Džeko sets sights on CSKA showdown

Striker Edin Džeko believes a similar performance to their 3-0 win at Beşiktaş JK on Matchday 5 will put VfL Wolfsburg in the last 16, saying: "If we play like we did tonight in Moscow it won't be a problem."

Repeat performance
The Bosnia-Herzegovina striker sprung the offside trap to score the final goal of the night in Istanbul and leave the German champions second in UEFA Champions League Group B. Now Wolfsburg need just a point at PFC CSKA Moskva on 25 November to secure a place in the first knockout round in their maiden campaign. "We played better over the 90 minutes and deserved the win," the 23-year-old said. "The game against CSKA in Moscow will be difficult because if they win they can take second place, but we have a very good team. If we play like we did tonight in Moscow, it won't be a problem."

Exciting atmosphere
Beşiktaş supporters applauded the German side after the final whistle, a gesture which impressed Džeko enormously. "They were amazing," said the striker who scored nine times for his country in FIFA World Cup qualifying. Christian Gentner, who scored Wolfsburg's second of the night – Zvezdjan Misimović having registered the first – concurred, telling uefa.com: "It was really exciting to play here. The atmosphere was something new for us. We played very well for the whole 90 minutes. We prevailed in most of the one-on-one situations."

Last straw
With goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber, İbrahim Toraman, Fabian Ernst and Nihat Kahveci all ruled out through injury since the Black Eagles' league win against MKE Ankaragücü on Saturday, Beşiktaş always had a mountain to climb, but central defender Tomáš Sivok made no excuses for a result which closed the door to the knockout phase. "We played very badly in the first half so we didn't have any chance," the Czech told uefa.com. "3-0 is 3-0. The UEFA Champions League is over for us. We can play for a UEFA Europa League place. We will have to get points at Manchester United and then have a life-or-death home match against CSKA, who showed they are a strong team by drawing at Old Trafford. That's the only chance we have left."