Steaua Bucharest walked away with a slight advantage on Thursday after holding city rival Rapid to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Cup quarterfinals.
Schalke, the only German team left in European competition, left Sofia with an even bigger edge after beating host Levski 3-1.
Later Thursday, FC Basel hosted Middlesbrough and Sevilla played visiting Zenit St. Petersburg. The second legs of the quarterfinals are scheduled for next Thursday.
Banel Nicolita put Steaua in the lead in the fifth minute, stroking the ball into the net off a pass from Daniel Oprita. The goal was the first allowed at home by Rapid in this year's UEFA Cup.
The away goal means Steaua, the 1986 European Cup champion, will advance to the semifinals if it holds Rapid to a 0-0 draw in the second leg.
Viorel Moldovan equalized for Rapid in the 50th, tapping in a loose ball after Steaua goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Fernandes failed to hold on to a shot from Emil Dica.
Rapid and Steaua have a nasty history, with rival fans clashing in recent years.
In a league game this season, fans threw stones and chairs onto the field and stopped the match repeatedly. Last year, the clubs were forced to play behind in an empty stadium after fans shouted racist chants and obscenities.
Gustavo Varela, Lincoln and Gerald Asamoah scored the goals for Schalke -- the only remaining German team with a chance to win a European title this season.
Varela, a second-half substitute, scored the equalizer for Schalke three minutes after coming on, taking a pass from Lincoln in the 48th.
The Brazilian then made it 2-1 in the 69th by curling a shot into the top corner of the net, and Asamoah added the final goal in the 79th by knocking in a rebound after the ball bounced off the post.
Daniel Borimirov gave Levski Sofia the lead in the sixth, taking advantage of a defensive error by Hamit Altintop and shooting past Schalke goalkeeper Frank Rost.
Levski was reduced to 10 men in the 35th when Cedric Bardon got his second yellow card for bringing down Lincoln. Bardon had his first yellow card in the 20th for taking down Asamoah.
The new Wembley stadium won't be ready until 2007 due to further construction delays, the Football Association said Friday.
The latest setback in the building of a new national soccer stadium means that the Community Shield -- English soccer's traditional season opener -- and three England games will be moved to other venues.
The FA announced its decision after meetings with Australian construction firm Multiplex and Wembley management.
"It is clear that the construction of Wembley Stadium is significantly behind schedule," the FA said in a statement. "It is apparent that Wembley will not be available to host our autumn fixtures.''
The FA said it preferred to put off any matches until next year to avoid constant speculation on whether the 90,000-seat, ?757-million (1.1 billion euro) stadium will be ready.
"The FA is taking the prudent measure of booking new venues for all our of fixtures until the year end," it said.
Delays had already forced English officials to move the FA Cup final on May 13 from Wembley to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The cup final had been scheduled to be the first match at the new venue.
Now, the FA will have to find a new site for the Aug. 13 Community Shield, which pits the Premier League champion against the FA Cup winner.
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