The Cup Season

• by Soccer America , Feb 28, 2008

[EUROPEAN RACES] An own goal in overtime gave Middlesbrough a 1-0 win at Sheffield United and moved it into the quarterfinals of the English FA Cup against Cardiff. Defending Bundesliga champion VfB Stuttgart was knocked out of the German Cup by Second Division Carl Zeiss Jena on penalty kicks. In Spain's Copa del Rey, Barcelona and Valencia tied, 1-1. For all the results and schedules of the major European cup competitions ...

ENGLAND
RESULTS
Fifth Round, Replay
Feb. 27
Sheffield United 0 Middlesbrough 1
SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals
March 8
Barnsley vs. Chelsea
Man. United vs. Portsmouth
March 9
Bristol Rovers vs. West Brom
Middlesbrough vs. Cardiff

FRANCE
SCHEDULE
Round of 16
March 18
Lyon vs. Sochaux
Amiens vs. Arles
Dijon vs. Tours
Sedan vs. Angers
Carquefou vs. Marseille
Paris SG vs. Bastia
Bordeaux vs. Lille
Lorient vs. Metz

GERMANY
RESULTS
Quarterfinals
Feb. 26
VfB Stuttgart 2 Carl Zeiss Jena 2
(Carl Zeiss Jena wins 5-4 on penalties.)
Borussia Dortmund 3TSG Hoffenheim 1
Feb. 27
Wolfsburg 2 Hamburg 1
Bayern Munich 1 1860 Munich 0

ITALY
SCHEDULE
Semifinals, First Leg
April 16
Inter Milan vs. Lazio
Roma vs. Catania
Semifinals, Second Leg
May 7
Lazio vs. Inter Milan
Catania vs. Roma

NETHERLANDS
RESULTS
Quarterfinals
Feb. 27
Haarlem 1 Heracles 5
Dordrecht 1 Roda JC 3
Quick Boys 0 NAC 3
Feb. 28
Feyenoord vs. FC Zwolle

SCOTLAND
SCHEDULE
Fifth Round, Replay
March 9
Rangers vs. Hibernian
Quarterfinals
March 8
Queen of South vs. Dundee
St. Johnstone vs. St. Mirren
March 9
Aberdeen vs. Celtic
March 19
Rangers-Hibernian winner vs. Patrick Thistle

SPAIN
RESULTS
Quarterfinals, First Leg
Feb. 27
Barcelona 1 Valencia 1

SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals, First Leg
Feb. 28
Getafe vs. Racing Santander
Quarterfinals, Second Leg
March 19
Valencia vs. Barcelona
Racing Santander vs. Getafe