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February 22, 2008

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Several English teams took part in the also-ran cup last night with some impressive results.

Everton had a barn-storming night, dispatching SK Brann 6-1 at home to give an aggregate malling of 8-1 to the Toffees.

A Yakubu hat-trick will take the plaudits but there were also goals for strike partner Andrew Johnson (2) that will give lots of confidence to the Merseysiders. Mikel Arteta, who has been having a rather non-productive time as of late, also had a deflected shot go in which will help in his quest for form. An all-round team performance, capped by the goal-scoring abilities of the above three players, will make Moyes a very happy man and will no doubt give the team confidence in the push for fourth in the league and against Fiorentina in the next round.

Tottenham also managed to get through. A 1-1 draw at home to Slavia Prague saw them secure a tie with PSV which could turn out to be the match of the next round. Jamie O’Hara scored for the Spurs but the London club will be indebted to recalled goalkeeper Paul Robinson for some good saves, which earned him praise from his manager.

Bolton had a great result last night, holding Spanish club Athletico Madrid to a 0-0 draw at their place, securing a tie against Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon in the next round. With only work-rate and determination to talk about football wise, the main action from the tie was left to the stands. Bolton have lodged an official complaint with UEFA about Spanish police actions. “overzealous and disproportionate” were the words used. 17 fans were left injured and even British police have said that it was heavy-handed. We’ll have to see what happens in the coming weeks.

Well done to all those English teams for progressing. Spare a thought for Scots Aberdeen who lost to Bayern Munich 5-1. Nuff said.

Written by singy · Filed Under Europe 


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