Uefa Cup round-up: Local boy Steven Taylor claimed the European headlines with a late winner to send Newcastle into the knockout stages of the Uefa Cup.

The 20-year-old powered home an 86th-minute header from an Albert Luque cross to see off Celta Vigo and ease his side further clear at the top of group H.

Frenchman Antoine Sibierski had earlier dragged Glenn Roeder's men back on to level terms with a 36th-minute header after Fabian Canobbio had put the visitors in front.

Dimitar Berbatov scored the winner against his former club Bayer Leverkusen to send Tottenham into the knockout stages.

The 25-year-old tapped in after 35 minutes in the teeming rain at the BayArena, the stadium where he built his reputation before moving to White Hart Lane for £10.9 million in the summer.

He had previously talked of his loyalty and closeness to the German club and he barely acknowledged the strike, leaving the celebrating to the noisy travelling support.

In keeping with his mixed start with his new club - he has now scored four in the Uefa Cup but only against Sheffield United in the Premiership - he missed an open goal in the second half before receiving a standing ovation from both sets of fans when he was substituted with 13 minutes remaining.

His goal kept Tottenham's 100 per cent record going in the competition and they are now top of group B with a match remaining.

Blackburn secured their place in the knock-out stages after picking up a hard-earned point against Feyenoord in Rotterdam.

They endured some difficult moments at the De Kuip Stadium but got the result they needed against their Dutch opponents.

Blackburn go through on merit after two victories and one draw against decent opposition.

Rangers booked their place in the knockout stages with a battling draw against Auxerre in France.

Nacho Novo maintained his 100 per cent goalscoring record in the group stages to cancel out Ireneusz Jelen's opener, before Kris Boyd levelled the scoreline again after Daniel Niculae had restored Auxerre's lead.

The result guarantees the Gers European football into the new year before the visit of Partizan Belgrade in their final group game.

Wins over Livorno and Maccabi Haifa had propelled Rangers to the top of Group A after the first two games and they knew a point at the Abbe Deschamps Stadium would be enough to see them safely through to the knockout stages.

It is the first time in 35 years both Celtic and Rangers will feature in European competition after Christmas.