Steve Cherundolo got the start for Hannover 96, drawing 2-2 with FC Copenhagen in Group B. Hannover took the lead through Christian Pander 29 minutes in, with Copenhagen equalizing in the 58th. Sergio Pinto put the home team back in front in the 82nd, but Copenhagen split the points with a late equalizer from Cesar Santin in the 89th minute.
In Group G, Jozy Altidore came on in the 73rd minute with AZ trailing 2-0 at home to Austria Vienna. A Vienna own-goal in the 80th minute cut their lead in half, with Pontus Wernbloom equalizing in the 83rd. AZ's Niklas Moisander was sent off in stoppage time.
Jermaine Jones got the start and played 67 minutes as Schalke 04 routed AEK Larnaca away 5-0. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar opened the scoring in the 35th minute and finished it off in the 88th. Sacha Kljestan got the start for Anderlecht in Group L, beating Sturm Graz 2-0 at the UPC Arena. Guillaume Gillet opened the scoring in the 66th minute and it was 2-0 from a 75th minute Matias Suarez goal.
Did Not Play: Brad Friedel (Spurs 1 - Rubin Kazan 0), Dominic Cervi (Celtic 1 - Rennes 1), Clint Dempsey (Fulham 0 - Wisla Krakow 1)
Injured: Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting 2 - FC Vaslui 0)
