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Roman Pavlyuchenko’s late strike gave Tottenham Hotspur a Champions League lifeline on a torrid night against Swiss club Young Boys as they clawed back from a calamitous start to lose their playoff first leg 3-2, Reuters reports.
Senad Lulic, Henri Bienvenu and Xavier Hochstrasser fired Young Boys into a 3-0 lead after 28 minutes on the plastic Stade de Suisse pitch in Berne but Sebastien Bassong replied before halftime and Pavlyuchenko’s unstoppable drive after 83 minutes left next Wednesday’s second leg in London delicately poised.
In the night’s other four ties, four-times European champions Ajax Amsterdam drew 1-1 away to Dynamo Kiev while Norwegians Rosenborg Trondheim beat FC Copenhagen 2-1 at home.
Sparta Prague lost 2-0 at home to Slovakian side Zilina and Zenit St Petersburg eeked out a narrow 1-0 win against French side Auxerre. Five more playoff ties begin on Wednesday including a clash between Werder Bremen and Sampdoria.