Spanish clubs successfully started in the UEFA Cup quarterfinals © EuroFootball.com

On Thursday, the UEFA Cup quarter-final battles began, in which all three Spanish clubs won victories. Pamplona's "Osasuna" defeated Leverkusen's "Bayer" 3-0 away, while "Sevilla" and Barcelona's "Espanyol" won at home with minimal advantages over "Tottenham" and Lisbon's "Benfica". In another match, Alkmaar's "AZ" played a draw with Bremen's "Werder".

Statistics:

0 – 3

1‘ [0 – 1] Carlos Javier Cuellar

71‘ [0 – 2] David Lopez

73‘ [0 – 3] Pierre Webo

0 – 0

2 – 1

2‘ [0 – 1] Robbie Keane

20‘ [1 – 1] Frederic Kanoute (penalty)

36‘ [2 – 1] Aleksandr Kerzhakov

3 – 2

15‘ [1 – 0] Raul Tamudo

33‘ [2 – 0] Albert Riera

58‘ [3 – 0] Walter Pandiani

63‘ [3 – 1] Nuno Gomes

65‘ [3 – 2] Simao Sabrosa