Meanwhile, Germany international midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has completed his move from Stuttgart to Serie A side Lazio.

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In Turkey, Fenerbahce scored twice in the final 12 minutes to claim a 2-0 win over Italian side Lazio .

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Uche played a key role as Krakow beat Germany's Schalke 04 and came close to knocking out Italian side Lazio in last season's Uefa Cup.

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It was at Italian side Lazio where he achieved arguably his greatest success, winning every major trophy in Italy - including the Serie A title in 2000 for only the second time in the Roman club's history - and the European Cup Winners Cup.

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He retired in 2008 after spells in Italy with Lazio and former Serie C1 side Cisco Roma, and was handed his first managerial role by Swindon in May 2011, replacing Paul Hart.

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Miroslav Klose has done great for Germany but only know is clicking with a club side, and that isnt a top side in the UEFA CL, it is LAzio.

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Lazio's next opponents will be German side VfB Stuttgart who won 2-0 at Racing Genk in Belgium to complete a 3-1 aggregate victory.

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In Group G, Austrian side Salzburg won 2-1 away to Italian club Lazio with late goals from Marc Janko and Franz Schiemer, the latter coming three minutes into time added on.

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Pierre Webo and Dirk Kuyt were both on target for the home side in Istanbul, which proved too strong for a Lazio team forced to play with 10-men after Ogenyi Onazi was shown the red card three minutes after the break.

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Indeed in the intervening months Feyenoord have beaten Marseille and Lazio away and drawn 0-0 at home to the Italian side.

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