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From the resulting corner, Phil O'Donnell could only deflect Clarkson's driven cross wide from four yards out.
Moments later, Wilkie blew the last chance of the match from six yards out when he headed David Goodwillie's cross wide.
Spurs were creating chances, too, Pavlyuchenko heading Kaboul's cross wide at the near post and Bale excellently denied one-on-one by Jaaskelainen after Jermain Defoe's clever through-ball.
But Babel wasted a glorious opportunity to snatch the win for Liverpool after 88 minutes, when he somehow headed Kuyt's cross wide with the goal at his mercy.
Michael Dawson headed a David Bentley cross wide soon after, while Spurs hit the woodwork twice in a minute through Huddlestone's crunching long-range effort and Crouch's clever swiped volley.
Arsenal were being punished for their wastefulness in front of goal, and Chamakh was the culprit again with 10 minutes left as he headed substitute Tomas Rosicky's cross wide.
Striker Matt Moussilou wasted a glorious opportunity to seal a famous victory for Lille after 70 minutes when he headed Debuchy's cross wide of an open goal from close range.
Whittingham was no more than three yards out when he put Mark Kennedy's driven low cross wide, and then McCormack scuffed his shot wide after running clear of the home defence.
While just one goal remained the difference between the sides, though, the visitors always felt like they had a chance and when substitute Abou Diaby headed Adebayor's cross wide from six yards out, Bolton might have thought they had a chance.
Beckford headed wide for the visitors from a Bradley Johnson cross and Freedman shot wide as the Leeds strikeforce looked to take advantage of their side's dominance.
Albrighton sent a far post shot wide as Villa pressed and he then headed an inviting Downing cross across goal and wide.
The Saints took an 18th minute lead when Sam Parkin headed in Liam Craig's cross from wide on the left.
St Johnstone made a change at the break, Peter MacDonald on for Craig, and he headed wide a Cleveland Taylor cross.
The hosts created the first clear opening when Dyer's shot narrowly cleared the crossbar, before Reading responded as Howard headed Mills' cross just wide.
John Sutton's glancing header wide from a McLean cross offered an immediate response, before David Clarkson drove straight at Janos Balogh from distance.
Surprisingly, it was Hearts who began to create chances and Glen fired wide after a low cross from Driver, the shot deflecting off defender Shaun Hutchinson.
Five minutes later Bentley was again involved when Benni McCarthy half-volleyed high and wide after another enticing cross that Mortem Gamst Pedersen did well to control.
Firstly the youngster got the ball tangled up in his feet when through on goal and he then planted a header wide after a teasing cross from Atkinson.
It was a warning for Liverpool and they hit back strongly with Agger going close again with his head, while Torres nodded Kuyt's floated cross just wide of the left post.
First he bullocked his way up the middle to set up a try for Lipman, and then the England front rower's kick set up the position for Maddock to cross out wide.
As the clock ticked over into injury time a last assault from the Wallabies saw them come within inches of scoring several times before Giteau sent the ball wide for replacement centre Cross to power over.
Jamie O'Hara almost brought Tottenham a late reward, volleying Taarabt's deep cross narrowly wide from the angle, and Dimitar Berbatov forced a neat save with a drive, but it would have been ill-deserved after an uninspired display.
Smith, playing out of position on the wing, picked up the full-back's loose pass superbly on the run and had the pace to beat the cover and cross out wide, with Goode narrowly unable to add the conversion.
It could have been even better for the home side but Sturridge headed wide from a late cross by fellow substitute Marc Albrighton and England will take a slender lead into the second leg in Botosani on Tuesday.
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