Uefa Cup round-up: Bayern Munich 2 Bolton 2: Bolton Wanderers turned back the clock with a marvellous display of grit and determination to rock the unbeaten Bundesliga leaders in the Uefa Cup.
Without the likes of Nicolas Anelka, El-Hadji Diouf and Ivan Campo, it was expected to be a walk in the park for Bayern.
Instead Bolton under new manager Gary Megson claimed a point with the kind of work ethic which was the trademark of former manager Sam Allardyce.
Kevin Davies secured a point with his first goal of the season with eight minutes remaining to stun the home crowd.
A brace from Lukas Podolski had put Bayern in the driving seat after Ricard Gardner had made the breakthrough.
Former Leicester boss Megson will surely take a number of
positives from this performance not least of all goalkeeper Ali Al
Habsi's display. The Oman shot-stopper in only his second
appearance for the club made a string of superb saves.
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 Tottenham 2: Dimitar
Berbatov started the day insisting he was happy at White Hart Lane
and finished it by scoring in the Uefa Cup win against Hapoel Tel
Aviv.
The 26-year-old admitted the reports linking him with a move have affected his performances but he showed glimpses of last season's form as Spurs got back on track in Group G after losing to Getafe.
Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane volleyed the opener at Bloomfield Stadium with Berbatov heading a second to add to the anger of Hapoel fans, whose team are bottom of the Irsaeli league.
The hosts had Gal Shish dismissed in the second half, with the empty seats reflecting a lack of confidence and the fact the city derby against Maccabi on Sunday is considered a more important match.
Spurs manager Juande Ramos has won the Uefa Cup in the last two seasons with Sevilla but will surely face sterner tests if he is going to make it a hat-trick.
The Spaniard insists getting into the winning habit is his immediate aim before targeting silverware, and he remains unbeaten in his three games since taking over from Martin Jol but it was not the free-flowing football he was known for in Spain.
Spurs seized control of the game by taking their first chance in the 26th minute. It added to Keane's remarkable run of form and he now has 25 goals in his last 33 Spurs games, 10 of them coming this season.
He fed the ball out to Steed Malbranque on the left flank and then met the cross first time on the volley, leaving goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama motionless.
Berbatov added the second five minutes later. His first effort was blocked by Gabriel dos Santos but the rebound spun out to Malbranque, who provided the cross for Berbatov to head home.
Nuremberg 0 Everton 2: Substitute Victor Anichebe lifted Everton to their second win in the UEFA Cup group stages. He earned a penalty in the 82nd minute before scoring himself six minutes later to give the Toffees a victory over Nuremberg.
Classy Spaniard Mikel Arteta had held his nerve from the spot to put Everton into the lead in this Group A clash. It capped a great evening for David Moyes´ side, who had almost gone up 1-0 after 20 seconds when Tim Cahill hit the post from close range.
Aberdeen 1-1 Lokomotiv Moscow: Aberdeen surrendered the lead on a bitterly cold night at Pittodrie as their chances of making the last 32 of the UEFA Cup suffered a blow.
Zander Diamond headed them in front in the 27th minute but Branislav Ivanovic repeated the feat from a corner in first-half injury-time.
Lokomotiv often looked more comfortable in possession and the Dons struggled to carve out an opening after the break despite pushing the Moscow side back for spells.
