UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1 yesterday.
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1 yesterday.
Szabolcs Huszti gave Zenit the lead after just two minutes only for Mario Gomez equalised in the 15th minute, but Anatoliy Tymoshchuk who has agreed to transfer to Bayern Munich next season made it 2-1 two minutes into first-half stoppage time.
AC Milan earned a valuable away draw at Werder Bremen. Filippo Inzaghi opened the scoring after 36 minutes for the Italian giants, with Brazilian playmaker Diego equalising in the 84th minute after Bremen forced a number of great chances.
John Carew handed Aston Villa a lifeline with a second-half equaliser against CSKA Moscow at Villa Park.
The Norway international struck after Vagner Love had broken the deadlock for Zico's side. Villa dominated the second half but the Russians, winners of the competition in 2005, somehow survived the onslaught.
Other results:
Dynamo Kiev 1 Valencia 1
Olympiakos 1, St Etienne 3
Bordeaux 0 Galatasaray 0
PSG 2 Wolfsburg 0
NEC 0 Hamburg 3
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