New faces light up UEFA Cup
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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There will be a Spanish side in the UEFA Cup final - and a new name on the trophy.
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Marseille face Newcastle
Inter were beaten by Olympique de Marseille, for whom Camel Meriem scored the only goal of the second leg at the San Siro to complete a 2-0 aggregate success and earn a semi-final against Newcastle United FC. Sir Bobby Robson's side beat PSV 2-1 on the night - and 3-2 on aggregate - through goals from Alan Shearer and Gary Speed.
All-Spanish semi-final
The other semi-final will be a local affair between Mediterranean neighbours Villarreal CF and Valencia CF - meaning there will be a Spanish side in the final. Villarreal, in their debut season in European competition having advanced from the UEFA Intertoto Cup, were 3-1 aggregate winners against last season's runners-up, Celtic FC, after a 2-0 victory at El Madrigal.
Debut campaign
Sonny Anderson and Roger García scored the goals. Valencia, meanwhile, repeated their 2-1 first-leg victory at home to FC Girondins de Bordeaux through strikes from Mauricio Pellegrino and Peter Rufete.
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