Udinese kept its composure to reach the knockout phase of the UEFA Cup after its home tie with Dinamo Zagreb was briefly halted when fans of the Croatian team bombarded the pitch with burning flares on Wednesday. The Serie A side progressed from Group D with a game to spare after a 2-1 win which came after the match was interrupted for 10 minutes in the second half. Galatasaray, the 2000 winner, Standard Liege, Twente Enschede and Ukraine's Metalist Kharkiv also reached the last 32, joining favorites AC Milan, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City and St. Etienne who had already qualified. Manchester City was Wednesday held by PSG 0-0. Twice winner Sevilla boosted its hopes by brushing aside Partizan Belgrade in Spain but its 3-0 victory was overshadowed by an injury to Almani Moreira. The Partizan midfielder was carried off the pitch unconscious after colliding with an opponent early in the game. Belgrade's B92 website said Moreira later regained consciousness in hospital. Udinese's clash with Dinamo at the Friuli Stadium was halted, and the players taken to the dressing rooms, when the flares were thrown on the pitch. Visiting NEC Nijmegen scored two goals in the final six minutes to defeat Spartak Moscow 2-1 and keep its qualification hopes alive. A second-half penalty from Czech striker Milan Baros secured Galatasaray a 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin and put it top of Group B. In the same group, Brazilian midfielder Edmar hit the winner for the second successive UEFA Cup game to send Metalist through after a 1-0 home victory over Olympiakos Piraeus. There was no happy return to Enschede for Schalke 04 coach Fred Rutten as Twente's 2-1 victory in Group A put it through and left the Bundesliga side hoping results go its way next week. Goals from Rob Wielaert and Kenneth Perez put Twente 2-0 up before Gerald Asamoah replied. Group C leader Standard made it three wins from three, first-half goals from Igor de Camargo, Oguchi Onyewu and Milan Jovanovic beating Sampdoria 3-0. The top three in each of the eight groups advance to the knockout phase.
