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UEFA Champions League Tuesday Night Match Highlights & Results

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Barcelona</span></b></div><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pxxTmPo7QUA" width="560"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">European Champions Barcelona continue their progress in this year’s Champions League with a clinical performance against German outfit Bayer Leverkusen. Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring for the visitors in the 40<sup>th</sup> minute and went on to score a double and Lionel Messi scored the third for the Catalan giants. Home side had a consolation goal scored by Kadlec in the 51<sup>st</sup> minute.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Lyon 1 – 0 Apoel Nicosia</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/63qhQkwqIns" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Apoel the first Cypriot side to reach the knockout stages of the completion had a decent game against French giants Lyon. Lacazette scored the lone goal of the match in the 58<sup>th</sup> minute and the home side went on to win the game and kept their hopes alive to reach the last 8 stage of Champions League</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">REMAINING LAST 16 FIRST LEG FIXTURES</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wednesday 15th February 2012 </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Zenit St Petersburg VS Benfica</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">AC Milan VS Arsenal</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Tuesday 21<sup>st</sup> February 2012</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">CSKA Moscow VS Real Madrid</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Napoli VS Chelsea</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wednesday 22<sup>nd</sup> February 2012</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Basel VS Bayern Munich</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Marseille VS Inter Milan</span></div>

UEFA Champions League Tuesday Night Match Highlights & Results

Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 3 Barcelona European Champions Barcelona continue their progress in this year’s Champions League with a clinical perfor...

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UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="color: #404040;"><span> </span>UEFA Champions League knockout stage draw was made in Lyon on Friday. The two remaining English Premier League sides in the competition faces tough oppositions in the round of 16 with Chelsea facing in form Napoli and fellow London side Arsenal to face Italian giants AC Milan.</span><br /><span style="color: #404040;"></span><br /><span style="color: #404040;"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><b><u><span style="color: #404040;"><br /></span></u></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYyNi83H_ZnaumhxTLsR8hXCthFE5ccnIqk8I7BiOyKn3nPkhqTbKnePWLz7LyNtRQHLXygRayLODR-e8LTWzw_8M-yQeKUJXsoGSw9fto28LrZEhJYui_MnPdhpmEObduDSiN35HWhJf/s1600/last-16-draw-2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYyNi83H_ZnaumhxTLsR8hXCthFE5ccnIqk8I7BiOyKn3nPkhqTbKnePWLz7LyNtRQHLXygRayLODR-e8LTWzw_8M-yQeKUJXsoGSw9fto28LrZEhJYui_MnPdhpmEObduDSiN35HWhJf/s400/last-16-draw-2012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><u><span style="color: #404040;"><br /></span></u></b><br /><b><u><span style="color: #404040;"><br /></span></u></b><br /><b><u><span style="color: #404040;"> FIXTURES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"><br /></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Lyon vs APOEL<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Napoli vs Chelsea<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> AC Milan vs Arsenal<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Basel vs Bayern Munich<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Bayer Leverkusen vs Barcelona<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid<o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica</span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"> Marseille vs Inter Milan</span></i></b><br /><br /><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSYSTEM%7E2%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style></style>  <br /><div class="MsoNormal">For Other World News visit: <a href="http://updated-worldnews.blogspot.com/2011/12/delhi-hc-rejects-behura-bail-plea.html">Live World News</a></div>   <b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"><br /></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b><br /></div>

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures

UEFA Champions League knockout stage draw was made in Lyon on Friday. The two remaining English Premier League sides in the competition fa...

