Winners:
Landon Donovan will have a chance at seeing European Champions League action. BAYER LEVERKUSEN, the German club he'll join in January, advanced to the knockout stage (round of 16) thanks to a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev. Leverkusen is one of three German clubs, along with Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, to advance.
For the first time, four ENGLISH CLUBS — Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool — advanced to the round of 16. Manchester United's 1999 crown marked the only time in the last 19 years that an English club has reached the final.
American DaMARCUS BEASLEY scored his third Champions League goal in seven appearances in PSV Einhoven's 4-1 loss to Panathinaikos. PSV had already clinched a spot in the knockout round.
Aly Wagner and Abby Wambach scored two goals apiece to lead the
UNITED STATES to a 5-0 victory over Mexico Wednesday before 15,549 fans in the final international match for stars Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy. Defender Joy Fawcett, who did not play as she is recovering from back surgery, also bid farewell.
Defending champion UNAM PUMAS downed Monterrey, 2-1, in the first leg of the Mexican Apertura championship final. The second leg takes place Saturday.
Losers:
None of the EASTERN EUROPEAN CLUBS advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League. CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk finished third in their groups and to earn UEFA Cup spots while Sparta Prague finished fourth and is eliminated from both European inter-nation competitions.
TIM HOWARD was back in goal for Manchester United, which had already qualified for the knockout stage going into its game against Turkey's Fenerbahce, and conceded a hat trick to Tuncay Sanli. American defender Jonathan Spector was on the bench for Man U.
Only two Spanish teams — Real Madrid and Barcelona — advanced to the knockout stage. A year ago, four advanced. DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA exited without scoring in the group stage and VALENCIA, the 2004 La Liga and UEFA Cup champ, went out after a 2-0 loss to Werder Bremen.