Boro survive Ostrava onslaught to make it to group stages

Banik Ostrava 1 Middlesbrough 1 (Middlesbrough win 4-1 on aggregate)

Unsightly violence flared before the second leg of Middlesbrough’s UEFA Cup first-round tie against Czech champions Banik, tarnishing what was meant to be a triumphant first night abroad for Steve McClaren’s side.

On the pitch, Boro scraped through to the second-round group stages, playing the final half-hour with 10 men following a red card for Franck Queudrue.