Sport 28-11-2003 Liverpool & Newcastle Reach 3rd Round who: Liverpool what: Beat Steaua Bucharest 1-0 (2-1 on aggregate) in UEFA Cup second round where: Anfield, LIVERPOOL when: Last night snippet: "Liverpool and Newcastle United continued their UEFA Cup advances with narrow home victories last night," says The Telegraph, "but Manchester City are out of Europe after failing to find the goal touch in Poland." Liverpool`s opponents Steaua Bucharest were eliminated 2-1 on aggregate, says The Independent. "Harry Kewell`s goal early in the second half did the trick and there would have been no need for the late flutters had Michael Owen possessed his pre-injury sharpness." By comparison, Newcastle United "strolled into the third round," says The Guardian`s Michael Walker from St James` Park, where they overcame NAC Breda and Basle 4-2 on aggregate after "unlucky substitute Boris Smiljanic scored an early own-goal". Meanwhile, says The Mirror, "Kevin Keegan`s galaxy of international stars were bundled out of the competition in humiliating fashion after failing to score against unknown Groclin". "City needed a goal to stay alive after being held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg," writes Lee West from the the Dyskobolia Stadium. "But Robbie Fowler and Nicolas Anelka flopped badly as City were held to a goalless draw by a team made up of journeymen, leaving Keegan embarrassed." The Polish side will progress thanks to their away goal. Hearts had a 1-0 advantage when they began their match against Bordeaux at Tynecastle last night, but it was "quickly cancelled out by Albert Riera`s 25-yard effort" after just eight minutes. "The visitors... then doubled their lead when Pascal Feindouno found the back of the net midway through the second half." The 2-1 aggregate win sent the French side to round three. [... more]

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