UEFA cup - fourth round, second leg

AEK Athens 0 - Málaga 1

Spain's only remaining representative Málaga made it through to the last eight of the competition after defeating AEK Athens in their second leg match. Joaquín Peiró's side had been held to a scoreless draw in the first leg in Andalucia, and the Greeks were favourites to go through in front of their fanatical crowd in the Nikos Goumis stadium. However the visitors held their nerve to dominate the opening minutes, and they took the lead on the half hour mark when Manu turned the ball into an empty net after keeper Chiotis could only palm away Musampa's cross. With away goals counting double in the event of a tie, AEK had to score twice to win. However they were unable to break down Málaga's well disciplined defence, and only a reaction save by Chiotis from Musampa prevented the Dutch midfielder from adding to the lead. Málaga will play Boavista in the quarter finals after they knocked out Hertha Berlin later in the evening. (27.02.03)