Bolton work it out in Germany

Bolton rocked the unbeaten Bundesliga leaders in the Uefa Cup at the Allianz Arena yesterday.

Without the likes of Nicolas Anelka, El-Hadji Diouf and Ivan Campo, it was expected to be a walk in the park for Bayern.

Under new manager Gary Megson, Bolton claimed a 2-2 draw with the kind of work ethic which was a trademark of former manager Sam Allardyce.

Kevin Davies secured the point with eight minutes remaining. Two goals from Lukas Podolski had put Bayern in the driving seat after Ricardo Gardner had made the breakthrough after eight minutes.

Dimitar Berbatov started the day insisting he was happy at White Hart Lane and finished it by scoring against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

The 26-year-old admitted reports linking him with a move have affected his performances but he showed glimpses of last season's form as Spurs won 2-0 in Group G.

Robbie Keane volleyed the opener at Bloomfield Stadium with Berbatov heading a second. Hapoel had Gal Shish dismissed in the second half.

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