Hamburg  - Dynamo Kiev became the first team to book their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Thursday thanks to a 3-0 defeat of French side Paris St Germain.

The tie was finely balanced at 0-0 after the quarter-final first leg in France but the Ukrainians took control from the start at the Valeri Lobanovskiy stadium in Kiev, scoring twice in the opening 16 minutes.

Ismael Bangoura opened the scoring after just four minutes with a low shot and PSG goalkeeper Mickael Landreau punched the ball into his own net 12 minutes later to hand the home side a two-goal lead.

Ognjen Vukojevic completed the scoring for Kiev, slotting home after Landreau could only parry an Olexandr Aliyev free-kick into his path.

Kiev could meet fellow Ukrainians Shakhtar Donetsk in the semis if they can hold on to a 2-0 lead against Olympique Marseille later Thursday.

In other action, Manchester City welcome SV Hamburg trailing 3-1 from the first leg and Werder Bremen defend a 3-1 lead against Udinese.

The semi-finals take place on April 30 and May 7 with the final scheduled for May 20 in Istanbul. (dpa)