Football, UEFA Cup review

Last two weeks ago, are known all participants Round of 32 the UEFA Cup. According to many experts the main favorites were primarily Milan, Valencia and defense titles Zenit. Ford showed that surprises occur, so they happened in the great European football turn out from the competition. Milan, Sampdoria, Valencia, Fiorentina, Deportivo will no longer play in Europe this season.

The biggest surprise certainly was prepared by Dynamo Kyiv, St Etienne, Metalist and Aalborg who have made a big step in Europe.

Dynamo player Artemas Kravets goalscores in 34 and 73 minute past Valencia after the match ended 2:2 in Spain, while in the Ukraina was 1:1. So the Ukraine made a great success with three teams in the UEFA Cup for the Ukrainian team Metalist passed in the next round victory over Sampdoria a 1:0 in your field in Ukraine 2:0, goalscorer for the success of the team Metalist Valyayev in 30 and 40 minutes.

As for the French club St. Etienne is perhaps the biggest surprise in the UEFA Cup. Team like that, fighting for survival in League 1 in France playing in UEFA Cup, which has become a great practice for the French clubs. But win two times against champions of Greece is not a small thing. And in the middle of Athens 3:1 and in France 2:1 (Payet 45, Ilan 58 - Oscar González 75) gives us a team that might be able to pass and date in the next round.

Danish Aalborg was surprised and defeated Deportivo in both games. In Denmark the Aalborg won 3:0, while in Spain was also won with 3:1 (Sergio González 38 - Shelton 41, Johansson 45, Enevoldsen 45 + 1). So Denmark will have one representative in further competition.

Total results Round of 32 in UEFA Cup:

Dynamo Kyiv 3-3 Valencia
Zenit 4-2 Stuttgart
Olympiacos 2-5 St Etienne
Aston Villa 1-3 CSKA Moskva
Werder 3-3 Milan
Sampdoria 0-3 Metalist
NEC 0-4 Hamburg
PSG 5-1 Wolfsburg
Bordeaux 3-4 Galatasaray
Aallborg 6-1 Deportivo
Braga 4-1 Standard
Lech 3-4 Udinese
Shakhtar 3-1 Tottenham
København 3-4 Man. City
Marseille (7-6p) 1-1 Twente
Fiorentina 1-2 Ajax

UEFA Cup Round of 16:

Werder Bremen vs St. Etienne

CSKA Moskau vs Shaktar Donetzk

Udinese Calcio vs Zenit St. Petersburg

Paris St. Germain vs Sporting Braga

Dynamo Kiev vs Metalist Kharkiv

Manchester City vs Aalborb

Olympique Marseille vs Ajax Amsterdam

Hamburger vs Galatasaray

First leg: 12 March
Second leg: 18/19 March

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