Up 1-0 on a fourth minute Miguel Hugo Almeida goal to give the home team a chance - down 3-1 on aggregate - Miroslav Klose received his second yellow in the 19th minute to put the German side down a man the rest of the way.

Werder was able to hold on the rest of the first half, but two second half goals by Ferran Coro and Jesus Lacruz gave Espanyol the spot in the cup final, opposite Spanish rivals Sevilla, who advanced past Osasuna to the final, 2-1 on aggregate. Espanyol advanced 5-1 on aggregate after winning 2-1 Thursday.

In Germany, the home side was given early hope before Klose's ejection when Almeida lobbed a ball in from about 30 yards out to catch goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz in no-man's land.

About 15 minutes, the result looked in doubt after the early hope when Klose was booked for a dive after being booked for dissent in the first minute of the game.

About five minutes after the break the visitors equalized in the game when Coro got to an Albert Riera cross and fired it into the net to tie the score at one. The series was all but clinched at the hour mark when Lacruz headed home a Fernandez Luis Garcia corner to make the score 2-1 in favor of the visitors.

In the other UEFA Cup semifinal, holders Sevilla remain on course to win a second consecutive title with its 2-0 victory at home. The win overcame a one goal deficit suffered in the away leg.

Thursday, goals by Brazilians Luis Fabiano and Renato Dirnei gave Sevilla a chance to defend its title against Espanyol at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on May 16. If Sevilla is successful in the final, it would become only the second team to defend their UEFA Cup title after Real Madrid.