Bright Start
FK Partizan got their UEFA Cup Group E campaign off to a winning start with an emphatic victory against Egaleo FC in Serbia and Montenegro, a result that leaves the Greek side still bottom of the section after their second defeat.

Later this afternoon the Uefa Cup Draw was held in Nyon, with Partizan receiving S.S Lazio, Villareal, Middelesborough and Egaleo. The draw did not come as a suprise as Partizan always receive tough oponents - this was like no other. Below are Partizan's fixtures for the Uefa Cup Group Stage: For more information visit www.Uefa.com

Round 1: Week Off
Round 2: 4.11.2004 - Partizan vs Egaleo
Round 3: 25.11.2004 - S.S Lazio vs Partizan
Round 4: 1 / 2.12.2004 - Partizan vs Villarreal
Round 5: 15 / 16.12.2004 - Middlesbrough vs Partizan

Uefa Cup	Home	Away	Result
1st Leg	Partizan	Dinamo Bucurest	3 : 1
2nd Leg	Dinamo Bucurest	Partizan	0 : 0

Stalemate seals Partizan progress
FK Partizan moved through to the group stage of the UEFA Cup after a tight 0-0 draw against FC Dinamo Bucuresti in Romania enabled the Serbo-Montenegrin side to progress 3-1 on aggregate.

Bright Start
The visitors, who also kept a clean sheet in Romania when defeating FC Otelul Galati 1-0 on aggregate in the previous round, started off brightly and enjoyed the majority of early possession. However it was Dinamo who had the first chance on goal, striker Claudiu Niculescu heading into the side-netting at the near post from Constantin Semeghin's cross.

Vukcevic Impressive
With teenager Simon Vukcevic looking impressive in midfield, Partizan continued to press forward and Pierre Boya tried his luck with a long-range shot in the 16th minute that went wide of Uladzimir Hayeu's goal.

Niculescu Dangerous
Although the Partizan defence stood firm in the face of a succession of deep crosses, Niculescu was looking increasingly more dangerous as the half went on and went close for the home side six minutes from the interval with a diving header that flashed just wide of the Partizan goal.

Kralj Saves
Two minutes later Partizan goalkeeper Ivica Kralj was called into action for the first time when Niculescu again beat the visiting defence in the area, only for Kralj to turn away his firm header.

Hit Post
The second half was only six minutes old when Partizan went close to taking the lead. Vukcevic's long-range free-kick took a wicked deflection off a Dinamo defender but, with goalkeeper Hayeu beaten, the ball bounced back off the post.

Substitution Made
Dinamo coach Ioan Andonie then made all three of his substitutions in an attempt to liven up his side and one of the new arrivals, Dennis Serban, created their best chance of the match. His surging run found Florentin Petre, whose cross was back-heeled centimetres wide by Ionel Danciulescu.

Vukcevic Close
The longer the game progressed, the more gaps Dinamo left in their defence, and Vukcevic - the match's most impressive player - should have won the game for Partizan when he raced on to Branimir Petrovic's through-ball, only for Hayeu to stand firm and make a good save. The Serbo-Montenegrin team had already done enough to progress, however, and will take their place in Tuesday's draw - (Uefa.com).

In front of so me 12 000+ fans Partizan showed its true colors as it downed Romanian Champions Dinamo Bucharest 3-1 in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie. Even though this is the first half Partizan has a lot to be proud of with it’s display. Partizan played in a 4-5-1 formation with the youngster Boya given the opportunity up front ahead of Radonjic as a loan attacker.

At the end of the half time interval Partizan was 1-0 down as Dinamo scored early to settle their nerves at the Humska stadium, but nothing could prepare them for the way Partizan was to come out in the second half. Ivan Tomic the new signing this season leveled the score in the 53rd minute after some beautiful touch combination play with Boya. Tomic ran at the Dinamo defence then passed the ball to Boya on the enge of the penalty area; his through ball giving Tomic a great opportunity to score and he did 1-1.

Pierre Boya was rewarded for his efforts one minute later, as Partizan took a 2-1 lead in less than 60 seconds. A long ball was kicked into the Partizan attacking area where Grujesic intervened the ball from the Dinamo defender to set up Boya, his finish was superb to say the least sending the crowd wild.

The game continued to produce some great play, Partizan attacked while Dinamo concentrated on counter attracts hoping it would work. However to the credit of the Partizan defense they held their ground and did very well with the help of Mirkovic and the keeper Kralj. Nenad Brnovic came on late in the second half to cap off a memorable night for all the fans, his 25+ meter shot hit the woodwork however it deflected into goal via the keeper, yet again sending all the fans out of their chairs.

It must also be said that Ivan Tomic missed  a penalty in the first half, his team mate Ciric also missed a 100% chance and Partizan hit the post some 3-4 times in many ways the result could of been much better but the players did their all and that’s all we the fans ask for. If Partizan continues like this we can hope for some bigger and better things in the Uefa Cup, the return leg against Dinamo is in some two weeks with Partizan the favorites to go though.

Europe is what Partizan is fighting for when they come up against Dinamo from Romania in Belgrade tomorrow night at the Humska stadium. The team after its win against Radnicki in the Prva Liga has been only focused on one thing and that’s the ticket into the Uefa Cup group stage. Although Dinamo have been hit with poor form in their domestic competition tomorrows game will be more than tricky a one.

Uefa Cup	Home	Away	Result
1st Leg	Otalul Galati	Partizan	0 : 0
2nd Leg	Partizan	Otelul Galati	1 : 0

The Uefa Cup kicks off tomorrow and the main story of the encounter surrounds Partizan Captain Sasa Ilic who is in doubt after suffering a knee injury less that 9 days ago in the Prva Liga. Apart from Sasa Ilic being in doubt the rest of the Partizan team is ready to take on Otelul in a must win game. The team is expected to play  in a 3-5-2 system, hoping that their earlier win during the week will give them some confidence leading up to the clash. Otelul on the other hand have no injuries and have sent their best team to Belgrade and are expecting to go through. The first leg finished 0-0 in Romania, the game kicks off 19:00 Belgrade time 25.08.2004.

In a hard physical game Partizan held on for the 90 minutes even though they played with 10 men for just under half and hour. Rnic was handed a red card after he received his second yellow during the game. The second yellow was given in contovercial circumstances, Rnic was clipped by a Otelul attacker and thought that his opponent was going to be given a caution. This however didn't occur and so the Partizan player was sent off.

Both teams attempted to score during the course if the game however there weren't many chances for either team. Otelul from the start played very rough, Nad suffered a bad injury less than five minutes into the game when an Otelul player hit him badly,a substitution resulted and the number 10 Dragan Ciric came on. Even thought the final result was 0-0 the team is optimistic that they will go through after the second leg in Belgrade at the Humska Stadium.