UEFA Cup favourites Milan missed the chance to progress to the knockout stages as group winners when a late Mahir Saglik equaliser handed VfL Wolfsburg a 2-2 draw at the San Siro yesterday.

As Group E's top side, Wolfsburg are guaranteed a tie against a third-placed side from another group in tomorrow's last 32 draw while Milan must face a third-placed finisher from the Champions League group stage.

Hamburg SV secured top spot in Group F as Martin Jol's Bundesliga side eased past Aston Villa 3-1. Croatia forward Mladen Petric scored his fifth goal of the competition and compatriot Ivica Olic added two more.

In a game between two already qualified sides, St Etienne continued to belie their poor domestic form when they drew 2-2 at home to Valencia to top Group G.

FC Copenhagen, Deportivo Coruna and Lech Poznan picked up the evening's three qualifying places on offer.

The Danish side won 1-0 at Club Bruges in a shootout for the final spot in Group G while Lech's 1-0 win at twice-winners Feyenoord and Depor's success by the same margin at home to Nancy saw them join CSKA Moscow as Group H qualifiers.

In Milan, Massimo Ambrosini headed the home side ahead in the 17th minute and Alexandre Pato put Carlo Ancelotti's men 2-1 in front seconds after Cristian Zaccardo equalised early in the second period.

The Serie A side looked to be heading for a favourable tie in February's first knockout round until Saglik came off the bench to score with nine minutes remaining.

Results

Group E
Portsmouth vs Heerenveen 3-0; Milan vs Wolfsburg 2-2.
Standings: Wolfsburg 10; Milan 8; Braga 6; Portsmouth 4, Heerenveen 0.

Group F
Hamburg vs Aston Villa 3-1; Ajax vs S. Prague 2-2.
Standings: Hamburg 9; Ajax 7; A. Villa 6; Zilina 4; S. Prague 2.

Group G
C. Brugge vs FC Copenhagen 0-1; St Etienne vs Valencia 2-2.
Standings: St Etienne 8; Valencia 6; Copenhagen 5; Brugge 3; Rosenborg 2.

Group H
Deportivo vs Nancy 1-0; Feyenoord vs L. Poznan 0-1.
Standings: CSKA 12; Deportivo 7; L. Poznan 5; Nancy 4; Feyenoord 0.

Playing today

Group A
PSG vs Twente; Santander vs Man. City.
Standings: Man. City 7; Twente 6; Schalke 4; R. Santander, PSG 2.

Group B
Benfica vs Metalist; Olympiakos vs H. Berlin.
Standings: Galatasaray 9; Metalist 7; Olympiakos 3; H. Berlin 2; Benfica 1.

Group C
Sampdoria vs Sevilla; Stuttgart vs S. Liege.
Standings: S. Liege 9; Sevilla 6; Stuttgart, Sampdoria, 4; P. Belgrade 0.

Group D
Tottenham vs S. Moscow; Nijmegen vs Udinese.
Standings: Udinese 9; Tottenham 6; Nijmegen, S. Moscow, D. Zagreb 3.