Thursday, April 16, 2009

UEFA Cup report

The UEFA cup wrapped up the quarterfinal 2nd legs with Shakhtar Donetsk soundly beating Olympique Marseille. Taye Taiwo, Mamadou Niang, Charles Kabore, Bakari Kone and Hatem Ben Arfa all started for L'OM.
Stephane Sessegnon and Sammy Troure started for PSG as the Parisian side lost to Ayila Yusuf's Dynamo Kiev side thanks to Guinean striker Ismael Bangoura leading the way for Kiev's 3-0 result.
Manchester City beat Hamburg 2-1 but were knocked out on away goals. Nedum Onuoha started for City while Dennis Aogo and Jerome Boateng started for Hamburg. Burkina-Faso midfielder Jonathan Pitroipa also started for the German side.
Christian Obodo and Kwadwo Asamoah saw the field as their Udinese side were knocked out of the UEFA cup by Werder Bremen. Both sides played to a 3-3 draw but Bremen had the better away goal margin.

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/index.html

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