It was not plain sailing for the Spanish champions as they were pushed all the way by a resilient but yet skilful Zenit St Petersburg side.
The first goal came as early as the third minute when a Rafael van der Vaart cross was deflected into his own net by Tomas Hubocan. Real Madrid were [...]
Four goals in a frenetic first half decided the outcome of this match.
BATE Borisov took an early 2-0 lead through goals by Sergei Kryvets in the seventeenth minute and Igor Stasevich in the twenty third minute. Kryvets ran on to a long pass, rounded Alexander Manninger and slipped the ball into an empty net. [...]
Turkish side Fenerbahe have failed to fight themselves back into contention in Group G, as Dynamo Kyiv held them to a goalless draw in Istanbul.
After losing their opening game to Porto, Fenerbahe needed a win over Dynamo in order to stay confident ahead of their next matches.
But Luis Aragons men failed to impress and [...]
Arsenal did themselves a great favor on Tuesday, beating 2004 champions FC Porto 4-0 at Emirates Stadium.
After a good start from both sides, it was Arsenal to open the score just after the half hour mark. Adebayor laid back to Van Persie, who scored from close range.
Nine minutes later, Adebayor doubled the lead, heading [...]
Bayern came back from behind to secure a draw with Olympique Lyonnais, allowing the Germans to remain in first place in Group F.
The French did take a 0-1 lead after 25 minutes, when Bayern’s Martin Demichelis headed past his own goalkeeper Rensing from a Juninho free kick.
But Bayern found their way back into the [...]
Fiorentina and Steaua Bucharest held each other to a goalless draw, which should be considered a particularly disappointing result for the Italians.
Both the home side and their Romanian visitors created chances in Firenze, but the two keepers did well to keep the ball out of their goals.
Fiorentina are third in the group with two [...]
Villarreal almost put paid to Celtics chances of qualification for the next round when they beat the Scottish champions 1-0 at home.
Celtic had an excellent chance just before half time to put the visitors in front but former Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras put in a poor effort on goal and fired a weak [...]
Manchester United made light work of their trip to Aalborg BK when they easily beat Danish Champions with 3-0.
More satisfying for the defending Champions League title holders was the fact that their record signing from Tottenham Hotspur Dimitar Berbatov scored his first two goals for his new club.
Wayne Rooney had opened the scoring midway [...]
Few footballers deserve success as much as Frank Lampard. Although born with natural ability, the Englishman’s extraordinary work ethic has elevated him to a position where he is fted by his fellow professionals who consistently vote him among the top players in the world.
Lampard is articulate, well-educated and fiercely professional but he possesses one [...]
The Vicente Caldern will host its first Champions League match for eleven years on Wednesday night as Group D leaders Atltico Madrid host French side Olympique de Marseille. The Spanish side are back amongst Europes elite after more than a decade out in the wilderness and after thrashing PSV 3-0 in their opening game [...]
