There was high drama tonight in the Champions League as the second leg of the playoff round produced remarkable rallies and tension. In Genoa, Werder Bremen mounted a stunning comeback to down Sampdoria in extra time, while in Brussels, Partizan edged Anderlecht on penalty kicks. Also making the grade tonight: Switerzland’s FC Basel, Israeli debutants Hapoel Tel-Aviv, and Portugal’s Sporting Braga. Five more games kick off tomorrow, with full coverage on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer +, Fox Sports en Español, and FoxSoccer.tv. If you’re away from your TV, you can also follow all the action on Twitter @fsctv. Bundesliga hopefuls Werder Bremen were two minutes away from going out of the Champions League tonight in Italy after posting a dominant 3-1 performance last week at home. Looking sluggish all night against a rampant Sampdoria side, dreadful defense allowed Samp to score three unanswered goals that should have finished the tie. The Italians charged out behind two early goals by Giampaolo Pazzini — his second, a gorgeous volley that gave Tim Wiese no chance — and seemed to have settled it behind Antonio Cassano’s goal with just five minutes left to play. Bremen had been a mess all night long,… Read full this story
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