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Unexpected surprises in the UEFA Cup continue - after playing the second leg of the round of 16 on Thursday, it became clear that all remaining Italian and French clubs, as well as one Spanish team, have withdrawn from the tournament, while three teams from Eastern Europe and one each from Switzerland and Germany continue the battles.
The draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the tournament will take place on Friday at 14:00 Lithuanian time in Eindhoven.
Thursday's round of 16 statistics:
Saint Petersburg's "Zenit" 1 - 1 "Marseille" (first leg 1-0, aggregate score 2-1) 69` [1 - 0] Alexandr Kerzhakov 74` [1 - 1] Habib Beye 90` Cedric Carrasso ("Marseille") sent off
Sofia's "Levski" 2 - 1 "Udinese" (first leg 0-0, aggregate score 2-1) 22` [0 - 1] Fernando Tissone 51` [1 - 1] Daniel Borimirov 63` [2 - 1] Igor Tomasic
Strasbourg 2 - 2 Basel (first leg 0-2, aggregate score 2-4) 3` [0 - 1] Eduardo Da Silva 11` [1 - 1] Rudy Carlier 26` [1 - 2] Eduardo Da Silva 78` [2 - 2] Cedric Kante
Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" 3 - 0 "Palermo" (first leg 0-1, aggregate score 3-1) 44` [1 - 0] Levan Kobiashvili (pen.) 72` [2 - 0] Soren Larsen 80` [3 - 0] Mimoun Azaouagh 42` Eugenio Corini ("Palermo") sent off
Seville's "Betis" 0 - 3 Bucharest's "Steaua" (first leg 0-0, aggregate score 0-3) 54` [0 - 1] Banel Nicolita 78` [0 - 2] Constantin Victoras Iacob 82` [0 - 3] Banel Nicolita 61` Sanchez Joaquin ("Betis") sent off
UEFA Cup quarterfinal participants: Sevilla (Spain) Bucharest's "Rapid" (Romania) "Middlesbrough" (England) Saint Petersburg's "Zenit" (Russia) Sofia's "Levski" (Bulgaria) "Basel" (Switzerland) Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" (Germany) Bucharest's "Steaua" (Romania)
