1 to confirm its place in the group stage of the Champions League beside APOEL of Cyprus and Fiorentina of Italy Wednesday. The Gunners were already 2-0 ahead in their playoff after last week's first leg in Glasgow and completed a 5-1 aggregate win over the visiting Scottish side through goals by Eduardo Da Silva, Emmanuel Eboue and substitute Andrei Arshavin. APOEL beat Copenhagen 3-1 to give Cyprus a team in the group stage for a second straight year, while Fiorentina rallied to draw 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon and clinch its place on away goals. Olympiakos and Stuttgart also advanced and will be in Thursday's 32-team draw in Monaco alongside the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid and defending champion Barcelona. Celtic's already slim chances of reaching the group stage got even slimmer in the 28th minute when Arsenal striker Eduardo scored from a penalty kick that arguably should not have been awarded. Eduardo burst into the area after an exchange of passes with Nicklas Bendtner but appeared to have pushed the ball out of play when he tumbled to the ground near goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Boruc slid in and appeared not to touch Eduardo but the referee awarded the kick and the Croatia striker scored easily. Arsenal had already been dominating possession and chances and, although Celtic striker Scott McDonald had a goal ruled out for offside five minutes before halftime, Eduardo had a 25-meter shot saved at the other end and Eboue effectively ended the contest when he made it 2-0 with a low shot in the 53rd. The ease of the win meant that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was able to withdraw Abou Diaby, Eboue and Eduardo in the second half to rest them in advance of Saturday's Premier League meeting with Manchester United. Star playmaker Arshavin made it onto the field for the last 18 minutes but needed just two before he turned and shot in the area to make it 3-0. Massimo Donati got Celtic's lone goal in injury time. Celtic, like all the other playoff losers, will drop down into the second-tier Europa League. Anorthosis Famagusta made Cyprus' debut in the Champions League last season and APOEL emulated it with three first-half goals. Copenhagen led 1-0 after the first match but APOEL surged into a 2-0 lead and, although Dame N'Doye got a goal back for Copenhagen, Chrysostomos Michail hit his second goal of the match to make it 3-2 on aggregate. Fiorentina looked to be heading out of the tournament at 1-0 down to visiting Sporting Lisbon, but Stevan Jovetic equalized in the 54th to make it 1-1 and tie the scores at 3-3 on aggregate – enough to put the Italian team through on the two away goals it scored in the first leg. Greece's Olympiakos advanced 3-0 on aggregate after a 1-0 win over visiting Moldovan team Sheriff, while a 0-0 draw meant that Stuttgart advanced 2-0 over Timisoara of Romania. West Ham beats Millwall amid crowd violence Premier League West Ham United beat London rivals Millwall 3-1 after extra time in the League Cup second round Tuesday in a match marred by crowd disturbances before and during the game. Third division Millwall came within three minutes of a shock as they led their more illustrious hosts 1-0 with a Neil Harris goal only for Junior Stanislas to level for West Ham. Stanislas then put West Ham in front from the penalty spot early in extra time before Zavon Hines wrapped it up on the break. However, both West Ham's equalizer and Stanislas's second goal prompted pitch invasions by the home fans. Before kickoff hundreds of fans clashed close to West Ham's stadium, according to a Metropolitan Police spokeman. A 44-year-old man taken to hospital with a stab wound while there were two arrests. Last season's surprise semifinalists Burnley beat third divison Hartlepool 2-1 after extra time. All of the Premier League sides in action avoided upsets. Blackburn Rovers won 3-1 at Gillingham, struggling Portsmouth beat Hereford 4-1, Bolton Wanderers won 1-0 at Tranmere Rovers and Birmingham City defeated Southampton. Hull City triumphed against Southend United while Wolverhampton Wanderers needed penalties to overcome Swindon Town after a 0
