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Today's Transfer Gossips

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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">      </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has confirmed that the club has been keeping eye on Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswkinkel.<u4:p></u4:p></span></u2:defjc></u2:rmargin></u2:lmargin></u2:dispdef></u2:smallfrac></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrv7fwsnGLdLBb1gtvB-k5g8vmJbeu6oaCOyM6hzUXBj785Sdq8zsLjKWlXMEah6xEz-HGeBEySWN6nXphpw5YBRxO4xS6j68OWHIV6963R5d_L9e81yRhYvzD_bYZy8_PS6ckHG-uKLE/s1600/hulk-on-arsenal-wish-list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Hulk Porto" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrv7fwsnGLdLBb1gtvB-k5g8vmJbeu6oaCOyM6hzUXBj785Sdq8zsLjKWlXMEah6xEz-HGeBEySWN6nXphpw5YBRxO4xS6j68OWHIV6963R5d_L9e81yRhYvzD_bYZy8_PS6ckHG-uKLE/s320/hulk-on-arsenal-wish-list.jpg" title="Hulk" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">     </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">According to Brazilian striker Hulk's agent, Teodoro Fonseca, Arsenal have previously made contact about signing the Porto star and are set to bid in January window.<u4:p></u4:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JH7BRymKyo64HYKuVTsoXDWfVPnRONhUlGKuLFvsOKe67250qqWnZhxOiBA0bXFr5yvHg3EGh4Xc8pvVK512dEw8gbP-eeuQ6O89osjH-ZHIJAVa4SIduKQEVF76wv3rMA3pIExzAzzT/s1600/Ezequiel%252BLavezzi%252BMarek%252BHamsik%252Bin-manchester-city-wish-list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lavezzi and Hamsik" border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JH7BRymKyo64HYKuVTsoXDWfVPnRONhUlGKuLFvsOKe67250qqWnZhxOiBA0bXFr5yvHg3EGh4Xc8pvVK512dEw8gbP-eeuQ6O89osjH-ZHIJAVa4SIduKQEVF76wv3rMA3pIExzAzzT/s320/Ezequiel%252BLavezzi%252BMarek%252BHamsik%252Bin-manchester-city-wish-list.jpg" title="Lavezzi and Hamsik" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">     </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Manchester City first-team coach Fausto Salsano has confirmed that the club are tracking Napoli stars Marek Hamsik and Ezequiel Lavezzi.<u4:p></u4:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMRtGb_bBzd4v0IuzEHwmHHOZCSRp0qnzfkohpwicvzgMFk3CnfPHWNtytQY3DFOXc27mgl_Lookz5cLf4PFj8gjRA4iECtrWLBzhi7Twh6f-DgSoQVQN7J7zPCxLBMT7J6UVoqVpgKC6/s1600/barcelona-keen-on-ashley-cole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ashley Cole" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMRtGb_bBzd4v0IuzEHwmHHOZCSRp0qnzfkohpwicvzgMFk3CnfPHWNtytQY3DFOXc27mgl_Lookz5cLf4PFj8gjRA4iECtrWLBzhi7Twh6f-DgSoQVQN7J7zPCxLBMT7J6UVoqVpgKC6/s320/barcelona-keen-on-ashley-cole.jpg" title="Ashley Cole" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">4)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">     </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> European Champions Barcelona are lining up an audacious bid to land England defender Ashley Cole, according to reports.<u4:p></u4:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL75n1ONfO_GNzn4b-GvWIFIlJmI7eH9_OLC4T3PCpQhvhzl76wfHuo7KY1fvAjcZnFi9ZwQHQc886P10iqBwopTzojHEwXEHReKtgOSIPPDaowQIuxY59A4hQZ7dPXstBbEti1p9yIF8z/s1600/Hazard-on-real-madrid-radar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Eden Hazard" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL75n1ONfO_GNzn4b-GvWIFIlJmI7eH9_OLC4T3PCpQhvhzl76wfHuo7KY1fvAjcZnFi9ZwQHQc886P10iqBwopTzojHEwXEHReKtgOSIPPDaowQIuxY59A4hQZ7dPXstBbEti1p9yIF8z/s320/Hazard-on-real-madrid-radar.jpg" title="Eden Hazard" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">5)<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">     </span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The agent of Lille young star Eden Hazard has revealed that <a href="http://european-football-updates.blogspot.com/search/label/Spanish%20Premier%20League" title="Spanish Premier League">La Liga</a> giants Real Madrid are closely monitoring his client's progress.<u4:p></u4:p></span></div></div>

Today's Transfer Gossips

1) Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has confirmed that the club has been keeping ey...

