UEFA Cup

The second leg of the UEFA cup matches will be played midweek. Atlético de Madrid and Mallorca are virtually qualified for the next round, but Deportivo de la Coruña and Celta still have work to do at home. Remember the results from the first leg:

Stabaek (Norway) 1 - Deportivo 0
Played on Tuesday night to accommodate Real Madrid who play Depor on Saturday, the Gallician side were surprised by a stronger than expected Norwegian team. The only goal was scored by Finstad when Songo'o failed to hold on to his strong shot. Deportivo are used to this situation; in four European ties they have always lost the first leg, and in three of the four they have recovered at home in the second leg.

Atlético de Madrid 3 - Ankaragucu (Turkey) 0
Atleti recorded their first win of the season against a week Turkish side. With two international goalkeepers in his side, Ranieri decided to play Toni in the league and Molina in the cup competitions. Gamarra and Hasselbaink both scored their first official goals for their club in a three minute period just before half time, the first a header from Capdevila's cross, and the second a shot after a pass from Aguilera. The tie was effectively over in the 57th minute when Paunovic added the third after good work from Hasselbaink.

Lausanne (Switzerland) 3 - Celta 2
After an hour of play Celta were to all effects and purposes out of the UEFA cup with a 3-0 scoreline against them, Lausanne scoring through Kuzba and Mazzoni (2). However Revivo put Celta back in with a chance with two moments of magic in five minutes. At first he somehow reached a ball which seemed to be going out to flick it past the keeper from an impossible angle, and he then produced a pass to McCarthy which left the defence with no option but to bring the South African forward down for a penalty. Karpin scored from the spot kick.

Sigma Olomouc (Czech Rep) 1 - Mallorca 3
New manager Fernando Vázquez made his debut in Europe with a good victory against the Czech side. The first goal came in the twelfth minute when Engonga followed up on Stankovic's corner. Diego Tristán scored the second in the second half from a cross from veteran full back Miguel Soler. Olomouc pulled one back through Kobylik, but Mallorca re-established the two goal margin thirteen minutes from time with a direct free kick from Stankovic. Mallorca's eccentric goalkeeper 'Mono' Burgos entertained the crowd with his antics.