Group D: Blues Hold Off Dragons; Mattress Makers Held To Scoreless Homw Draw By APOEL

Group D action in the UEFA Champions League began on Tuesday.

At London:

Nicolas Anelka scored the only goal of the match at 48 minutes (he's presented here celebrating) as Chelsea held off visiting FC Porto 1-0.








At Madrid:

APOEL FC, playing their first-ever contest in the Champions League's group stage held hosts Atletico Madrid to a 0-0 stalemate. Here, we see Atletico's Jose Manuel Jurado riding a tackle from APOEL's Chrysostomos Michail.

Both Photos © Getty Images










GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Chelsea (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Atletico Madrid (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
APOEL FC (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC Porto (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)