Friday, September 19, 2008

AC Milan, Tottenham open UEFA Cup bids with wins

Seven-time European champion AC Milan began a rare foray into the UEFA Cup confidently Thursday, and Tottenham secured its first win of the season in the first leg of the opening round.

Both teams have endured torrid starts to their league campaigns, but Milan beat FC Zurich 3-1 and Spurs secured a slender 2-1 advantage over Wisla Krakow.

Violence-plagued Napoli got a 3-2 victory over Benfica despite a bottle thrown onto the pitch in southern Italy, while Udinese won 2-0 at Borussia Dortmund. It was an easier night for Italian rival Sampdoria, which routed FBK Kaunas 5-0.

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Dortmund manager Juergen Klopp at last night's loss to Udinese. Did he forget there was a match and have to come straight to the venue from the Franz Ferdinand show?

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