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The meticulous Marcelo Bielsos' proteges surpassed Schalke's eleven 2-4 away, so they will have a solid advantage in the return leg in Spain.
Meanwhile, in the other three matches, the hosts - Madrid "Atletico", AZ Alkmaar, and Lisbon's "Sporting" teams celebrated victories with identical results of 2-1.
The return matches will take place next week.
Results:
Madrid "Atletico" 2 - 1 "Hannover"
9' [1 - 0] R. Falcao
38' [2 - 0] M.B. Diouf
89' [2 - 1] E. Salvio
AZ Alkmaar 2 - 1 "Valencia"
45' [1 - 0] B. Holman
51' [1 - 1] M. Topal
79' [2 - 1] M. Martens
Gelsenkirchen "Schalke" 2 - 4 Bilbao "Athletic"
20' [0 - 1] F. Llorente
22' [1 - 1] Raul
60' [2 - 1] Raul
73' [2 - 2] F. Llorente
81' [2 - 3] O.D. Marcos
90' [2 - 4] I. Muniain
Lisbon "Sporting" 2 - 1 Kharkiv "Metalist"
51' [1 - 0] M. Izmailov
64' [2 - 0] E. Insua
90' [2 - 1] R.C. Xavier (from a penalty)
