Manchester City 2 AC Omonia 1 (Manchester City win 4-2 on aggregate):England manager Fabio Capello got a further indication of Shaun Wright Phillips' growing confidence as the winger helped steer Manchester City into the group stages of the Uefa Cup.

Wright-Phillips scored his fourth goal in his second spell for the club following his £9million move from Chelsea in August. It was just the lift City needed in the 55th minute after Elano had made the breakthrough seven minutes earlier.

Manager Mark Hughes had called on his team to put this tie to bed early but they took their time to settle against a team unbeaten in their domestic league.

They could have taken the lead inside the second minute when Elano picked out Micah Richards but his header went straight into Antonis Georgallides' arms.

Stephen Ireland cracked in a shot in the 37th minute that was deflected to safety by Costas Kaiafas. Two minutes later, Ireland again strode forward and got on the end of a pass from Jo, only to see his effort blocked at the near post.

Robinho almost gave City the lead a minute into the second half when he cut inside and sent his effort narrowly wide of the post.

But they did not have long to wait with Robinho showing he is a team player along with his other obvious assets.

The £32.5million buy laid the ball into the path of Elano two minutes later and he drilled a shot beyond the goalkeeper and into the corner.

It was a fine finish by another one of the four Brazilians in City's squad. Elano's goal extended their lead and seven minutes later they were celebrating again.

Wright-Phillips danced away from two defenders in the 55th minute before smashing a shot home to put City 4-1 ahead on aggregate.

Marlon Harewood struck his first goal of the season as Aston Villa booked their place in the group stages despite being held 1-1 at home in the second leg by Litex Lovech.

The former West Ham striker broke the deadlock after 27 minutes only for the visitors to level matters shortly after the break through a controversial penalty from Wilfred Niflore.

But Villa were always in command and progressed 4-2 on aggregate.

Motherwell's first European match at Fir Park for 13 years turned into a huge anti-climax as Nancy scored twice inside the opening quarter for a 2-0 win on the night.

Marc-Antoine Fortune followed up Benjamin Gavonon's free-kick to score in the 18th minute, and the same free-kick taker's intended cross found the net five minutes later to leave Motherwell needing four goals.

Other than a decent spell just after the break, they rarely looked like getting one as they succumbed to a 3-0 aggregate first-round defeat.

Portsmouth went one-nil down away to Guimaraes but still lead 2-1 on aggregate.

Motherwell's first European match at Fir Park for 13 years turned into a huge anti-climax as Nancy scored twice inside the opening quarter to end their Uefa Cup hopes. They lost 2-0 on the night, 3-0 on aggregate.

Marc-Antoine Fortune followed up Benjamin Gavonon's free-kick in the 18th minute and the same free-kick taker's cross soon found the net to leave Motherwell needing four goals.

Other than a decent spell just after the break, they rarely looked like getting one as they succumbed to a 3-0 aggregate first-round defeat.

Motherwell manager Mark McGhee sprang a surprise by leaving out in-form teenager Jamie Murphy and employing an unfamiliar 3-5-2 formation.

Chris Porter, Stephen Craigan and Stephen Hughes all returned after being unavailable for Saturday's 2-1 win over St Mirren, with Marc Fitzpatrick and John Sutton joining Murphy on the bench.

Fir Park housed its largest home support for decades but almost 12,000 fans only experienced a couple of moments of real anticipation before the French side ruined the atmosphere.

The first came when Porter won a free-kick 25 yards out but Bob Malcolm curled it wide. Then David Clarkson's header was cleared away from the goalmouth after Stevie Hammell crossed from the left amid a promising break.

But Paul Quinn soon conceded a costly free-kick on the edge of his box when he pushed Monsef Zerka. Gavonon's curling shot was palmed away by Smith but Fortune tucked home the rebound.

And Gavonon killed off the tie five minutes later when his free-kick from wide on the left bypassed a crowded penalty box and curled into the far corner.