FC Basel 1893 coach Heiko Vogel praised his team's "perfect harmony" after a first-leg victory over FC Bayern München that left "alarm bells ringing" for counterpart Jupp Heynckes.

Didier Deschamps believes Olympique de Marseille's ambition was rewarded after André Ayew's late goal secured a first-leg advantage over FC Internazionale Milano.

Joleon Lescott conceded the 4-0 scoreline flattered Manchester City FC but after accounting for holders FC Porto he is already looking beyond the last 16 to a trip to Bucharest in May.

FC Basel 1893 1-0 FC Bayern München
Substitute Valentin Stocker's strike four minutes from time earned a famous first-leg victory for the hosts, who also struck the woodwork twice.

Olympique de Marseille 1-0 FC Internazionale Milano
André Ayew settled a tight contest deep into added time with a header from a corner as the French side snatched a slender advantage in the tie.

Milan Jovanović says RSC Anderlecht are ready to give their all in their "most important game of the season" when they take on AZ Alkmaar on Thursday needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit.

Manchester City FC 4-0 FC Porto (agg: 6-1)
Three late goals and Sergio Agüero's after just 19 seconds took the English side through to the round of 16 at the expense of holders Porto.

Defender João Pereira knows a goalless draw is good enough to see Sporting Clube de Portugal past Legia Warszawa but insists a second-leg win is the objective.

Timo Hildebrand is glad to be back in the firing line as FC Schalke 04 host FC Viktoria Plzeň after admitting that he wondered whether he would "ever play again at the highest level".

UEFA.com's team of reporters at the venues and across Europe continue to provide live build-up from Basel and Marseille plus all the reaction to last night's ties in Naples and Moscow.

Former Umeå IK favourite Marta, the five-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, said she was "proud to be back in Sweden again" after joining Stockholm outfit Tyresö FF.

011 - Mixed zone with coaches of the 16 national teams

007 - ARD and ZDF secure exclusive media rights for UEFA EURO 2016

ARD and ZDF, UEFA's established public-broadcast content partners for international football, have secured exclusive media rights in Germany for all UEFA EURO 2016 games.

There are no new names in Joachim Löw's Germany squad to take on France next week, but the coach said: "That does not mean that the door is closed to anyone else."

"We are not going to experiment," explained Denmark coach Morten Olsen as he named a familiar-looking 20-man squad for next Wednesday's friendly against Russia.

Delegations from the 16 finalist teams will receive a comprehensive briefing on all organisational matters related to UEFA EURO 2012 at a workshop in Warsaw on 8 and 9 March.

No wins in their last five UEFA Champions League home knockout games means Chelsea FC face an uphill task as SSC Napoli bring a 3-1 first-leg lead to west London.

Mirko Slomka has warned his Hannover 96 side to expect a "very tight match" as they set out to defend their 2-1 lead away to Club Brugge KV in the round of 32 on Thursday.

Manchester City FC hold just a one-goal advantage over FC Porto but Samir Nasri told UEFA.com that such a lead will force the holders out of their counterattacking comfort zone.