CSKA Moscow survived a late scare to see off Lech Poznan 2-1 and book their place in the UEFA Cup knockout stages.

CSKA Moscow survived a late scare to see off Lech Poznan 2-1 and book their place in the UEFA Cup knockout stages.

Alan Dzagoev and Yuri Zhirkov's first-half goals secured CSKA's third successive UEFA Cup win and kept the Russians on top of Group H.

Semir Stilic's long-range drive gave bottom side Lech hope but despite their best efforts the Polish side came away from the Luzhniki Stadium with nothing.

St Etienne also qualified for the last 32 after a 1-1 draw with Belgian league leaders Club Brugge at the Jan Breydelstadion.

David Gigliotti put the French side, who are struggling at the bottom of Ligue 1, ahead just before half-time but they were pegged back by Ronald Vargas' leveller five minutes after the interval.

Galatasaray's qualification was put on hold as Metalist Kharkiv sealed a smash-and-grab 1-0 success in Istanbul.

Edmar's late goal ended the Turkish giants' 100% record in Group B, but goalkeeper Alexandr Goryainov was the visitors' real hero with a series of impressive saves.

Milan Baros had a goal ruled out for offside just after the half-hour mark for Gala, but otherwise they could find no way past an inspired Goryainov.

Paris St Germain squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Racing Santander to remain anchored to the foot of Group A.

The French side looked home and dry by the 31st minute thanks to goals by strike duo Mateja Kezman and Peguy Luyindula but Sammy Traore headed into his own net before the break to give Racing hope.

A sublime long-range effort by Gonzalo Colsa in the 55th minute rescued a point for the Spaniards, who will need to win their last pool match against Manchester City to stand a chance of a top-three finish and progression.

Standard Liege moved into top spot in Group C with a narrow 1-0 victory in Belgrade against outsiders Partizan.

Igor De Camargo scored the only goal of the game with a 36th-minute header to make it two wins out of two for the Belgians, while Belgrade are now unable to qualify for the knockout stages.

Stuttgart could not produce a win for new coach Markus Babbel in his first game in charge as they drew 1-1 with Sampdoria.

The former Bayern Munich defender took over on Monday after Armin Veh was sacked, and he got the perfect start when his new charges took the lead just eight minutes into a game of few chances, through Ciprian Marica.

Paolo Sammarco levelled matters six minutes before the break and, after a goalless second half, neither side could claim to have deserved three points.

Ivan Saenko's late goal handed Spartak Moscow a crucial 1-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in their Cup Group D clash.

After a game of few chances at the Maksimir Stadium, the Russia striker fired home from the edge of the area to claim the points for his side.

The hosts could muster little either before or after the goal and were reduced to trying their luck from distance.

Zilina and Slavia Prague earned their first points of the group stage after a stalemate in their Group F encounter in Slovakia.

Neither side had collected a point going into the match, with Slavia having played two games so far and hosts Zilina just one in arguably the toughest group in the competition.

And a draw was worth very little to either side at the Pod Dubnon as the hosts failed to find the net despite an inspirational performance by midfielder Robert Jez.

Valencia recorded their first win of the group stages after seeing off Rosenborg 4-0 in Trondheim.

Valencia deserved the victory, although the scoreline flattered them slightly with three late goals from Pablo Hernandez, Ruben Baraja and Joaquin Sanchez adding to a fortuitous opener, when Juan Mata's header crashed against the crossbar before hitting Rosenborg goalkeeper Rune Jarstein and going in.

Olympiacos reignited their campaign with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Benfica at the Karaiskakis Stadium.

In an action-packed first half the Greek champions scored four times to lay to rest the memories of their opening Group B defeat at the hands of Galatasaray.

Luciano Galletti set the tone when he fired the home side ahead in the first minute. Further goals from Christos Patsatzoglou, Diogo and Fernando Belluschi put Olympiacos well on top at the break with Benfica's only joy a close-range volley from David Luiz.

Olympiacos completed their night's work when Diogo added a second eight minutes into the second half.

Deportivo La Coruna ran Feyenoord ragged 3-0 to kickstart their campaign and dump their opponents out of Europe.

Alberto Lopo opened the scoring in the first half and a Kevin Hofland own goal and an Andres Guardado strike in successive minutes after the break gave the hosts their first points in Group H.

Ajax all but booked their spot in the knock-out stages after a second-half goal from Leonardo gave them a 1-0 victory in Hamburg.

The substitute struck in the 77th minute to earn the Amsterdammers their second win in three matches in Group F.

Zvjezdan Misimovic scored two goals in the final eight minutes as Wolfsburg twice came from behind to beat Braga 3-2 in Group E.

Braga took the lead after just six minutes courtesy of a Ricardo Costa own goal, and then forged ahead again four minutes into the second half through Albert Meyong after Edin Dzeko had restored parity.

But there was more drama to come as Misimovic converted a penalty in the 83rd minute and then struck the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time.

Wolfsburg now have a perfect six points from two games while Braga have three points from three pool matches.