Wolfsburg are reportedly lining up a bid for Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel to plug a gap in their midfield.

FRENCH international Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid helped send Auxerre out of Europe with their fifth win in six games in Champions League Group G last night.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

LOUIS van GAAL insists Manchester United have more reason to be afraid of Bayern Munich than the German giants do of their 1999 Champions League final conquerors.

JUVENTUS crashed out of the Champions League with a miserable performance in front of their own fans as they capitulated to a rampant Bayern Munich at the Stadio Olimpico last night.

Maccabi Haifa 0 Bayern Munich 3

Luca Toni’s last-minute header gave Bayern Munich a dramatic away-goals victory over brave 10-man Getafe in their UEFA Cup quarter-final second-leg encounter.

WHEN SCOTLAND were drawn against World Cup finalists Italy and France in the European Championship qualifiers the only consolation the Tartan Army could find was that their team often thrived in the role of underdogs.

Scotland 3 Ukraine 1

Ukraine 2 Scotland 0

Sheva still enjoys lavish praise from Italian opposition but that could change, writes Ben Lyttleton.

Switzerland 0 Ukraine 0 (aet, Ukraine qualify 3-0 on penalties)

ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO has been hailed a Ukraine history-maker after a cool penalty gave his side a place in the last 16 of the World Cup.

Ukraine 1 Tunisia 0

Ukraine 0 Tunisia 0

Shakhtar Donetsk have been reduced to nine men against Celtic tonight.

Celtic 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0