Henderson strike sees Reds progress to last 32
8 Dec 2012 8:49 AM IST
Five-times European champions Liverpool survived a late scare to move into the last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 1-0 win over Udinese and the Premier League club were joined by Steaua Bucharest and VfB Stuttgart.
Midfielder Jordan Henderson’s first strike of the season after 23 minutes helped Liverpool leapfrog Group A leaders Anzhi Makhachkala, though Antonio Di Natale blazed a good chance over the bar from inside the area with the last kick of the game.
Udinese played the last 11 minutes with 10 men after Giovanni Pasquale’s dismissal and Di Natale could have eliminated Liverpool altogether as Anzhi lost 3-1 at Young Boys in Berne.
All three sides were left on 10 points but the Russian’s better record over the Swiss club in a three-way head-to-head took them into the knockout stages.
Tottenham Hotspur marked their 100th match in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League by qualifying as runners-up from Group J courtesy of a 3-1 home victory over Panathinaikos.
A second-half own goal from goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis and a clever Jermain Defoe finish put the north London side in the clear after Zeca had stunned White Hart Lane with a 54th-minute equaliser.
Emmanuel Adebayor had fired André Villas-Boas’s team ahead just before the half-hour mark.
Holders Atletico lost 0-1 to Plzen but had already qualified earlier.
Midfielder Jordan Henderson’s first strike of the season after 23 minutes helped Liverpool leapfrog Group A leaders Anzhi Makhachkala, though Antonio Di Natale blazed a good chance over the bar from inside the area with the last kick of the game.
Udinese played the last 11 minutes with 10 men after Giovanni Pasquale’s dismissal and Di Natale could have eliminated Liverpool altogether as Anzhi lost 3-1 at Young Boys in Berne.
All three sides were left on 10 points but the Russian’s better record over the Swiss club in a three-way head-to-head took them into the knockout stages.
Tottenham Hotspur marked their 100th match in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League by qualifying as runners-up from Group J courtesy of a 3-1 home victory over Panathinaikos.
A second-half own goal from goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis and a clever Jermain Defoe finish put the north London side in the clear after Zeca had stunned White Hart Lane with a 54th-minute equaliser.
Emmanuel Adebayor had fired André Villas-Boas’s team ahead just before the half-hour mark.
Holders Atletico lost 0-1 to Plzen but had already qualified earlier.
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