UEFA cup - third round, second leg

Auxerre (0) 2 - Betis (1) 0

Betis were knocked out of the UEFA cup after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Auxerre. The French side took the lead on the night twenty minutes in to the first half when Tainio beat Prats from the edge of the area after Filipescu tried to head away Lachuer's cross. That made it all square on aggregate, and Auxerre got the winner two minutes after the restart when Lachuer headed home a cross from Cissé. Home side keeper Cool kept out the Andalucian side in the closing minutes, in particular making a vital point blank save from Denilson, to spoil Víctor Fernández's dream of taking his side to a final in their home town. (12.12.02)

Leeds Utd (0) 1 - Málaga (0) 2

Málaga were the only Spanish side to qualify for the fourth round of the competition after beating Leeds United 1-2 in a bad tempered match at a freezing Elland Road. Dely Valdés put them ahead when he connected with Musampa's cross on the quarter hour mark, but Bakke levelled the scores later in the half after substitute Fowler laid back a cross from Kelly. The English side pushed for the winner, but it was Dely Valdés again who gave Venables' side a sixth home defeat with a strike ten minutes from the end. The result could spell the end for the ex Barcelona and England manager. (12.12.02)

Celta (0) 2 - Celtic (1) 1

Celta Vigo lost their tie against Glasgow Celtic on the away goal rule despite winning their second leg match 2-1 on the night. Jesuli gave the Gallicians hope with an opening goal midway through the first half to square the tie at one all, but Hartson got the important away goal shortly before the break, beating Pinto from the edge of the area. The Spaniards scored again through South Africa's Benni McCarthy ten minutes in to the second half, but could not get the third goal they needed as Celtic ran down the clock. (12.12.02)