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UEFA Champions League Wednesday Night Results

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1849626949" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="European Football Focus"><img alt="http://european-football-updates.blogspot.com/" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkzVK-1DREIY9YkSqnh_oeNgYOO1j6expa16KZ-Zd-YdFJo2_1SRzQowefI-r6Hn6z4Jjny9EvTYct7if7SLAkt1Ed3qZwZfY3jAqgtmELHUieNhmSihPW1HYfC_xiAqtTHMRLbKH7_2Z/s400/chelsea5-0genk.jpg" title="Chelsea demolished Genk on Wednesday Night at Stamford Bridge" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://european-football-updates.blogspot.com/">Ivanovic raising high for the header against Genk </a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Group E<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 1 Valencia<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Schurrle, Sam (Leverkusen), Jonas (Valencia)<span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Chelsea 5 – 0 Genk<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">R Meireles, F Torres – 2 Goals, B Ivanovic, S Kolou (Chelsea)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Group F<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Olympiocos 3 – 1 Borussia Dortmund <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Holebas, Djebbour, Modesto (Olympiocos), Lewandowski (Dortmund)<span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Marseille 0 – 1 Arsenal<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Ramsey (Arsenal)<span style="color: #c00000;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Group G <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  FC Porto 1 – 1 APOEL Nicosia<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hulk (FC Porto), Almeida (APOEL)<span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Shakhtar 2 – 2 Zenit St Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Willian, L Adriano (Shakhtar), Shirkov, Faitzulin (Zenit)<span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Group H<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  AC Milan 2 – 0 BATE Borisov<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Z Ibrahimovic, K P Boeteng<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Barcelona 2 – 0 Plzen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">  Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A. Iniesta, D Villa (Barcelona)<span style="color: #c00000;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

UEFA Champions League Wednesday Night Results

Ivanovic raising high for the header against Genk Group E Bayer Leverkusen 2 – 1 Valencia Goal Scorers: Schurrle, Sam (Leverkusen), ...

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UEFA Champions League Matchday -2 Results

