Bolton 1, Sporting Lisbon 1

GIVE UP NOW, GARY

By JEREMY BUTLER

BOLTON made their favourite mistake once again by keeping their UEFA Cup hopes alive with this Reebok draw.

Gary Megson's men can be proud of the battling display that saw them dominate the tricky Portuguese outfit.

But will they still be sticking their chests out in the summer as they contemplate Championship football as a result of a run in Europe's equivalent of the Carling Cup?

There is no doubt the Trotters' European escapade is having a disastrous affect on their Premiership form.

They have yet to win any of the seven Premiership games played in days following a big European night.

Fiorentina 2, Everton 0

MOYES HAS LOT TO LEARN

By CHRIS BASCOMBE

EVERTON's last attempt at the Champions League was over before the end of the school summer holidays.

If they secure a top four spot this season, they'll need a crash course in the finer arts of surviving the perils of European football to avoid a repeat.

On the evidence of their 2-0 loss to Fiorentina, finishing fourth won't be a route into the Euro elite, but simply another way of consolidating a UEFA Cup place once the qualifiers are out of the way.

David Moyes has done sterling work at Goodison in unfashionable style, given the demands for instant success in modern football.

Tottenham 0, PSV Eindhoven 1

BIG TEST FOR RAMOS

By GEOFF SWEET

WELL, maybe this is where Jaunde Ramos's work really starts.

The man who has won the UEFA Cup for the past two seasons with Sevilla has to inspire Tottenham to score at least twice for an outright win in Holland next Wednesday, or find the net once without reply and then win on penalties.

And judging from Thursday night's home defeat to a first-half Jefferson Farfan goal that's no easy job. Some say that as long as Spurs don't get drawn into a relegation battle it matters little what happens between now and the end of the season.

They've won the Carling Cup, guaranteeing themselves more UEFA Cup football next season. So, job done.

Tottenham 1 Slavia Prague 1

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By Michael Omojudi

PAUL Robinson lets fly!

A wonderful display by the Spurs goalkeeper kept Slavia Prague out of the last 16.

Tottenham 1 Slavia Prague 1

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By Curtly Mejias

PAUL Robinson was last night described by Juande Ramos as 'magnificent' after a wonderful display that ensured Tottenham's place in the next round of the Uefa Cup.

Man of the match Jamie O'Hara scored the first goal of the game early on, making it look inevitable that Tottenham would progress.

But a second half comeback by Slavia Prague with an equaliser from Matej Krajcik ensured Tottenham had to work hard for the result.

Everton 6 Brann 1

YAK ATTACK

Everton go through on aggregate (8-1)

DAVID Moyes hailed Everton's UEFA Cup triumph and Ayegbeni Yakubu's stunning hat-trick haul.

Everton produced their biggest-ever European victory with a 6-1 thrashing of Norwegian champions Brann, sending them into a last-16 clash with Fiorentina on an 8-1 aggregate.

Atletico Madrid 0 Bolton 0

BOLTON STUN MADRID

Bolton go through on aggregate (1-0)

BOLTON'S European adventure continued tonight after a goalless draw saw them dump out Spanish giants Atletico Madrid to reach the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Holding a slender 1-0 lead from last week's first leg, Wanderers produced a perfect defensive performance in the Spanish capital to frustrate the home side and claim a famous scalp.

Slavia Prague 1 Tottenham 2

RAMOS LEFT TO SWEAT

SPURS head coach Juande Ramos refused to single out Radek Cerny for criticism after the goalkeeper handed his former club a UEFA Cup lifeline.

Spurs were cruising against Slavia Prague and Cerny had little to do at the Strahov Stadium until he dropped David Hubacek's hanging cross with 21 minutes left and David Strihavka prodded in.

Bolton 1 Atletico Madrid 0

BOLTON HALF WAY THERE

EL-HADJI Diouf made up for his disappointment in the African Nations Cup by giving Bolton the edge in the UEFA Cup.

The Senegal striker left Ghana early after his side failed to make their expected impact.

SK Brann 0 Everton 2

VICTOR-IOUS EVERTON

EVERTON boss David Moyes was delighted with his side's second-half improvement as they claimed a 2-0 victory over SK Brann with the manager setting a new club record.

The UEFA Cup last 32 first-leg victory here in Norway was Everton's sixth successive European victory, a total no previous Goodison Park manager has achieved.