Bayern survives, Rangers into semis

PARIS: Favorite Bayern Munich went perilously close to crashing out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday with only eleventh hour heroics from Luca Toni saving the day against 10-man Getafe.

The Italian World Cup winner's late extra time double in this quarterfinal second leg left Bayern and Getafe all square at 4-4 on aggregate with the German giant going through on away goals.

Ottmar Hitzfeld's men will face Zenit St Petersburg in the last four after the Russians overcame Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on aggregate, despite a 1-0 second leg reverse.