11.   At the other end of the standings, three teams are fighting to avoid the fourth relegation spot.

12.   Bayern Munich, second in the standings, loaned reserves Markus Muench and Dennis Grassow to FC Cologne, which is fighting to avoid relegation.

13.   Bochum stayed fourth from the bottom and must fight to avoid relegation.

14.   Both teams will still have to fight to avoid being relegated.

15.   Bosnian Muslims in an isolated northeastern village are preparing to fight to avoid transfer to Bosnian Serb control, a U.N. official said Tuesday.

16.   But replacing the shuttle designs would be costly for Eurotunnel, which has been fighting to avoid liquidation amid billions in debt.

17.   His club, VfL Bochum in Germany, is fighting to avoid relegation to the second division next season.

18.   In other matches, Lorient, Metz and Guingamp fight to avoid relegation.

19.   Juventus is one point behind first-place Inter, while Brescia is fighting to avoid relegation.

20.   Karlsruhe, which is fighting to avoid relegation, also announced Tuesday that the contract of injury-prone Russian forward Sergei Kiryakov will not be renewed.