UEFA Cup - Behind enemy lines

Eurosport - Mon, 07 Jan 17:10:00 2008

In our weekly look at the domestic fortunes of the British clubs' adversaries in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, Atletico Madrid must be worrying Gary Megson's Bolton.

FOOTBALL 2007-2008 La Liga Atl. Madrid-Getafe Forlan - 0

All matches scheduled for Wednesday February 13th.

Atletico Madrid (to face Bolton)

Atleti moved up to fourth with their first Liga win against Deportivo in La Riazor for 13 years, by a margin of 3-0. Diego Forlan put the capital club in front six minutes before the break when he scored at the far post, strike partner Sergio 'Kun' Aguero made it 2-0 early in the second half with a classy solo effort and midfielder Jose Manuel Jurado wrapped up the points with a powerful header.

Deportivo 0-3 Atletico

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Panathinaikos (to face Rangers)

The Prasinoi, who are celebrating their centenary this year, recorded a dramatic 1-0 win over Apollon Kalamaria to move second in the table alongside city rivals AEK. Georgos Karagounis won a penalty deep in injury time and Dimitris Salpigidis made no mistake, scoring into the roof of the net.

Panathinaikos 1-0 Kalamaria

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Bayern Munich (to face Aberdeen)

Bayern allowed Werder Bremen to join them on top of the Bundesliga last time out by drawing at Hertha Berlin - but again they are enjoying a few weeks off, so that was back in mid-December. Rostock are next up for the Bavarian giants on February 1st. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has announced he will step down at the end of the season, but believes that this will not pose a problem in the coming months. "We have the chance to win three titles, and that is a huge motivation for me. I am really looking forward to the next five months. We are on the right path towards reaching our goals."

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Slavia Prague (to face Tottenham)

Slavia are five points clear at the top of their domestic table but in the midst of a genuinely colossal mid-season break. Next up is mid-table Ceské Budìjovice - three days after the first leg against Spurs.

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SK Brann (to face Everton)

Brann won the Norwegian title comfortably in 2007 and qualified for the last 32 behind Basel and Hamburg in the group stage of the UEFA Cup. It is currently the close season.

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