UC - Last 16: Udinese take control of Zenit tie

Udinese are firmly in control of their UEFA Cup last-16 tie with holders Zenit St. Petersburg after securing a late 2-0 win in the first leg in Udine.

UDINESE 2-0 ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
Late goals from Fabio Quagliarella and Antonio Di Natale floored UEFA Cup holders Zenit St. Petersburg to give Udinese a strong lead to take into the second leg in Russia next week and reaching the quarter-finals. With the Russian side having largely denied their opponents a sight of goal, Quagliarella poached Udinese's opener with five minutes remaining and a Di Natale penalty left Zenit needing a sizeable win at the Petrovsky Stadium if they are to progress to the last eight. Roman Shirkov was sent off for conceding the spot-kick, and the Russian side will also have to do without defender Aleksandr Anyukov for next Thursday's second leg after a late booking ruled him out. Maurizio Domizzi will miss out for Pasquale Marino's side.

UEFA CUP RESULTS
Round of 16 First Leg
Thursday 12 March
CSKA Moscow 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kiev 1-0 Metalist Kharkiv
Hamburg 1-1 Galatasaray
Manchester City 2-0 Aalborg
Marseille 2-1 Ajax
Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 Braga
Udinese 2-0 Zenit St. Petersburg
Werder Bremen 1-0 Saint-Etienne

UEFA CUP FIXTURES
Round of 16 Second Leg
Wednesday 18 March
Saint-Etienne v Werder Bremen (1930)
Ajax v Marseille (1945)
Thursday 19 March
Metalist Kharkiv v Dynamo Kiev (1700)
Shakhtar Donetsk v CSKA Moscow (1730)
Zenit St. Petersburg v Udinese (1730)
Galatasaray v Hamburg (1930)
Aalborg v Manchester City (2000)
Braga v Paris Saint-Germain (2030)

Source: UEFA