Bayern,Villarreal win

Bayern Munich sailed into the Champions League group stages with a 1-0 win at FC Zurich on Tuesday while two goals from Giuseppe Rossi rescued Villarreal in their playoff against Odense. Danes Odense were one of three teams who failed in their bid to qualify for the first time,along with Wisla Krakow and Malmo.

Bayern,who have played in 13 of the last 14 group stages,were haunted by the prospect of failing to qualify. However,their tie with Zurich was little more than a minor inconvenience and they booked their place when Mario Gomez scored in the seventh minute of the second leg at the Letzigrund.

Villarreal,facing a 1-0 first leg deficit against Odense,struggled to break the deadlock until Rossi struck twice in 16 minutes in the second half.