11/27/2008 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City all but secured a spot in the next round of the UEFA Cup on Thursday as Benjani and Stephen Ireland scored goals in a 2-0 City win over Schalke in Group A play.
The win leaves City with six points from two games and they need just one point from their final two matches to progress, while the German side owns four points from three games.
Following a lively opening 30 minutes, Daniel Sturridge set up City's opener with a low cross from the left wing that eluded Ireland but was put away at the far post by Benjani.
Schalke managed few chances after City's goal, and the German side found itself down two goals in the 67th minute. Benjani had a his shot blocked from inside the area, but it redirected right to Ireland, who easily beat Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
The other match in Group A saw Racing snatch a 2-2 draw from PSG after falling behind by two goals, which leaves the two teams in the bottom two spots in the group.
AC Milan went two goals down against Portsmouth early in the second half but the Rossoneri rallied to score two goals in the last six minutes to claim a 2-2 draw with Pompey.
Younes Kaboul put the English side ahead in the 62nd minute when he nodded home a Glen Johnson cross, while Johnson also helped double the lead 11 minutes later with a brilliant run that set up an easy tap-in goal for Nwankwo Kanu.
However, Milan pulled a goal back in the 84th minute with a sensational 30- yard free-kick from Ronaldinho before Filippo Inzaghi netted the equalizer in stoppage time.
Milan has now secured seven points in three games, while Portsmouth earned its first point in two games and sits in fourth place.
Galatasaray failed to pick up its third win in as many games as the Turkish club fell 1-0 to Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv. Edmar Aparesida scored the game's lone goal in the 81st minute to give Kharkiv four points from two games, putting them two back of Galatasaray. Olympiakos moved into third place in Group B with a resounding 5-1 win over Benfica as Luis Diogo scored twice.
Belgian side Standard Liege won its second straight game in the competition to take a two-point lead on the rest of Group C. Liege scored a 1-0 win over Partizan Belgrade on Thursday thanks to Igor De Camargo's 36th-minute goal, while Sampdoria and Stuttgart sit two points back in second place after playing to a 1-1 draw.
Jamie O'Hara scored in the 14th minute to lead Tottenham to a 1-0 win against NEC, while Spartak Moscow also recorded a 1-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb with Ivan Saenko scoring 15 minutes from time.
Ajax took over second place in Group F after Leonardo scored in the 77th minute of a 1-0 win over Hamburg, while Slavia Prague and Zilina finished 0-0.
St Etienne remains on top of Group G after earning a 1-1 draw at Club Brugge, while Valencia picked up a big 4-0 win over Rosenborg to take over second place.
CSKA Moscow became the first team in the competition to secure its place in the next round as the Russian club held off Lech Poznan, 2-1 for its third win in as many games in Group H. Deportivo notched a 3-0 triumph over Feyenoord in the group's other match, leaving the Spanish club in third while the Eredivisie side remains on the bottom.
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