1.  Distillery were missing striker Tom Cleland whose wife was ill.

2.  The Galaxy is missing striker Cobi Jones and defender Greg Vanney, who are with the U.S. national team during the U.S. Cup.

3.  PSV was missing strikers Mateja Kezman and Arnold Bruggink, but the unusual combination up front of Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Adil Ramzi produced five of the goals.

4.  Frankfurt had won its last Bundesliga game and UEFA Cup match against Naples despite missing star striker Anthony Yeboah and two other players.

5.  Hagi will be missing striker Viorel Moldovan and defenders Iulian Filipescu and Mirel Radoi in the first leg due to injuries.

6.  The Rams were missing striker Fabrizio Ravanelli with a back injury and its defense repelled the many Fulham attempts to score.

7.  The team will be missing striker Andy Williams, who broke two bones in his shoulder during practice earlier this month.

8.  The team already was missing striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco, sitting out a one-game suspension for his ejection in the previous game.

9.  Espanyol, despite missing injured Romanian striker Florin Raduciou, easily saw off third from bottom Valladolid, with two goals in nine minutes.