Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Middlesbrough: Boro's England hopeful Stewart Downing tries to forge an early route to goal

Yakubu goes close to notching his third goal of the competition but sees his shot clip a defender and go wide

Minutes later the visitors are behind when Nicolae Dica's shot on the turn finds the top corner of Mark Schwarzer's goal

The Teessiders almost equalise but George Boateng sees his shot saved as Steaua reach half-time with a 1-0 lead

Dica continues to threaten for the hosts and forces a save from Schwarzer just after the hour

The pressure continues to mount with striker Daniel Oprita seeing his attempt at scoring the second miss the target

With 20 minutes remaining, Boro boss Steve McClaren makes some changes in an effort to contain the Romanian outfit

Petre Marin has a brilliant chance to score but also misses from a good position with 10 minutes to go

Goalkeeper Schwarzer's numerous saves see the match finish 1-0 to give Boro a decent chance in the return leg

Schalke 0-0 Sevilla: In the other tie, Gerald Asamoah sees an early shot saved by Andres Palop as the hosts go close

The German side continue to dominate proceedings with Gustavo Varela among those who spurn good opportunities

Lincoln has a number of chances to break the deadlock but finds Palop in good form as the match ends goalless