Sporting Lisbon cruised to a 5-0 aggregate victory after dispatching Swiss champions Basel at St Jakob-Park on Thursday night.

Benfica scored two goals in the last two minutes to level with Nurnberg on the night and progress to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup 3-2 on aggregate

Bayer Leverkusen turned on the style and went through 5-1 on aggregate after a resounding win against Turkish giants Galatasaray.

Spartak Moscow won 2-0 on the night at the Luzhniki Stadium but still lost 3-2 on aggregate to Ligue One side Marseille.

Bolton Wanderers take a narrow 1-0 advantage to the Vicente Calderon after El Hadji Diouf’s goal beat La Liga high flyers Atletico Madrid last week.

Tottenham Hotspur have the edge in their match against Slavia Prague, taking a 2-1 first leg victory back to White Hart Lane with them.

Everton are strong favourites to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after securing a 2-0 first leg advantage against SK Brann.

Rangers may be made to pay for a glut of missed chances against Panathinaikos in their UEFA Cup first leg match at Ibrox.

Tottenham Hotspur looked to be cruising in Prague, but a goalkeeping error allowed Slavia Prague back into the UEFA Cup tie.

Bolton Wanderers grabbed a late winner against highly fancied La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid to give them hope for the second leg in Spain.