In pictures: tonight's Europa League matches

A lone Trabzonspor fan sits in the stands at the Hüseyin Avni Aker stadium in Turkey before tonight's match with Liverpool. Hardly the menacing sight the visitors will have expected Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Until he's joined by a few thousand cohorts who, judging from the banners, ought not to be toyed with Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson looks underwhelmed before kick-off. A place in the Europa League group stage is at stake and with only a 1-0 cushion from the first leg his side cannot afford any jitters tonight Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

With Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano all out (among others), Joe Cole is the figurehead for his new club tonight. He and Dirk Kuyt, who starts despite speculation linking him with a move to Inter, will be supporting David Ngog in attack Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

A hideous start for Liverpool sees Teofilo Gutierrez turn Gustavo Colman's shot past Pepe Reina after just four minutes. Kuyt was the principal offender, giving the ball away in his own half beforehand Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Gutierrez celebrates with his coach Senol Gunes. This tie is now all square on aggregate Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

It looks like the weather in Turkey is even worse than it is in England Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

At least the home fans came prepared for a downpour Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images

Martin Kelly (right), making only his seventh appearance for Liverpool, is among the action Photograph: Ibrahim Usta/AP

Ceyhun Gulselam chests the ball as Liverpool's Christian Poulsen watches Photograph: Ibrahim Usta/AP

Cole doesn't appear to be enjoying himself. He missed a penalty in the first leg last week and knows that if the scores stay the same here this tie will go into extra-time Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Ngog tries to free himself from the clutches of Egeman Korkmaz Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Kuyt dispossesses Hrvoje Cale. The Dutchman's inclusion in Liverpool's squad suggests Hodgson is keen to keep him Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Ngog is guilty of a terrible close-range miss at the start of the second half. The 21-year-old Frenchman sends his back-post header wide after a delightful cross from Cole Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters

But Liverpool find an equaliser when Glen Johnson's low cross is turned into his own net by Giray Kacar in the 84th minute Photograph: Ibrahim Usta/AP

And Kuyt's late tap in makes it 2-1 to Liverpool on the night, 3-1 on aggregate Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

At Eastlands, Manchester City held a slender 1-0 advantage over FC Timisoara following the first leg. Here, David Silva is seen leaping with Laszlo Sepsi Photograph: Joe Giddens/EMPICS Sport

City take the lead in the 43rd minute when Shaun Wright-Phillips slots Patrick Vieira's pass into the net Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Dedryk Boyata adds a second from an acute angle from Silva's corner as City cruise to victory. 2-0 it ends Photograph: Martin Rickett/AP

Aston Villa and Rapid Vienna drew 1-1 in the first leg and, similarly, after an hour of their match at Villa Park they are tied at 1-1. So when Emile Heskey wins a penalty in the 72nd minute, Villa have the chance to reclaim the overall advantage ... Photograph: Simon Dawson/AP

But Stiliyan Petrov's spot-kick is saved and Heskey somehow stabs the rebound into the ground and over the bar Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images

Heskey scores soon afterwards when he deflects a shot into the net off his chest Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Only for the visitors to score twice in the following four minutes - first through Mario Sonnleitner, whose shot was too strong for keeper Bradley Guzan to save, and then through Rene Gartler's tap in. It ends 3-2 to Vienna on the night and Villa are out of the Europa League Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images