Standard Liège 1 - Athletic Bilbao 7

Liège: Runje; Garbini, Onyewu, Dragutinovic, Deflandre; Mutavdzic (Niemi 14'), Sergio Conceiçao, Geraerts, Walasiak (Carlos Alberto 57'); Bangoura, Tchite (Mumiek 84'). 4-4-2.
Athletic: Aranzubia; Iraola, Luis Prieto, Murillo, Del Horno; Gurpegui (Karanka 78'), Orbaiz; Etxeberría (Julen Guerrero 73'), Tiko, Yeste (Tiko 71'), Ezquerro; (Urzaiz 69'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
0-1. 05. Ezquerro. Turned the ball in to the net after Tiko squared from right.
0-2. 09. Ezquerro. Ran through past Dragutinovic to shoot low past Runje.
1-2. 14. Onyewu. Angled header down into net from long Conceiçao free kick.
1-3. 35. Yeste. Cut in from right wing and squeezed shot under keeper.
1-4. 55. Ezquerro. Tap in near to goal after Etxeberría laid ball across.
1-5. 58. Iraola (penalty). After Etxeberría brought down by Onyewu in area.
1-6. 64. Del Horno. Headed ball down into net on far post from Etxeberría cross.
1-7. 71. Etxeberría. Turned ball back into net after Urziaz effort blocked on line.

No doubt the most spectacular result of the competition to date was Athletic Bilbao's 1-7 thrashing of Belgium's Standard Liège, taking them to the top of their group. The Basque side still needed a point to be sure of reaching the next round, and Ernesto Valverde put out a strong line-up. But they needn't have worried, as Ezquerro put them two goals up with less than ten minutes on the clock.

The Belgians appeared to be back in the match though when Onyewu rose above the defence to head a Sergio Conceiçao free kick down past Aranzubia. There was some concern as well when Runje saved an Iraola penalty after Etxeberría was brought down by Deflandre, but ten minutes before the break Yeste cut in from the right wing to score a third goal.

The rout continued after the break, with Ezquerro completing his hat-trick after Etxeberría set him up, and Iraola not making any mistake with a second penalty a few minutes later. Etxeberría was in all the action, and after setting up Del Horno for a sixth goal, he finally got his name on the scoresheet after a weak shot from substitute Urzaiz was only partly cleared by the defence. An amazing result for Athletic, who until now had a reputation as one of the worst away sides in the league this season.