His cross provided the first chance of the game for Sami Khedira, whose header was saved by Diego Benaglio with the aid of the inside of his post.

CNN: Wolfsburg begin Bundesliga defense with win

Edgar Alvarez hooked over a cross for David Suazo, who could only plant his header wide, and then Alvarez himself drew a superb one-handed save from Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.

BBC: Switzerland 0-0 Honduras

Leverkusen survived a late fightback to win 3-2 away to defending champions Wolfsburg, who had goalkeeper Diego Benaglio sent off for a professional foul on Eren Derdiyok after only 31 minutes.

CNN: Hamburg stay top of Bundesliga as Bayern hit form

Until Yakin's goals, Portugal winger Nani had missed the best chance in the 53rd minute when he shot wide when one-on-one with goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuehler, who started in place of regular Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.

CNN: Consolation victory for hosts Switzerland

England almost got the second goal their domination merited on the stroke of half-time when Rooney rounded Swiss keeper Diego Benaglio, only for Stephane Grichting to deny Defoe with a crucial clearance at the far post.

BBC: Switzerland 1-3 England

He broke the deadlock in the 59th minute, collecting an infield pass from Zoltan Gera before manoeuvring himself into a shooting position on the edge of the box and curling a superb shot past keeper Diego Benaglio.

BBC: Fulham 2-1 Wolfsburg

The in-form striker, who passed a fitness test before the game on an Achilles injury, collected a pass inside the area from fellow forward Zoltan Gera and stylishly set up a cool, side-foot finish past home keeper Diego Benaglio for his sixth Europa League goal of the season and 19th in total.

BBC: Wolfsburg 0-1 Fulham (agg 1-3)