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaJWIDBvgoPlwtL7V3OnbHAfQFKVJVCXYiuhPggKxX1RFSz78_dn2mvN_sswgMwjsM6L7gfhoA_qVV3dVnvqGdyci8YTwmENpDxpj1r5VlvPsayzoQlyO3jwBqaSJXSuvu_F5-EqPZsjA/s1600/bayern-vs-mancity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaJWIDBvgoPlwtL7V3OnbHAfQFKVJVCXYiuhPggKxX1RFSz78_dn2mvN_sswgMwjsM6L7gfhoA_qVV3dVnvqGdyci8YTwmENpDxpj1r5VlvPsayzoQlyO3jwBqaSJXSuvu_F5-EqPZsjA/s400/bayern-vs-mancity.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaJWIDBvgoPlwtL7V3OnbHAfQFKVJVCXYiuhPggKxX1RFSz78_dn2mvN_sswgMwjsM6L7gfhoA_qVV3dVnvqGdyci8YTwmENpDxpj1r5VlvPsayzoQlyO3jwBqaSJXSuvu_F5-EqPZsjA/s1600/bayern-vs-mancity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp A: Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Manchester City's big night in the Champions League ended with failure on the pitch  and problems off it as Bayern Munich maintained their record over English  teams.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> M Gomez – 2 Goals<o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></h3><style></style><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Grp A: Napoli 2-0 Villarreal</b> <o:p></o:p></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani scored in three first-half minutes as Napoli defeated Villarreal 2-0 in Naples to move into second place in Champions League Group A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marek Hamsik, Edinson Cavani (Napoli)</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Grp B: Trabzonspor 1-1 Lille</b> <o:p></o:p></span>  <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Gustavo Colman's 75th-minute spot kick maintained Trabzonspor's lead at the top of Champions League Group B.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Colman (Trabzonspor), M Sow (Lille)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gsC1dMG480a_1MZGNI0Ozm5nBtxSBpk2b_6I9lBi3LKmBVCaWXfqwLQ1eguLkNlGXvFIwj6Gk7SVHvAeHUefgfq85DsRgQF-lDuPIV9y-TnnHcxkX8oeku0eEsYoH-WBlfV6feK6eRKn/s1600/CSKA-vs-Inter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gsC1dMG480a_1MZGNI0Ozm5nBtxSBpk2b_6I9lBi3LKmBVCaWXfqwLQ1eguLkNlGXvFIwj6Gk7SVHvAeHUefgfq85DsRgQF-lDuPIV9y-TnnHcxkX8oeku0eEsYoH-WBlfV6feK6eRKn/s400/CSKA-vs-Inter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp B: CSKA Moscow 2-3 Inter Milan <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Claudio Ranieri continued his winning start as Inter Milan boss with victory in Tuesday’s Champions League match against Russian side CSKA Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Lucio, Pazzini, Zarate (Inter), Dzagoev, V Love (CSKA Moscow)<o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp C: Otelul Galati 0-1 Benfica <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">A lone goal from Bruno Cesar was enough to give Benfica a win which earns them the joint lead of Champions League Group C after two matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> B Cesar(Benfica)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rx4t9rN8cKvwtgfVXBTvhFWFDcXA5O4ynY63ZTl8ay5uqxQNpCwLfZOkt354DUd5DPI4fl8fWvwQqUUTFhuJPc5XltkJ2ZP-sxIDCkAl-DzMTHYHNMZQw-wn1VtZPKM2_cCD1BXF5q-V/s1600/manutd-vs-basel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rx4t9rN8cKvwtgfVXBTvhFWFDcXA5O4ynY63ZTl8ay5uqxQNpCwLfZOkt354DUd5DPI4fl8fWvwQqUUTFhuJPc5XltkJ2ZP-sxIDCkAl-DzMTHYHNMZQw-wn1VtZPKM2_cCD1BXF5q-V/s400/manutd-vs-basel.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp C: Man United 3-3 FC Basel <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Champions League debutant Ashley Young saved Manchester United from an thwarting defeat by Basel in a match which exposed worrying defensive shortcomings for Sir Alex Ferguson's men.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> D Welbeck – 2 Goals, A Young (Man United), F Frei, A Frei – 2 Goals<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp D: Lyon 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Goals by Bafetimbi Gomis and Bakary Kone guided French side Lyon to victory as they secured second place in Group D with a highly-impressive show against Dinamo Zagreb.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">B Gomis, B Kone(Lyon)</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGc3v3IVIJzRkNDghL86CwCq0IKy0iAZ9PuPT94aVK2EhBj7-dRXq7Ha7FoPnq3m6da_PI8gus6CiY-UnY5vFhT1AC_a0HeVM5LQbO4An-SNSGg5ROmSeWHq2vyW5l1ra57xxW4M3O6II/s1600/Real-vs-Ajzx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGc3v3IVIJzRkNDghL86CwCq0IKy0iAZ9PuPT94aVK2EhBj7-dRXq7Ha7FoPnq3m6da_PI8gus6CiY-UnY5vFhT1AC_a0HeVM5LQbO4An-SNSGg5ROmSeWHq2vyW5l1ra57xxW4M3O6II/s400/Real-vs-Ajzx.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp D: Real Madrid 3-0 Ajax <o:p></o:p></span></h3><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Real Madrid made it two wins from two games in Champions League Group D with an emphatic win over Ajax at the Bernabeu.