Last step to the Uefa Champions League groups

Filed under: European soccer, Uefa Champions League by: Football Highlights

The first match in the Uefa Champions League 3rd preliminary stage took place last night in Firenze, where local team Fiorentina defeated Slavia Prague 2-0. Mutu was again the man of the match, the Romanian player getting a goal in the 3rd minute after a great free kick. Gilardino made it 2-0 and it looks like Fiorentina is one step closer to the group stage. Tonight the remaining matches will be played and the second legs will be on the 26th and 27th august. These are some highlights of the game:) :

Mutu god in Uefa Cup : Fiorentina through

Filed under: Uefa Cup by: Football Highlights

Incredible night in the Uefa Cup!
Adrian Mutu qualifies Fiorentina in the semi-finals after he scored twice on Phillips Stadium, scoring a beautiful first goal with a great shot from outside the box. Score on aggregate 3-1 and Fiorentina meet Glasgow Rangers in the semi-finals , the Scottish team winning in Lisbon against Sporting.
Contra strikes again against Bayern Munich after he scored in the first leg too, but the Germans qualify. The Romanian defender scored in the 44th minute the first goal of the match, but Ribery equalised in the 90th minute.After extra time Bayern goes through with agregate 4-4. The Munich team will meet Zenit in the semi-finals.

First leg of the quarterfinals

Filed under: Uefa Cup by: Football Highlights

The last 3 games of the UEFA Cup just ended and these are the reuslts:

Bayern - Getafe 1-1 (Toni 26′/ Contra 90′) -it looks like things aren’t so smooth for Bayern now :D

Fiorentina - PSV Eindhoven 1-1 (Mutu 56′/ Koevermans 63′ ) -a boring game in which the injury of Gomes was the notable thing :-P

Glasgow Rangers - Sporting Lisbon 0-0 - Sporting starts favorite in their home game but anything is possible :D