Good results in the return matches for the German clubs. Schalke 04 defeated FC Twente 4-1 to reverse the 0-1 first leg defeat and advance. Hannover beat Standard Liege 4-0 and advances as well, having drawn 2-2 away.

Schalke pleyed an aggressive attacking match, but the Dutch did not hide, and indeed scored first on a nice combo. However, the Blues had lots of chances before finally breaking through. Outstanding was Klaas Huntelaar, with 3 goals, and Jermaine Jones, who provided steel and a sharp edge supporting the attack.

Hannover had a relatively easy time as they waltzed to an easy win, as Liege defender Kanu scored two own goals (although one was with his face, not really his fault). He also missed an open net that could have got Standard back into the match.

FC Schalke 04 - Standard Liege 4:1 (1:1)

0:1 Janssen (14., Chadli)
1:1 Huntelaar (29., Draxler)
2:1 Huntelaar (57., penalty)
3:1 J. Jones (71., Raul)
4:1 Huntelaar (81., J. Jones)

Attendance: 54,142 in the Veltins-Arena

SCHALKE:

Hildebrand -
Uchida, Papadopoulos, Matip, Fuchs    -
J. Jones, Holtby    -
Farfan, Draxler    -
Raul     -
Huntelaar               

Subs:
86. Marica for Farfan
88. Moritz for J. Jones
90. + 2 Obasi for Draxler

TWENTE:
Mihajlov -
Rosales, Bengtsson , Douglas , Tiendalli    -
Brama, Janssen, Leugers       -
Bajrami, de Jong, Chadli

Subs:
51. Fer for Leugers
58. John for Bajrami
76. Plet for Brama

Hannover 96 - Standard Liege 4:0 (2:0)

1:0  Abdellaoue (4., Schlaudraff)
2:0  Kanu (21., pwn goal, Pinto)
3:0  Kanu (73., own goal, Ya Konan)
4:0  Pinto (90. + 2, Ya Konan)

Attendance: 43,000 in AWD-Arena

HANNOVER:
Zieler -
Cherundolo, Haggui, Eggimann, Pander    -
Schmiedebach, Pinto     -
Stindl , Schlaudraff , Rausch -
Abdellaoue       

Subs:
46. C. Schulz for Pander
70. Ya Konan for Abdellaoue
85. Lala for Schmiedebach

STANDARD:
Bolat -
Ciman, Kanu, Felipe , Pocognoli -
Buyens , Vainqueur -
Gakpe, van Damme   -
Tchité, Cyriac   

Subs:
24. Opare    for Ciman
71. Seijas for van Damme
82. Batshuayi for Cyriac