Werder dispose of St Etienne

Werder Bremen booked their place in the last eight of the Uefa Cup after they knocked out St Etienne.

German club book place in last eight of Uefa Cup

Werder Bremen booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Cup after they claimed a 3-2 aggregate success over St Etienne. Bundesliga side Werder headed into Wednesday night's fixture with the advantage after they defeated St Etienne 1-0 at Weserstadion six days ago. The away team took the lead at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard after just six minutes as Sebastien Prodl headed home from a Torsten Frings corner. And before the half-time interval, Werder doubled their lead on the night, with Claudio Pizarro bagging his fifth European goal of the season. St Etienne, though, refused to go down without a fight, and Yohan Benalouane's 64th minute strike reignited their faint hopes of a comeback. And, while Sebastien Grax struck in stoppage time to make it 2-2 on the night, it was too little, too late for Les Verts.