0 to put one foot into the Europa League's last 16, while Villarreal drew 0-0 at in-form Napoli in another first-leg match in the first knockout stage. Toby Alderweireld, Christian Eriksen and Mounir El Hamdaoui scored for 1992 competition winner Ajax in a match between two former champions in Brussels. Spanish high-flyer Villarreal is in the driving seat in its high-profile matchup with Napoli, the only Italian team left in Europe's second-tier club competition, thanks to the stalemate at San Paolo Stadium. Sidney Sam's double helped Bayer Leverkusen to a 4-0 rout of Metalist Kharkiv, Benfica rallied to beat Stuttgart 2-1 at home and Ukrainian giant Dynamo Kiev won 4-1 at Besiktas. Lech Poznan of Poland edged Sporting Braga of Portugal 1-0, while BATE Borisov of Bulgaria drew 2-2 with Paris Saint-Germain of France. Advantage Arsenal Arsenal rallied in the second half to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match and three Brazilians scored for Shakhtar Donetsk in its 3-2 victory in Roma. Russia captain Andrey Arshavin came off the bench and capped a flowing length-of-the-field move with the winner for the Gunners in the 83rd. The Netherlands forward Robin van Persie's 78th-minute volley had canceled out David Villa's first-half opener for Barcelona in a gripping match at Emirates Stadium. Shakhtar trio Jadson, Douglas Costa and Luiz Adriano scored in the space of 13 minutes at the end of the first half to cancel out Simon Perotta's opener for Roma. Jeremy Menez's second-half goal gave the Italian side some hope ahead of the March 8 second leg. Bolton beats Wigan In London, Ivan Klasnic scored the second-half winner Wednesday as Bolton beat Wigan 1-0 away in an FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a match against Fulham. The Croatia striker slid home a finish in the 66th minute after latching on to a pass by midfielder Mark Davies to settle a hard-fought northwest derby at DW Stadium. Bolton striker Johan Elmander hit the post and had a goal disallowed, while the closest Wigan came to an equalizer was when Jordi Gomez shot just over. In the second-tier League Championship, Nottingham Forest missed a chance to go second and move to within four points of leader Queens Park Rangers by losing 1-0 at Scunthorpe. Gattuso escapes assault charge AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso has escaped an assault charge for his headbutt on Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Joe Jordan, UEFA said Thursday. A spokesman said the 33-year-old midfielder had been charged with the lesser offense of gross unsporting conduct which carries a “suspension for one competition match or for a specified period”. Gattuso will find out the extent of his punishment Monday.
