updated 6:07 p.m. ET Jan. 10, 2012
LONDON - Crystal Palace took a step toward its first major final in 22 years by beating Cardiff 1-0 Tuesday night in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals on Anthony Gardner's 43rd-minute header.
Gardner's goal at Selhurst Park was his first in more than a year. The second leg is at Cardiff in two weeks.
Cardiff's Kenny Miller had a goal contentiously disallowed in the second half for a foul on goalkeeper Julian Speroni.
Palace's last major final was a 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the 1990 FA Cup.
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MADRID (AP) ? Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero allowed Karim Benzema's shot to slip through his arms and into the goal in the 72nd minute, and defending champion Real Madrid won 1-0 to advance to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on 4-2 aggregate.
Real Madrid will likely face Barcelona. which holds a 4-0 lead going into Thursday's second leg at Osasuna.
Third-tier Mirandes scored late to tie 1-1 at Racing Santander and advance 3-1; and Mallorca rallied to beat Real Sociedad 6-1 and advance 6-3.
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MILAN (AP) ? Hernanes scored in second-half stoppage time, and Lazio beat visiting Verona 3-2 to advance to the Italian Cup quarterfinals.
Lazio took a 2-0 lead against the second-division opponent on goals by Andre Dias in the 44th minute and Tommaso Rocchi in the 57th, but Verona rallied on goals by Emanuele Berrettoni in the 61st and Marco D'Alessandro in the 74th.
Lazio next plays AC Milan or Novara, who meet next week.
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PARIS (AP) ? Mathieu Valbuena scored twice as two-time defending champion Marseille won 3-0 at Caen to reach the French League Cup semifinals.
Valbuena scored on a curling free kick in the seventh minute, Loic Remy connected on a volley in the 21st and Valbuena got the final goal in the 52nd.
In Wednesday's quarterfinals, it's Nice vs. Dijon; Le Mans vs. Lorient and Lyon vs. Lille.
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