9/19/07

Champions League Results and Videos!

Barcelona 3-0 Lyon
(1st goal, 2nd goal, 3rd goal)

A Francois Clerc own goal in the first half and late strikes from Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry gave Barcelona a comfortable victory over Lyon in their Group E Champions League clash at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night.It was one-way traffic for much of the contest and the Barca onslaught started early.

Rangers 2-1 VfB Stuttgart

Gomez demonstrated exactly why he was named Germany's player of the year last season by helping himself to the opener after 55 minutes. Sami Khedira's pass may have initially been intended for Cacau but he remained static, while Gomez made the run before flicking past McGregor into the back of the net. Undeterred, Rangers were back on level terms seven minutes later. Alan Hutton's superb run took him past four red shirts before setting up Adam, who gleefully lashed past the helpless Schafer.Rangers were then gifted the lead when Italian referee Stefano Farina pointed to the spot after a clumsy challenge from Stuttgart skipper Fernando Meira on Hutton.Darcheville stepped up to blast past Schafer from 12 yards with 74 minutes gone and Ibrox erupted as Rangers secured a crucial victory on match day one.

Roma 2-0 Dynamo Kiev

Perrotta put the hosts ahead after nine minutes and captain Totti got the second with 20 minutes to go.Perrotta's goal came from Roma's first attack. Max Tonetto whipped over a left-wing cross and Perrotta glanced a header past Olexandr Shovkovskiy for only his second Champions League goal.

Sporting 0-1 Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo returned in red to haunt former club Sporting Lisbon and ensure Manchester United made a winning start to their latest Champions League quest with a 1-0 victory. Ronaldo spent seven years wearing Sporting green before he left for Old Trafford in 2003 with a £12.2million price tag and became a megastar. Wes Brown's cross fell right into the danger zone and with Sporting's defenders at full stretch for the first time in the entire game, up popped Ronaldo in acres of space to inflict maximum damage on his old club from six yards on 62 minute. (Read More....)

PSV Eindhoven 2-0 CSKA Moscow
(1st goal, 2nd goal)

Danko Lazovic grabbed his third goal in four matches for PSV Eindhoven as the Dutch champions defeated CSKA Moscow at the Philips Stadion.First-half substitute Kenneth Perez added a second - his first goal for the club - 10 minutes from time as Ronald Koeman's men overcame the challenge of the Russian champions despite Vagner Love's late strike.Chances were at a premium in a physical first half which featured 17 fouls but the game burst into life in the second period, with PSV edging out their Group G rivals.

Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla
(1st goal, 2nd goal, 3rd Goal)

Arsenal continued to show few signs of missing Thierry Henry as Arsene Wenger's young Gunners swept aside Sevilla 3-0 to get their Champions League campaign off to the perfect start at the Emirates Stadium with goals from Fabregas(27th min), Van pirsie (59th min) and Eduardo(90th min). Star man Henry may have been sold to Barcelona during the summer but the rest of the squad have certainly pulled together, racing to the top of the Premier League with four wins from five games.(Read more....)

Slavia Prague 2-1Steaua Bucurest
(1st goal, 2nd goal)

Goals from Zdenek Senkerik and Tijani Belaid gave Slavia Prague a 2-1 victory over Steaua Bucharest in their Group H Champions League debut on Wednesday.Senkerik put the home side ahead after 13 minutes when forward Stanislav Vlcek's close-range shot was deflected to him by goalkeeper Robinson Zapata. The Romanians hit back in the 33rd when defender Dorin Goian headed in a corner kick but Belaid put Slavia ahead again in the 63rd with a shot from inside the box.

Fenerbahce 1-0 Inter Milan
(goal)

A 43rd-minute goal from Brazilian forward Deivid earned Fenerbahce a 1-0 win over Italian heavyweights Inter Milan in their Champions League Group G opener on Wednesday. Fenerbahce piled the pressure on the Italians in the first half, creating several chances. A shot from playmaker Alex de Souza sailed over the bar in the 27th minute and Julio Cesar saved a Deivid header in the 32nd. Fenerbahce took the lead just before half time when Deivid's volley hit the target following Alex's cross from right and Inter found no reply.

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