Henrik Larsson struck his 40th goal of the season 12 minutes from time to put Celtic into the final of the UEFA Cup with a dramatic victory over Boavista in the Bessa Stadium tonight.

The sigh of relief which swept round at Elland Road at the final whistle was palpable as free-scoring Mark Viduka’s latest two-goal salvo virtually guaranteed Peter Reid's Leeds Premiership football for next season.

Aston Villa 2 West Bromwich Albion 1

Man Utd 3 West Ham 0

Rangers 4 Livingstone 3

Hibernian 0 Celtic 1

Leeds manager Terry Venables suffered what he described as a “cruel blow” yesterday – now it remains to be seen if chairman Peter Ridsdale delivers the knockout punch.

Leeds 1 Charlton 2

Celtic 3 Motherwell 1

Newcastle 2 Everton 1

Ireland and Greece drew 0-0 in their friendly international in Athens.

Greece 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Leeds 2 Bolton 4

Birmingham 0 Fulham 0

Blackburn 0 Everton 1

Barcelona 3 Newcastle 1

Howard Wilkinson has admitted that he under-estimated the task ahead of him when he took over at Sunderland.

Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 1

Shamrock Rovers 2 St Patrick's Athletic 1

Arsenal defender Ashley Cole insisted that the Gunners’ Champions League victory in Rome had proved they can beat any side in Europe on their day.