UEFA Cup, quarter finals, second leg
Spain will have three sides
in the semi-finals after all won through their second leg matches.
Sevilla kept on track
to become only the second side in the history of the tournament to win the
trophy two seasons in a row after drawing 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur.
Within eight minutes the Andalusians were already two up, Malbranque scoring in
his own net and Kanouté picking up a return pass from Kerzhakov to score
against his old club. But Spurs came back with two in a minute from Defoe and
Lennon midway through the second half to set up an exciting finish.
Osasuna already had
one foot in the semi-finals after their three goal victory at Bayer
Leverkusen in the first leg, and a second half strike from Juanlu after
Adler could only push out Soldado's shot wrapped things up. The Pamplona based
will meet Sevilla in the next round, ensuring at least one Spanish club in next
month's final in Glasgow.
Espanyol will play
Werder Bremen in the other semi-final after a nail-biting 0-0 draw at
Benfica. The Portuguese side only need a single goal victory to go
through, and although Pandiani hit the post early on, Valverde's side only
survived thanks to some excellent goalkeeping by Gorka together with bad
fortune for the locals, who rattled the woodwork twice after the break.
(12.04.07) |