Porto ride on Falcao treble against Spartak

Porto's compatriots Benfica, attempting to reach their first European semifinal for 17 years, routed PSV Eindhoven 4-1 with all their goals coming from Argentines — two from Eduardo Salvio and one each from Pablo Aimar and Javier Saviola.

Two goals from Brazil striker Nilmar helped Villarreal to a 5-1 win over Dutch league leaders Twente Enschede as 19 goals were scored on the night — one more than the total netted in this week's Champions League last eight first leg matches.

Dynamo Kiev were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Braga, Portugal's third representatives and conquerors of Liverpool in the last 16, in the other tie with Andriy Shevchenko sent off just 15 minutes after coming on as a halftime substitute.

Benfica utterly outclassed PSV Eindhoven, helped by two Argentine names from the past and one prospect for the future, in a repeat of the 1988 European Cup final which the Dutch won on penalties. Former international Aimar swept home the opener in the 37th minute and 20-year-old Salvio added the second with a clever flick from Fabio Coentrao's cross on the stroke of halftime.

PSV's Zakaria Labyad pulled one back with 10 minutes left after goalkeeper Roberto fumbled a cross but former Barcelona and Argentina forward Saviola fired home a superbly-taken fourth goal in time added on.

Spain's last representatives Villarreal were 3-0 up against Twente by the break with goals from Carlos Marchena, Borja Valero and a Nilmar header in first-half injury time.
Italian Giuseppe Rossi curled in his ninth of this season's competition in the 55th minute before Nilmar dummied his marker and blasted home his second and Villarreal's fifth in the 80th. Marc Janka grabbed a consolation goal in stoppage time.

Both goals came early in Kiev where Andriy Yarmolenko headed Dynamo ahead in the sixth minute, only for the home side's defender Oleg Gusev to deflect the ball into his own goal to gift Braga the equaliser six minutes later.