Farfan swaps jeers for cheers after two goals

Schalke 04's Jefferson Farfan went some way to winning over fans who had labelled him a mercenary by scoring twice to send the team into the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Only a few months ago the 26-year-old Peruvian, who has had a rollercoaster relationship with coach Felix Magath, was desperate to leave the club and was criticized by fans after arriving late for its winter training camp in Turkey.

After the attacking midfielder struck twice to send Schalke through with a 3-1 victory over Valencia on Wednesday, and a 4-2 win on aggregate, there were no whistles or jeers from fans who had previously branded him ungrateful and a mercenary.