Bayern Crushes Anderlecht Plus Other UEFA Cup Results

Eight games on Thursday launched round-of-16 play in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup:

At Brussels:

Five different scorers each scored once (Hamit Altintop [9'], Luca Toni [45+1'], Lukas Podolski [57'], Miroslav Klose [67'], and Franck Ribery [86']) as Bayern Munich annihilated RSC Anderlecht 5-0 on the road in the opening game of the clubs' two-game series.

At Marseille, France:

Djibril Cisse's double (37', 55') helped sparked Marseille to a 3-1 series-opening home victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg.

At Florence, Italy:

Second-half goals courtesy of Zdravko Kuzmanovic (70') and Riccardo Montolivo (81') lifted Fiorentina to a 2-0 series-opening home win over Everton.

At Leverkusen, Germany:

Theofanis Gekas scored the lone goal of the match (77'), lifting Bayer Leverkusen to a game one 1-0 home win over Hamburg.

At London:

PSV Eindhoven, thanks to Jefferson Farfan's tally (34'), picked up a series-opening 1-0 road win over Tottenham Hotspur.

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Goals from Ruben De la Red (25') and Pablo Hernandez (67') helped Getafe hold off SL Benfica 2-1 for a game one road win.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Rangers blanked Werder Bremen 2-0 at home in game one of the club's two-game series. Daniel Cousin (45') and Steven Davis (48') provided the scoring for the Jers.

At Bolton, England:

Simon Vukevic's equalizer at 69 minutes provided a precious away goal for Sporting as they gained a 1-1 game-one road deadlock with Bolton Wanderers. Gavin McCann scored at 25 minutes for the Trotters.