Football: Four Czechs make mark in UEFA Cup action

Four Czech internationals made their mark in UEFA Cup football action on Thursday. Milan Baroš scored twice for his new club Galatasaray Istanbul - helping his team down Bellinzona 4:3 in Switzerland. FC Copenhagen’s Libor Sionko and AC Milan’s Marek Jankulowski also scored in their matches, helping their teams to wins, while Wisla Krakow’s Tomáš Jirsák also scored but in a losing effort against Tottenham Hotspur.

Czech teams in action on the night came away scoreless. Baník Ostrava lost 2:0 to Spartak Moscow while Sparta Prague and Dinamo Zagreb tied 0:0. Slavia Prague also came with a scoreless draw against SC Vaslui.