Sevilla 2 - Steaua Bucharest 1

Sevilla: Palop; Alves, Mosquera, Dragutinovic, Adriano; Jesús Navas, Poulsen, Keita, Diego Capel (Martí 85'); Luis Fabiano, Kanouté (Renato 71'). 4-4-2.
Steaua: Zapata; Emerghara, Rada, Goian, Marin; Surdu (Neaga 46'), Petre, Croitoru, Nicolita; Dica (Badea 46'), Iacob (Zaharia 71'). 4-4-2.

Goals:
1-0. 05. Kanouté. Got free of marker to head Diego Capel cross past Zapata.
2-0. 17. Luis Fabiano. Ran on to pass out of midfield and rounded keeper to score.
2-1. 63. Petre. Picked up deflected Iacob cross and lifted ball over Palop.

Sevilla took a big step towards a place in the next round after a 2-1 win over Steaua Bucharest, their second victory in a row. The Andalusians went ahead in the fifth minute when Kanouté headed Diego Capel's cross past Zapata, and Luis Fabiano added a second on a quick counter-attack with just over a quarter of an hour gone. And it could have been more, Luis Fabiano heading an Alves free kick just wide, Jesús Navas being closed down by the keeper and Keita rattling the post with a long shot on the stroke of half time.

But the visitors made two changes at the break, and they got one back through Petre after Mosquera could only partly block a cross from Iacob. After that Sevilla had things largely under control, Luis Fabiano hitting the post and then heading just wide, and the referee turning down a clear penalty appeal after Rada blocked the ball with his forearm inside the area. Luis Fabiano and Jesús Navas might have wrapped things up as well in injury time had Zapata not kept them out, but in the end they were thankful for the final whistle which kept them in second place in the table behind Arsenal.