Claudio Reyna, thanks to Manchester City's 4-2 aggregate win over Belgium's Lokeren, is the only American whose team advanced to the second round of the UEFA Cup.
UEFA CUP
First round, second leg
* Claudio Reyna (Manchester City, England) at Lokeren (Belgium) 1-0.
Blackburn wins, 4-2, on aggregate.
Reyna entered as sub in 78th minute.
The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.
* Brad Friedel (Blackburn, England) vs. Genclerbirligi (Turkey), 1-1. Genclerbirligi wins, 4-2, on aggregate.
Friedel started and played the entire game. He was beaten on a close-range shot from Mustafa Ozkam. The Sun rating (10 high; 1 low): 6.
* Oguchi Onyewu (La Louviere, Belgium) at Benfica (Portugal), 0-1.
Benfica wins, 2-1, on aggregate.
Onyewu started and played entire game.
* Matt Jordan (OB, Denmark) at Crvena Zvezda (Yugoslavia), 4-3 Crvena Zvezda, wins, 6-5, on aggregate.
DNP.
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
* Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, D1) vs. Gillingham, 2-1.
Started: 90 minutes.
A mis-kick by Hahnemann set up Marlon KingÆs goal for Gillingham.
* Eddie Lewis (Preston North End, D1) at Millwall, 1-0.
Started: 69 minutes.