Matchday # 5 In UEFA Champions League Group Stage Action

Action continued in the group stage of the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday:

Note: **Advanced to Champions League knockout stage; *Advanced to UEFA Cup third round.

STAGE E:

At Bucharest, Romania:

Nicolae Dica scored the equalizer in the 69th minute to lift Steaua Bucharest to a 1-1 home draw with Dynamo Kiev and a berth in the third round of the UEFA Cup.

At Madrid:

Ruud van Nistelrooy's 83rd-minute leveler enable Real Madrid to gain a 2-2 home deadlock with Lyon. Nevertheless, both teams have advanced to the knockout stage, with the French club assuring themselves of finishing first in Group E.

Standings:
**Lyon, 13 points (three for a win, one for a draw) ; **Real Madrid, 10; *Steaua Bucharest, 4; Dynamo Kiev, 1

GROUP F:

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Shunsuke Nakamura's successful free kick in the 81st minute lifted Celtic to a stunning 1-0 home victory over Manchester United to clinch a berth in the knockout stage.

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Fabrizio Miccoli's double (16', 37') lifted SL Benfica to a 3-1 home win over FC Copenhagen, eliminating the Danish club from Champions League contention, while keeping their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage alive.

Standings:
**Celtic, 9 points; Manchester United, 9; SL Benfica, 7; FC Copenhagen, 4

GROUP G:

At Moscow:

Goals from Ricardo Quaresma (2') and Lucho Gonzalez (61') lifted FC Porto to a key 2-0 road victory over CSKA Moscow, knocking the Horses from first place to third in the Group G standings, while lifting themselves to a first-place tie with Arsenal.

At London:

Arsenal needed three second-half goals to come back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat visiting Hamburg 3-1 and move into a first-place tie in Group G.

Standings:
Arsenal, 10 points; FC Porto, 10; CSKA Moscow, 8; Hamburg, 0

GROUP H:

At Lens, France:

Mbo Mpenza scored his equalizer in the 48th minute to lift Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht to a 2-2 road draw against Lille, hurting the Mastiffs' hopes of advancing to the knockout stage, which is now out of reach for the Belgian club.

At Athens:

Julio Cesar's 32nd-minute tally lifted AEK Athens to a 1-0 home win over AC Milan. The victory moved the Greek side to second place in the Group H standings, while Rossoneri still advanced to the knockout stage.

Standings:
**AC Milan, 10 points; AEK Athens, 7; Lille, 6; RSC Anderlecht, 3