London: Bobby Zamora and Bjorn Helge Riise twice combined to set Fulham on their way to a 3-2 win at snowy Basel, sealing the London club's berth in the final 32 of the Europa League.
Hertha Berlin, in last place in the Bundesliga, scraped through thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Group D winners Sporting and Panathinaikos of Greece secured second place in Group F when Djibril Cisse scored two in a 3-0 win over Dinamo Bucharest.
The biggest drama of the night came in Belgium, when Ivan Perisic netted the winner in added time to beat visiting Toulouse 1-0 and send Club Bruges through from Group J at the expense of the French side.
Werder Bremen scored three without reply at Athletic Bilbao to secure top spot in Group L, with the Basque club and the Germans already through, and FC Copenhagen coped better with the wintry conditions in Prague to defeat Sparta 3-0 and eliminate the Czechs from Group K.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 09:51