many minutes.
Djibril Cisse scored in either half to help Marseille take a 3-1 lead into the second leg of their clash with Zenit St Petersburg.
The France striker netted low finishes either side of a Mamadou Niang effort before Andrei Arshavin slotted an away goal for Zenit in the 82nd minute.
UEFA Cup debutants Getafe held on for a 2-1 win over 10-man Benfica in the Stadio da Luz.
Oscar Cardozo was sent off early on before Getafe took a commanding lead through Ruben De La Red and Pablo Hernandez.
Pedro Manuel Mantorras pulled one back for Benfica with 15 minutes to go, but the Portuguese side still have a big job to do in Spain.
Bolton will have to conjure another of their away-day specials if their European adventure is to continue.
The odds of reaching the quarter-finals are now stacked heavily in favour of Sporting Lisbon after Simon Vukcevic cracked a stunning equaliser to cancel out Gavin McCann's first-half opener in a 1-1 draw.
Two memorable second-half strikes from Zdravko Kuzmanovic and then Riccardo Montolivo eased Fiorentina to a well-deserved 2-0 victory against Everton.
Elsewhere, Steve Davis opened his goalscoring account as Rangers took a major step towards the last eight with a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen at Ibrox.
Davis sealed the win early in the second half after Daniel Cousin put his failed move to Fulham firmly behind him with a goal on the stroke of half-time.
Bayer Leverkusen got the best of an all-German affair, edging the home leg against Hamburg when Theofanis Gekas powerfully headed a Tranquillo Barnetta corner home in the 77th minute.
Jefferson Farfan pounced on a mistake from debutant Tottenham defender Gilberto to score the only goal of the game as PSV Eindhoven grabbed the initiative ahead of the return leg in Holland.
Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose and substitute Franck Ribery all struck after the break to seal a comprehensive win.
The Belgian side played the entire second-half with 10 men after Marcin Wasilewski was sent off for two yellow cards in as many minutes.
Djibril Cisse scored in either half to help Marseille take a 3-1 lead into the second leg of their clash with Zenit St Petersburg.
The France striker netted low finishes either side of a Mamadou Niang effort before Andrei Arshavin slotted an away goal for Zenit in the 82nd minute.
UEFA Cup debutants Getafe held on for a 2-1 win over 10-man Benfica in the Stadio da Luz.
Oscar Cardozo was sent off early on before Getafe took a commanding lead through Ruben De La Red and Pablo Hernandez.
Pedro Manuel Mantorras pulled one back for Benfica with 15 minutes to go, but the Portuguese side still have a big job to do in Spain.
Bolton will have to conjure another of their away-day specials if their European adventure is to continue.
The odds of reaching the quarter-finals are now stacked heavily in favour of Sporting Lisbon after Simon Vukcevic cracked a stunning equaliser to cancel out Gavin McCann's first-half opener in a 1-1 draw.
Two memorable second-half strikes from Zdravko Kuzmanovic and then Riccardo Montolivo eased Fiorentina to a well-deserved 2-0 victory against Everton.
Elsewhere, Steve Davis opened his goalscoring account as Rangers took a major step towards the last eight with a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen at Ibrox.
Davis sealed the win early in the second half after Daniel Cousin put his failed move to Fulham firmly behind him with a goal on the stroke of half-time.
Bayer Leverkusen got the best of an all-German affair, edging the home leg against Hamburg when Theofanis Gekas powerfully headed a Tranquillo Barnetta corner home in the 77th minute.
Jefferson Farfan pounced on a mistake from debutant Tottenham defender Gilberto to score the only goal of the game as PSV Eindhoven grabbed the initiative ahead of the return leg in Holland.
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