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Sevilla in semifinals

LONDON: Holder Sevilla led a trio of Spanish clubs into the UEFA Cup semifinals on Thursday, mirroring the three-pronged success story for English Premier League sides in the Champions League.

Sevilla drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in another pulsating quarterfinal second leg that put the Primera Liga title challenger through 4-3 on aggregate.

All-Spanish affair

Its reward is an all-Spanish semifinal with Osasuna after the Pamplona side eased past Bayer Leverkusen, completing a 4-0 success after winning 1-0 at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra.

Espanyol hangs on

Espanyol, losing finalist in 1988, reached the last four after preserving its 3-2 first-leg lead over Benfica by keeping out the Portuguese in Lisbon.

Germany's Werder Bremen awaits the Spaniards, striker Miroslav Klose netting twice in a 4-1 home victory over AZ Alkmaar that ended the Dutch side's hopes of reaching the UEFA Cup semifinals for the second time in three seasons.

The results:

UEFA Cup quarterfinals (second leg): Werder Bremen 4 (Tim Borowski, Miroslav Klose (2), Diego) bt AZ 1 (Moussa Dembele). Werder Bremen wins 4-1 on aggregate.

Osasuna 1 (Juanlu) bt Bayer Leverkusen 0. Osasuna wins 4-0 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon) drew with Sevilla 2 (Steed Malbranque (OG), Frederic Kanoute). Sevilla wins 4-3 on aggregate.

Benfica drew with Espanyol 0-0. Espanyol wins 3-2 on aggregate. — Agencies

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