<p>Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica, two other big names in European football, also went through, the Dutch beating Anderlecht 2-0 and the Portuguese winning by the same score at VfB Stuttgart. PSV Eindhoven beat Lille 3-1 to progress from a meeting of Dutch and French league leaders while Russian pair Zenit St Petersburg and Spartak Moscow overcame Swiss opposition in frigid conditions. <br /><br />Germany captain Michael Ballack was among the scorers as Bayer Leverkusen beat Metalist Kharkiv 2-0 to complete a 6-0 aggregate victory over the Ukrainians. <br />Manchester City qualified with a 3-0 win over Aris Salonika, helped by two goals in the first 12 minutes from recent Bosnian signing Edin Dzeko after a goalless first leg. Yaya Toure added the third with a deflected shot. They will face Dynamo Kiev, who beat Besiktas 4-0 with Andriy Shevchenko among the scorers for an emphatic 8-1 aggregate scoreline. <br /><br />Italy's interest ended when Villarreal beat Napoli 2-1 on aggregate. The Spanish side will now meet Leverkusen. <br /><br />In Kenny Dalglish's first European home match as Liverpool manager — the club were banned from Europe during his previous stint — Kuyt headed in from a corner after 86 minutes to secure victory over the Czechs with extra time looming. <br /><br />The first leg had ended goalless in Prague. Liverpool will face Braga, who beat Lech Poznan 2-0 for a 2-1 aggregate win, in the next round. Serb Miralem Sulejmani scored two early goals as four-times European champions Ajax completed a 5-0 win over their Belgian opponents and former UEFA Cup winners Anderlecht. <br /><br />Benfica's Eduardo Salvio and Oscar Cardozo completed a 4-1 aggregate win for former European champions Benfica over Stuttgart. The Portuguese will next play Paris St Germain after the French side went through on away goals against BATE Borisov.<br /><br />Rangers grabbed a stoppage time equaliser through Edu in a 2-2 draw at Sporting that sent them through on away goals.</p>
<p>Ajax Amsterdam and Benfica, two other big names in European football, also went through, the Dutch beating Anderlecht 2-0 and the Portuguese winning by the same score at VfB Stuttgart. PSV Eindhoven beat Lille 3-1 to progress from a meeting of Dutch and French league leaders while Russian pair Zenit St Petersburg and Spartak Moscow overcame Swiss opposition in frigid conditions. <br /><br />Germany captain Michael Ballack was among the scorers as Bayer Leverkusen beat Metalist Kharkiv 2-0 to complete a 6-0 aggregate victory over the Ukrainians. <br />Manchester City qualified with a 3-0 win over Aris Salonika, helped by two goals in the first 12 minutes from recent Bosnian signing Edin Dzeko after a goalless first leg. Yaya Toure added the third with a deflected shot. They will face Dynamo Kiev, who beat Besiktas 4-0 with Andriy Shevchenko among the scorers for an emphatic 8-1 aggregate scoreline. <br /><br />Italy's interest ended when Villarreal beat Napoli 2-1 on aggregate. The Spanish side will now meet Leverkusen. <br /><br />In Kenny Dalglish's first European home match as Liverpool manager — the club were banned from Europe during his previous stint — Kuyt headed in from a corner after 86 minutes to secure victory over the Czechs with extra time looming. <br /><br />The first leg had ended goalless in Prague. Liverpool will face Braga, who beat Lech Poznan 2-0 for a 2-1 aggregate win, in the next round. Serb Miralem Sulejmani scored two early goals as four-times European champions Ajax completed a 5-0 win over their Belgian opponents and former UEFA Cup winners Anderlecht. <br /><br />Benfica's Eduardo Salvio and Oscar Cardozo completed a 4-1 aggregate win for former European champions Benfica over Stuttgart. The Portuguese will next play Paris St Germain after the French side went through on away goals against BATE Borisov.<br /><br />Rangers grabbed a stoppage time equaliser through Edu in a 2-2 draw at Sporting that sent them through on away goals.</p>
