UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Matchday #2: Red Devils Overpower AaB; Yellow Submarine Blank Bhoys

Matchday #2 in group stage play in the UEFA Champions League commenced Tuesday:

Group E:

At Aalborg, Denmark:

Goals from Wayne Rooney (22') and Dimitar Berbarov (55', 79') powered Manchester United to a 3-0 road triumph over Aalborg BK. Here are the two goalscorers celebrating the Red Devils' second goal.

At Villarreal, Spain:

Marcos Senna scored the only goal of the match (67', seen here celebrating) on a free kick as Villarreal defeated visiting Celtic 1-0.

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Manchester United (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Villarreal (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Celtic (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Aalborg BK (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

Group F:

At Florence, Italy:

Fiorentina were held to a 0-0 home stalemate by Romania's Steaua Bucharest. Here's a look at the two clubs in action.

At Munich, Germany:

Ze Roberto's equalizer at 52 minutes enabled Bayern Munich to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock. Here is Bayern's Luca Toni in hot pursuit of Lyon's Cris.

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Bayern Munich (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
Lyon (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Steaua Bucharest (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

Group G:

At London:

Like a team looking for blood after getting knocked off at home by top-flight newcomers Hull City, Arsenal buried visiting FC Porto 4-0. Robin van Persie (31', 48') and Emmanuel Adebayor (40', PK-71') each tallied once in each half for the Gunners. Here's a shot of Rockin' Robin after he tallied Arsenal's third goal.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Dyanmo Kiev held homestanding Fenerbahce to a 0-0 deadlock. Here's a snapshot of the Yellow Canaries' Gokhan Gonul challenging Dynomo's Milos Ninkovic for the ball.

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Arsenal (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. FC Porto (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Fenerbahce (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Group H:

At Saint Petersburg:

Ruud van Nistelrooy netted the game winner at 31 minutes as Real Madrid outlasted Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-1 on the road. Here's a snapshot of action from that contest.

At Minsk, Belarus:

Vincenzo Iaquinta's first-half double (29', 45'+3, he's pictured here going for a header) lifted Juventus to a 2-2 road draw against FC BATE Borisov. Sergei Kryvets (17') and Igor Stasevich (23') scored to give the Belorussian club a short-live two-goal advantage.

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Real Madrid (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Juventus (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. FC BATE Borisov (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4. Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)


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