AIDEN McGEADY’S dream of playing in the Europa League final at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is in tatters after his Spartak Moscow side crashed 5-1 at Porto in last night’s quarter-final first leg tie.

Spartak Moscow 1 Basle 1 (Spartak win 4-3 on aggregate)

Emmanuel Mayuka struck four minutes into injury time as Swiss side Young Boys came back from a goal down to upset reigning Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 in their Europa League last 32 first leg clash.

Chelsea 4 Spartak Moscow 1

Brazilian midfielder Ramires has returned to Chelsea’s midfield for tonight's Champions League clash with Spartak Moscow at Stamford Bridge.

Spartak Moscow 0 Chelsea 2

Chelsea wing-back Yury Zhirkov has been handed the midfield slot vacated by the injured Ramires against Spartak Moscow in today's Champions League Group F clash in the Luzhniki Stadium.

REAL MADRID’S bid to win a 10th European Cup began with a comfortable 2-0 win over Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu.

TONY MOWBRAY was handed a harsh dose of reality in his first competitive game as Celtic boss as his side crashed 1-0 to Dinamo Moscow in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round clash at Parkhead.