MICHAEL OWEN scored a hat-trick as Manchester United made light of their injury woes to record a memorable win over German champions Wolfsburg last night.

Wolfsburg 1 Manchester United 3

CSKA Moscow 2 Wolfsburg 1

Manchester United 2 Wolfsburg 1

Two goals from on-loan Liverpool forward Andriy Voronin sent Hertha Berlin top of the Bundesliga today as they edged past title rivals Bayern Munich 2-1 at the Olympiastadion.

Valencia, Braga, Wolfsburg, Aston Villa, Hamburg and Ajax booked their places in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup after a pulsating evening of European football that delivered 26 goals across eight games.

Wolfsburg 3 Portsmouth 2

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams opted for a one-man attack for his side’s crucial UEFA Cup clash in Germany.

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams opted for a one-man attack for his side’s crucial UEFA Cup clash in Germany.

Diego Maradona's reign as Argentina manager began with a 1-0 victory over Scotland in a friendly in Glasgow tonight.

ROBINHO lit up the night sky as Manchester City got off to a winning start — a 3-2 win over FC Twente — in Group A of the UEFA Cup.

A late goal from Bastian Schweinsteiger enabled Bayern Munich to stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to six points with a 2-1 win at Bochum.

The Dutch remain top in Group G despite being held to a goalless draw by Romania in Feyenoord's De Kuip stadium.

Norway got off to the perfect start in Group C after making it two wins out of two in their Euro 2008 Qualifying campaign tonight.

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY helped to keep Holland top of qualifying Group One with the goal that set the Dutch up for a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Finland in Helsinki.

World Cup star Oliver Kahn is unable to fly to with Bayern Munich to Newcastle on Tuesday because of an ear infection.