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> C Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema (Real Madrid)<o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp E: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Genk<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bayer Leverkusen opened their account in Champions League when Lars Bender and Michael Ballack guided them to victory against Genk.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Bender, Ballack (Leverkusen)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesqwBq0ZmjXZ5KDM0o-05JCbdMDRT-M583PneFtztWff8eG3pWILmioupm-Qr-8YBsusR4k_XdkyC14Gu8gPOcWM031X2Jby5ldYmgqoj37BVjILKNZTmjn-bfemOfOBLvNqgwGj6ZbAB/s1600/valencia-vs-chelsea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesqwBq0ZmjXZ5KDM0o-05JCbdMDRT-M583PneFtztWff8eG3pWILmioupm-Qr-8YBsusR4k_XdkyC14Gu8gPOcWM031X2Jby5ldYmgqoj37BVjILKNZTmjn-bfemOfOBLvNqgwGj6ZbAB/s400/valencia-vs-chelsea.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp E: Valencia 1-1 Chelsea<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Andre Villas-Boas' decision to substitute midfielder Frank Lampard failed as Valencia snatched a draw in Wednesday's Champions League clash.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Soldado (Valencia), Lampard (Chelsea)<o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp F: Marseille 3-0 Dortmund<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Marseille moved to the top of Group F of the Champions League with their second consecutive win as they eased past German side Borussia Dortmund.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ayew – 2 Goals, Remy (Marseille) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdVFyDh7HZLx_jW1TGH9cB_ABI6f7gWnaC8k9AbIRb5X1iM6VL9Ng01Y76cT8EuT-rFzkXe4r0eXymq-jau4fX1sg1_MUWSxzG2YG9FrKIqW4Ne-WXQgDMAXNpGSrgLjou0wNif0XJvcC/s1600/Arsenal-vs-Olympiakos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdVFyDh7HZLx_jW1TGH9cB_ABI6f7gWnaC8k9AbIRb5X1iM6VL9Ng01Y76cT8EuT-rFzkXe4r0eXymq-jau4fX1sg1_MUWSxzG2YG9FrKIqW4Ne-WXQgDMAXNpGSrgLjou0wNif0XJvcC/s400/Arsenal-vs-Olympiakos.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp F: Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Arsenal's slow recovery continued as they labored to a nervy 2-1 Champions League win over Greek side Olympiacos at Emirates Stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Oxlade – Chamberlain, A Santos (Arsenal), D Fuster (Olympiacos)<o:p></o:p></span></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp G: Shakhtar 1-1 APOEL<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Shakhtar Donetsk's below par start to the Champions League continued as they were held to a draw by unfancied APOEL Nicosia in a match the home side dominated.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Jadson (Shakhtar), Trickovski (APOEL) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4Nr13e3JZAowow1hihbDFumHWD5bAVzSBObLhTh6GQDJyxi18P7EBoC5pU_Kc38_OBESrMsRpPsSocGWs_A8u8qWfG352IwHiYIoJeh6sBmf3NpSZ7xfEE2X9bZG5yJf7A7vhBbJfLxK/s1600/Zenit+St+Petersburg+3-1+Porto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4Nr13e3JZAowow1hihbDFumHWD5bAVzSBObLhTh6GQDJyxi18P7EBoC5pU_Kc38_OBESrMsRpPsSocGWs_A8u8qWfG352IwHiYIoJeh6sBmf3NpSZ7xfEE2X9bZG5yJf7A7vhBbJfLxK/s400/Zenit+St+Petersburg+3-1+Porto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Grp G: Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 Porto<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg picked up their first win of this season's Champions League with a comfortable win over last season Europa League Champs Porto.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Shirokov – 2 Goals, Danny (Zenit), Rodriquez (Porto)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp H: AC Milan 2-0 Viktoria Plzen<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Zlatan Ibrahimovic's 53rd-minute penalty set the Italian giants AC Milan on their way to a 2-0 Champions League triumph over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday night.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers:</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Ibrahimovic, Cassano (AC Milan)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JUPVQwV2K5o2t7eEB_mSVVJ11mSk8IFl_lQ5AeHGVxYL2Vo_JXNfDzC1DLlAlh_H4C4KciR_AawObQ_EMchwjlaQO7D3HMh_ak-scZFi1SPduc53tJm-kD5KTXs_hI43H2-BWbHWLdq9/s1600/BARCA-v-BATE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JUPVQwV2K5o2t7eEB_mSVVJ11mSk8IFl_lQ5AeHGVxYL2Vo_JXNfDzC1DLlAlh_H4C4KciR_AawObQ_EMchwjlaQO7D3HMh_ak-scZFi1SPduc53tJm-kD5KTXs_hI43H2-BWbHWLdq9/s400/BARCA-v-BATE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Grp H: BATE Borisov 0-5 Barcelona<o:p></o:p></span></h3><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Reigning champions Barcelona thrashed Borisov at their home on Wednesday night. Messi scored a brace and became the second all time goal scorer for the Catalans. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Goal Scorers: </span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span> </span>Volodko, Pedro, Villa, L Messi – 2 Goals (Barcelona)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="excerpt" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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