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UEFA CUP:Cup favorites Bayern held at home by the Trotters

Tottenham Hotspur's Dimitar Berbatov, second right, scores the second goal against Hapoel Tel Aviv during their UEFA Cup Group G match at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on Thursday. PHOTO: REUTERS

Hot UEFA Cup favorites Bayern Munich were held 2-2 at home by Bolton on Thursday on a great night for English clubs abroad.

Everton and Tottenham had 2-0 away victories against Nuremberg and Hapoel Tel Aviv respectively to keep up their hopes of qualifying for the knockout phase.

Goals either side of half-time by Bayern Munich's forgotten hero Lukas Podolski was not enough as Bolton Wanderers fought back.

Podolski, 22, was given a rare chance to impress Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld after an injury-hit 12 months and the youngster seized his chance with both hands with an equalizer in Munich before putting his side ahead.

But their Group F rivals Bolton had come to the Allianz Arena to get a result and after Ricardo Gardener gave them an early lead, Kevin Davies scored a late equalizer as both sides claimed a point.

Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 at b>Hapoel Tel Aviv in a defensive display.

Both clubs have been having difficulty in their own national leagues and were hoping to divert themselves from that with a good result on the European stage.

Keane scored the first goal at the Bloomfield Stadium with Dimitar Berbatov, who insisted earlier on Thursday he was happy at the London club, heading a second.

The 26-year-old Berbatov admitted the reports linking him with a move had affected his performances but he showed glimpses of last season's form as Spurs got back on track in Group G after losing to Getafe.

Everton's teenage super sub Victor Anichebe came off the bench to win a penalty and score his side's second goal in their 2-0 win over Nuremburg.

The 19-year-old Nigerian striker was introduced with 15 minutes left and caused havoc in the opposition defense to win a late penalty which Spaniard Mikel Arteta converted to put Everton ahead on 83 minutes.

And with two minutes remaining he rounded the Nuremberg defense and smashed his shot past the stranded goalkeeper to score his second UEFA Cup goal after he netted in the win over Larissa.

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