Hamburg coach Armin Veh has been dismissed after yesterday’s 6-0 defeat at Bayern Munich, with his assistant Michael Oenning placed in charge until the end of the season.

Wolfsburg have today completed the signing of Obafemi Martins from Newcastle with the player agreeing a four-year contract with the Bundesliga outfit after passing a medical.

Stuttgart coach Armin Veh has revealed the Bundesliga club have agreed personal terms with Chelsea defender Khalid Boulahrouz.

RANGERS manager Walter Smith faces an anxious wait to discover whether captain Barry Ferguson will be fit for tonight’s Champions League opener against Stuttgart at Ibrox.

Middlesbrough 0 Stuttgart 1 (2-2 on aggregate, Middlesbrough win on away goals)