European champions AC Milan began their Champions League defence with a 2-1 win over Benfica team at the San Siro.The Rossoneri looked excellent going forward but shaky at the back on occasion and more clinical opponents could have taken something from the game.
As it was, Andrea Pirlo gave them the lead inside 10 minutes with a trademark free-kick into the top corner. Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo hit the post with an open-goal header from two yards out for Benfica and Milan swiftly punished them for the miss. Kaka led a break which stretched the Benfica defence and last season's Champions League final matchwinner Filippo Inzaghi volleyed home Pirlo's chip across the box.
Marseille were 2-0 victors over Besiktas at the Stade Velodrome to go top after the first round of games. Julien Rodriguez, sent off in Marseille's home defeat to Toulouse in Ligue 1 at the weekend, scored the first after a Samir Nasri corner and former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse added a late second.
Valencia lead Group B after a 1-0 win over Schalke in Gelsenkirchen. Spain striker David Villa got the only goal for Valencia following good work by Portuguese full-back Miguel.
Nine-times European champions Real Madrid opened their Group C campaign with a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen at the Bernabeu. Raul gave the Spanish giants a 16th-minute lead but Werder levelled through Ivorian striker Boubacar Sanogo a minute later. However, Real were not to be denied and Ruud van Nistelrooy secured the points with his 50th Champions League goal.
Olympiacos and Lazio drew 1-1 in a game played behind closed doors in Greece because of past misdemeanours by the home club's fans. Argentinian midfielder Luciano Galletti scored a superb goal for the Greek side in the 55th minute, selling the Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta a dummy before tucking the ball into the unguarded net. But the Roman side levelled when Luciano Zauri's low shot beat Antonis Nikopolidis at his near post. Here is the final score.
FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool
(1st goal, 2nd Goal)
Marseille 2-0 Besiktas
Chelsea 1-1 Rosenborg
Ac Milan 2-1 Benefica
(1st & 2nd goals, and 3rd goal)
Schalke 04 0-1 Valencia
Olympiakos 1-1 Lazio
Real Madrid 2-1 Werder Bremen
(1st goal, 2nd goal)
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic
As it was, Andrea Pirlo gave them the lead inside 10 minutes with a trademark free-kick into the top corner. Paraguayan striker Oscar Cardozo hit the post with an open-goal header from two yards out for Benfica and Milan swiftly punished them for the miss. Kaka led a break which stretched the Benfica defence and last season's Champions League final matchwinner Filippo Inzaghi volleyed home Pirlo's chip across the box.
Marseille were 2-0 victors over Besiktas at the Stade Velodrome to go top after the first round of games. Julien Rodriguez, sent off in Marseille's home defeat to Toulouse in Ligue 1 at the weekend, scored the first after a Samir Nasri corner and former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse added a late second.
Valencia lead Group B after a 1-0 win over Schalke in Gelsenkirchen. Spain striker David Villa got the only goal for Valencia following good work by Portuguese full-back Miguel.
Nine-times European champions Real Madrid opened their Group C campaign with a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen at the Bernabeu. Raul gave the Spanish giants a 16th-minute lead but Werder levelled through Ivorian striker Boubacar Sanogo a minute later. However, Real were not to be denied and Ruud van Nistelrooy secured the points with his 50th Champions League goal.
Olympiacos and Lazio drew 1-1 in a game played behind closed doors in Greece because of past misdemeanours by the home club's fans. Argentinian midfielder Luciano Galletti scored a superb goal for the Greek side in the 55th minute, selling the Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta a dummy before tucking the ball into the unguarded net. But the Roman side levelled when Luciano Zauri's low shot beat Antonis Nikopolidis at his near post. Here is the final score.
FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool
(1st goal, 2nd Goal)
Marseille 2-0 Besiktas
Chelsea 1-1 Rosenborg
Ac Milan 2-1 Benefica
(1st & 2nd goals, and 3rd goal)
Schalke 04 0-1 Valencia
Olympiakos 1-1 Lazio
Real Madrid 2-1 Werder Bremen
(1st goal, 2nd goal)
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic
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