UEFA Cup, third round, first leg
All four Spanish sides are
in line for a place in the last sixteen after the second day of first leg
games. Defending champions Sevilla beat Steaua Bucharest 0-2,
with Poulsen turning the ball in to the net to open the scoring after a Daniel
Alves free kick came off the wall just before the break, and Kanouté
adding the second from the penalty spot a quarter of an hour from the end.
Earlier in the evening
Celta put their crisis behind them with a 1-1 draw at Spartak
Moscow. Canobbio and Gustavo López combined for Antonio Nuñez
to put the Galicians ahead shortly before half time, but the Russian side saved
the draw when Kalynichenko's free kick took a deflection off the defensive wall
to wrong foot Esteban after the restart. (15.02.07)
Espanyol's love
affair with the UEFA Cup continued, the Catalans beating Livorno 1-2
behind closed doors to take a useful lead into the second leg. Pandiani set a
new club record when he converted a penalty midway through the first half, his
eighth goal in the competition this season, and Moha made it two with an
individualist goal on the hour mark. Galante headed one back for the Italians
near the end following a corner, but Ernesto Valverde's side held on for the
last few minutes.
A good result as well for
Osasuna, who drew 0-0 at Bordeaux earlier in the evening. Chances
were few and far between, but Ricardo had to make a last minute save from
Faubert to keep the scores level in the end. (14.02.07) |