Wednesday, September 27, 2006

UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Matchday #2, Continued

And now, ladies and gentlemen, we present for your approval, a rundown from Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.



GROUP A:


At Bremen, Germany:

Lionel Messi's equalizer in the 89th minute enabled defending titleholders FC Barcelona to salvage a 1-1 road draw with Werder Bremen. Details here.


At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Chelsea, thanks to Didier Drogba's natural hat trick (39', 52', and 68') handled Levski Sofia on the road, 3-1. The top time defending Premiership champs, with two wins in as many matches (6 points), sit atop the Group A stadings, two points clear of Barcelona. Details here.


GROUP B:


At Moscow:

In the first Champions League match ever played on artificial turf, a goal from Nani in the 59th minute enabled Sporting Clube de Portugal to gain a 1-1 road draw with Spartak Moscow. The draw places The Lions in second place in Group B with 4 points (after one win and one draw in two games). Details here.


At Milan:

Late second-half goals from Claudio Pizarro and Lukas Poldoski propelled FC Bayern Munich to a 2-0 road win against winless Inter Milan. The win puts Bayern atop the Group B standings at a perfect 6 points. Details here.


GROUP C:


At Liverpool:

Peter Crouch scored twice (9', 52') as Liverpool raced out to a 3-0 second-half lead, then held off a furious Galatasary rally to hang on for the 3-2 home win. The Reds are tied with PSV Eindhoven atop Group C at 4 points (1 win and 1 draw). Details here.


At Bordeuax, France:

Mika Vayrynen popped in the only goal (65') in PSV Eindhoven's 1-0 win on the road over Bordeaux, allowing PSV to remain tied atop Group C with 4 points. Details here.


GROUP D:


At Donetsk, Ukraine:

Visiting Greek side Olympiacos and FC Shakhtar Donetsk battled to a 2-2 draw. Details here.


At Valencia, Spain:

Miguel Angel Angulo (13') and David Villa (29') tallied in the first half to lift Valencia CF to a 2-1 home win over AS Roma. The win puts Valencia in first place in Group D with a perfect 6 points while AS Roma sits in second with 3. Details here.


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