Steven Taylor
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PARIS (AFP) - The tragedy happened outside the Parc des Princes stadium following Paris Saint Germain's 4-2 defeat to Hapoel Tel-Aviv of Israel.

Police sources told AFP that a police officer had gone to the aid of a Hapoel fan who had been set upon by a gang of around 150 Paris supporters in the streets outside the famous ground.

The officer fired tear gas to disperse the mob before firing two shots.

Two PSG fans were hit. One died at the scene while another was injured although the extent of his wounds was not known.

The death in Paris put the night's action into sombre perspective after all four British teams had made the knockout round.

Jonathan de Guzman(R) fights for the ball with Zurab Khizanishvili
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Stephen Taylor headed an 86th-minute winner as Newcastle came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 2-1.

But the win did little to lighten the mood on Tyneside with St James's Park barely half-full, an indication of fans' frustrations with their team's woeful Premiership form.

Ernesto Canobbio gave Celta an eight-minute lead but Antoine Sibierksi levelled with his third European goal of the season in the 36th minute.

Newcastle grabbed the winner when Albert Luque's left-wing corner fell for Taylor to head past goalkeeper Estean Suarez to settle the Group H clash.

Newcastle boss Glen Roeder admitted he was puzzled as to why his team cannot reproduce their European form in the Premiership.

"It's mystifying why we are getting results in the UEFA Cup and the League Cup, but not in the Premiership," Roeder said.

Barry Ferguson(R) and Barry Hemdani(L) challenge Benoit Cheyrou
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"It's frustrating for everybody involved in the club, not just me, but for the players, the chairman and the spectators. I don't think we are playing any differently in the Premiership, but we are the only ones who can turn it around, and I believe we can, starting against Portsmouth on Sunday."

Tottenham booked their place in the last 32 with a 1-0 Group B win over Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

All eyes were on the returning Dimitar Berbatov, who joined Tottenham from Leverkusen in May for 10.9 million pounds, and the Bulgarian international duly delivered, scoring the winning goal against his old employer.

It was a third successive European win for Tottenham - following victories over Besiktas and FC Bruges - and the English side wrapped up qualification with one game to spare.

Mark Hughes's Blackburn are also safely through after a 0-0 draw at Feyenoord in Group E.

Youssuf Mulumbu(R) tackles Messaye Degu
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"I'm delighted with the performance - it was a good professional European performance tonight," said Hughes.

Rangers, keen not to be outdone by Celtic's progress to the last 16 of the Champions League, kept their season alive with a 2-2 draw at Auxerre in Group A.

Striker Kris Boyd proved the hero for the Glasgow giants with a late equaliser after Daniel Niculae's 76th minute strike had cancelled out Nacho Novo's leveller to an early goal from Ireneusz Jelen.

"It's a good result, especially as we're qualified from tonight. I'm happy, the players battled throughout," said Rangers coach Paul Le Guen.

Holders Sevilla saw off Sporting Braga 2-0 to stay alive in Group C while fellow Spanish side Espanyol crushed Zulte-Waregem of Belgium 6-2 in Group F with Luis Garcia grabbing a hat-trick.

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