FORMER Rangers striker Shota Arveladze was the hero as AZ Alkmaar knocked Newcastle United out of the Uefa Cup.
While the Ibrox side crashed out of the competition the previous evening, the man who was deemed surplus to requirements at the club scored one and set up the second in their 2-0 win to wipe out a 4-2 deficit and qualify on away goals.
The Georgian was in outstanding form and also hit the crossbar as AZ remained on the road to the final in Glasgow - and he could haunt Alex McLeish at Hampden Park next weekend when he returns to Scotland on international duty.
Uefa Cup holders Seville, rescued by a last-gasp equaliser in normal time from goalkeeper Andres Palop, kept their defence alive by overcoming Shakhtar Donetsk in extra-time. UEFA Cup Semi-Final Draw
Espanyol/Benfica v AZ/Werder Bremen Bayer Leverkusen/Osasuna v Sevilla/Tottenham. Ties to be played 26 April and 3 May (Quarter-Finals April 5 and 12).
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