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Good going for German teams

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KEEN TUSSLE: The mercurial Diego (right) of Bremen fights for possession with Udinese’s Maurizio Domizzi on Thursday.

BERLIN: Hamburg SV and Werder Bremen stayed on course for an all-German UEFA Cup semifinal clash with 3-1 victories over Manchester City and Udinese respectively in their quarterfinal first legs on Thursday.

Shakhtar Donetsk beat visitor Olympique Marseille 2-0, while Dynamo Kiev drew at Paris St. Germain in a lacklustre goalless affair leaving open the possibility of a Ukrainian semifinal if the French clubs fail to improve in the return legs.

English Premier League side Manchester City stunned Martin Jol’s Hamburg with a goal in the first minute when midfielder Stephen Ireland slotted home after a smart interchange with Brazilian Robinho.

Diego dazzles

Brazilian Diego scored a goal in each half to steer Werder Bremen to a 3-1 win over Udinese, the last Italian club left in European competition.

The mercurial playmaker, who has been linked by the media with a move to several top Italian clubs, scored his second goal with a curling shot from the edge of the box in the 67th minute before Hugo Almeida added a third two minutes later.

The results (quarterfinals, first leg): Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Hubschman 39, Jadson 65) bt Marseille 0.

Hamburg 3 (Mathijsen 9, Trochowski 63-pen, Guerrero 79) bt Manchester City 1 (Ireland 1).

Paris St. Germain 0 drew with Dynamo Kiev 0.

Werder Bremen 3 (Diego 34, 67, Almeida 69) bt Udinese 1 (Quagliarella 87). — Agencies

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