Newcastle United registered a 1-0 away victory in Tallinn with Antione Sibierski scoring on his debut, giving the Geordies an invaluable away goal before the return leg at St. James’ Park.

Derry City fought for a well deserved draw against PSG at the Brandywell. Derry have already knocked out Gothenburg and Gretna and will want to claim the scalp of the French giants on the way to the group stage. A tie of this magnitude will certainly help raise the profile of football n Derry City.

Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Prague without an away victory in Europe for over ten years, and an without an away victory this season. Slavia Prague never really got into their stride; they were shackled by Martin Jol’s fifth different midfield set-up this season. Tom Huddlestone demonstrated why he has been tracked by a number of clubs, imposing his presence and dictating the play to Slavia. The Spurs away goal came via a first half Jermaine Jenas strike from the edge of the box.

West Ham United’s Argentinean new boys both got their first starts for the Hammers at a packed Upton Park. Most of the attention has been on the acquisition of Carlos Tevez, however it was Mascherano who showed the Irons faithful his worth, with a performance in front of the back four reminiscent of Claude Makelele. However he was not enough to inspire a victory or stop the Italians from scoring. They got their away goal on 45 minutes through Caracciolo, leaving west ham with a lot to do in the away leg.

Rovers scored two away goals in 7 minutes to come from behind in Saltzburg. Blackburn appeared to be cruising to victory until Saltsburg took their wiings from their sponsor Red Bull to score a late equaliser giving them everything to play for in the up coming game at Ewood Park.