UEFA Cup, fourth round second leg

Betis were unceremoniously dumped out of the cup after losing 0-3 to Steaua Bucharest. After Sevilla's victory the night before, Serra Ferrer's side were expected to build on their scoreless draw from the first leg and join their city neighbours in the last eight. But after a first half without goals, they fell behind when Nicolita burst through from midfield and shot wide of Contreras. Things got worse when Joaquín was sent off for lashing out at Dica, and although Dani hit the bar a few minutes later, Iacob put the Romanians further ahead ten minutes from the end when he steered a header past the keeper. Nicolita made it three in the closing minutes to wrap things up, and the fans turned on the directors' box in protest after the final whistle. (16.03.06)

Sevilla are through to the quarter finals of a European competition for the first time in their history after beating Lille 2-0 in the Sánchez Pizjuán stadium. The French side were up against it when Bodmer was sent off for a foul on Javi Navarro midway through the first half, and Kanouté cancelled out their one goal first leg advantage when he connected with a pass from Alves to score soon afterwards. Luis Fabiano got the winner on the stroke of half time, and although numbers were evened up when Jesús Navas was sent off for retaliating after the restart, Juande Ramos's side held on for victory. (15.03.06)