Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney ensured Manchester United returned to winning ways in a routine win over Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford.

New Zealand grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser against Group D winners Turkey to earn a third straight draw and a place in the second round.

Free-flowing African side Burkina Faso have progressed to the knockout stage with a flourish after beating ten-man Costa Rica 4-1 in Enugu.

Title chasers Sparta Prague and Banik Ostrava shared the spoils, as Sparta's city neighbours Slavia suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Pribram.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez defends substituting striker Fernando Torres in their 3-1 defeat by Fulham

Key Manchester United defenders Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are both doubtful ahead of Saturday’s game with Blackburn, while Gary Neville is suspended

An injury-time own goal by Aarhus defender Jens Gjesing gifted Midtjylland a 2-2 draw, after Winston Reid had tallied an own goal for the home side.

Borussia Monchengladbach twice came from behind before handing Hamburg their first loss of the season and robbing them of a chance to top the table.

With his contract at Chelsea due to expire on 30 June 2010, Michael Ballack is keen to extend his agreement with the club until after South Africa 2010.

Chelsea defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-0 for a second time in a matter of days as they cruised to a convincing victory at the Reebok Stadium.