UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Matchday #2, Continued: Scoreless In Transylvania; Steven Gerrard Nets #100 For Reds

Matchday #2 concluded Wednesday in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League:

Group A:

At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

CFR Cluj earned a share of the points with their 0-0 home deadlock with last season's runners-up Chelsea. Pictured here is the Transylvanian club's Yssour Kone battling the Blues' John Terry for the ball.

At Bordeaux, France:

After falling behind 1-0 at halftime, AS Roma erupted for three goals to beat homestanding Bordeaux 3-1. Mirko Vucinic (64') and Julio Baptista (71', 83'; he's seen here celebrating with teammates) provided the second half tallies for the Wolves.

GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Chelsea (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. CFR Cluj (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. AS Roma (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. Bordeaux (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)

Group B:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

In the first-ever UEFA Champions League group stage match played in Cyprus (on the 48th anniversary of the country's independence, no less), goals from Sinisa Dobrasinovic (15', seen here celebrating with teammate Vincent Laban) and Hawar Taher (78') helped lift Anorthosis Famagusta FC to a 3-1 win over visiting Panathinaikos.

At Milan, Italy:

Claudio Pizarro's equalizer at 62 minutes (he's seen being congratulated by teammates) enabled Werder Bremen to gain a 1-1 road stalemate with Inter Milan. Maicon scored at 13 minutes for the Nerozzurri.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Inter Milan (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Anorthosis Famagusta FC (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Werder Bremen (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Panathinaikos (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

Group C:

At Lisbon:

Sporting blanked visiting FC Basel 2-0 as Leandro Romagnoli (55', seen here celebrating) and Derlei (86') provided the scoring for the Lions.

At Donetsk, Ukraine:

Two late second-half goals from Lionel Messi (87', 90'+4) enabled Bacelona to come from behind and nip Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 on the road. Here's the happy Barca goalscorer celebrating.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Barcelona (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Sporting (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. FC Basel (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

Group D:

At Liverpool, England:

Liverpool overpowered visiting PSV Eindhoven 3-1. Dirk Kuyt (4'), Robbie Keane (34', his first goal for the Reds), and Steven Gerard (76', his 100th career tally with Liverpool; he's pictured here celebrating) provided the scoring.

At Madrid:

Sergio Aguero (4', he's the one seen here celebrating) and Raul Garcia (22') provided the first-half scoring as Atletico Madrid doubled up visiting Marseille 2-1.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Atletico Madrid (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Liverpool (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Marseille (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. PSV Eindhoven (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

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