Matchday #1 in UEFA Cup Group Stage Action

Yessir, boys and girls, here is a rundown in Thursday action in the group stage of the 2006-07 UEFA Cup competition:

GROUP A:

At Livorno, Italy:
Thanks to goals from Charlie Adam (27'), Kris Boyd (PK-30'), and Nacho Novo (35'), Rangers began group play with a 3-2 road win over AS Livorno Calcio. Details here.

At Tel-Aviv, Israel:
Maccabi Haifa FC , thanks to goals from Alain Masudi (13'), Gustavo Boccoli (56'), and Roberto Colautti (58'), topped visiting AJ Auxerre 3-1. Details here.

GROUP B:

At Istanbul, Turkey:
With goals from Hossam Ghaly (32') and Dimitar Berbatov (63'), Tottenham Hotspur started group play with a 2-0 road win over Besiktas. Details here.

At Brugge, Belgium:
Club Brugge SV held visiting Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-1 draw. Details here.

GROUP C:

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:
With three different goal scorers, AZ Alkmaar whitewashed visiting SC Braga 3-0. Details here.

At Liberec, Czech Republic:
Slovan Liberec battled Sevilla FC to a home 0-0 stalemate. Details here.

GROUP D:

At Pamplona, Spain:
CA Osasuna and 10-man visiting SC Heerenveen battled to a 0-0 draw. Details here.

At Odense, Denmark:
Thanks to goals from Daniele Dessena (41') and sub Igor Budan, Parma FC came from behind to defeat homestanding Odense BK 2-1. Details here.

GROUP E:

At Krakow, Poland:
David Bentley's 90th-minute goal completed Blackburn Rovers' 2-1 comeback road win against Wisla Krakow. Details here.

At Basel, Switzerland:
Thanks to Stein Heysegems' 76-minute equalizer, Feyenoord Rotterdam picked up a point with a 1-1 road draw against FC Basel 1893. Details here.

GROUP F:

At Vienna:
Thanks to Tim Matthys and his natural hat trick (33', 56', 69'), visiting SV Zulte Waregem ripped FK Austria Vienna 4-1. Details here.

At Prague, Czech Republic:
RCD Espanyol went into the Czech capital and blanked Sparta Prague 2-0. Luis Garcia (PK-17') and Albert Riera (85') provided the scoring. Details here.

GROUP G:

At Athens:
Panathinaikos got off on the right foot with a 2-0 home win over Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC. Details here.

At Bucharest:
Visiting Paris Saint Germain and Rapid Bucharest battled to a 0-0 deadlock. Details here.

GROUP H:

At Frankfurt, Germany:
Franco Brienza (50') and Cristian Zaccardo (88') scored to complete visiting Palermo's 2-1 comeback road win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Details here.

At Newcastle, England:
Antoine Sibierski popped in the only goal (79') in Newcastle United's 1-0 home win against Fenerbahce SK. Details here.