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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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<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="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBklvT_1Hv5yFXVpx4_6ptlYJCYHacDLH2QQviwbCT7906oRKlwwm2ca28ZubLsGPVgPKobcCWP-awGuMaL3epgOWURXFDYDwfkcZax5U0EQHHX1NpJ-auV3lVapjt9QT-jP0PTiy58j6/s1600/chelsea2-leverkusen0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBklvT_1Hv5yFXVpx4_6ptlYJCYHacDLH2QQviwbCT7906oRKlwwm2ca28ZubLsGPVgPKobcCWP-awGuMaL3epgOWURXFDYDwfkcZax5U0EQHHX1NpJ-auV3lVapjt9QT-jP0PTiy58j6/s400/chelsea2-leverkusen0.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Luiz after scoring the opening goal of the match</td></tr></tbody></table><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" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp E: Chelsea 2-0 B. Leverkusen <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A sparkling goal from defender David Luiz and a late Juan Mata strike secured Chelsea's blushes as they stumbled to victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Group E opener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;"> David Luiz, Juan Mata (Chelsea)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTLZLvwf0XnN_SPtfXabgeKYhkiDCEM-smEAKXnUspTOl2nTsKC1KIBuF2QCD-UxTE6rgp3s9GcEK0cC_5gE36DyJEoiRlTEVL7XmwhMK_mVL8HSEv2iktthpEx4E5UvVCoNmwVoV88Iv/s1600/genk0-0valencia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPTLZLvwf0XnN_SPtfXabgeKYhkiDCEM-smEAKXnUspTOl2nTsKC1KIBuF2QCD-UxTE6rgp3s9GcEK0cC_5gE36DyJEoiRlTEVL7XmwhMK_mVL8HSEv2iktthpEx4E5UvVCoNmwVoV88Iv/s320/genk0-0valencia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp E: Genk 0-0 Valencia <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Genk and Valencia shared the points as their opening Champions League clash in Group E finished in a goalless draw at the KRC Genk Arena.<o:p></o:p></span><br />   <span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02FfTGnYWWyL1jhlrqjGATzn3hiuOlkV1_ZFFT0ZWOlWb_xU4yjWX5Z0C_fHqfg7Ujv6ySJt6wgzDr33JuI8cg6-qUKYzSOH12JDqhAGqb75tUZi-40E-wql4pdeFmzFhqgQbhblw-sMi/s1600/arsenal1-dortmund1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02FfTGnYWWyL1jhlrqjGATzn3hiuOlkV1_ZFFT0ZWOlWb_xU4yjWX5Z0C_fHqfg7Ujv6ySJt6wgzDr33JuI8cg6-qUKYzSOH12JDqhAGqb75tUZi-40E-wql4pdeFmzFhqgQbhblw-sMi/s1600/arsenal1-dortmund1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp F: B. Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Arsenal were denied a victory at Borussia Dortmund as an superb volley from substitute Ivan Perisic secured a last-gasp draw for the German champions.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;">Van Persie(Arsenal), Perisic (B.Dortmund)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75vFMrlDFrumZJCHUITC-OcHHSY5u3FSKnJjZ1lvca929NNq3CNcOywZUvIwMXwSdZ_Pf22frepHGfu_s6MAEzXH3G0V64sqjbThADeH1eoBMNyXPHCFFtN0aGk16gqPqikdFvBtZJVVa/s1600/olympiacos0-Marse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75vFMrlDFrumZJCHUITC-OcHHSY5u3FSKnJjZ1lvca929NNq3CNcOywZUvIwMXwSdZ_Pf22frepHGfu_s6MAEzXH3G0V64sqjbThADeH1eoBMNyXPHCFFtN0aGk16gqPqikdFvBtZJVVa/s320/olympiacos0-Marse1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp F: Olympiacos FC 0-1 Olympique de Marseille</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Lucho González scored the lone goal of the match as Didier Deschamps' side got their Group F campaign off to a winning start in Greece. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;">Lucho Gonzalez</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAWRhoshXmYdu_EE9Rmgfom8fNY7nbL-AJR7niJ0xjeuPLvKvnKJHArELbVZ41tX5FSlEq1pg-2jASm_953oCjAIEJv-P0i5EBveu6CZythEHOimEOuv_lMGUP_j6A5fMfVTU67dafzP5/s1600/APOEL2-1Zenit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAWRhoshXmYdu_EE9Rmgfom8fNY7nbL-AJR7niJ0xjeuPLvKvnKJHArELbVZ41tX5FSlEq1pg-2jASm_953oCjAIEJv-P0i5EBveu6CZythEHOimEOuv_lMGUP_j6A5fMfVTU67dafzP5/s320/APOEL2-1Zenit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>   <span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp G: APOEL 2-1 Zenit St Petersburg <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Apoel Nicosia scored two times in three second-half minutes to come from behind against Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg and open Champions League Group G with a deserved win.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;"> Manduca, Aiton(APOEL), Zyryanov(Zenit)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpn0zpw4nleNSl3NolZNKcjW4sShWLjFOZ9XuW8q1po8GI232SweRnLJjc7d8sX7JHYN9Q_HFBuA4z70DW_0X78S6ZnzFMgovfiC7Q3d8QV_Mz1zF4yPXY5XdeifLVRswD4DoNEKKphoN/s1600/Porto2-1Shakhtar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpn0zpw4nleNSl3NolZNKcjW4sShWLjFOZ9XuW8q1po8GI232SweRnLJjc7d8sX7JHYN9Q_HFBuA4z70DW_0X78S6ZnzFMgovfiC7Q3d8QV_Mz1zF4yPXY5XdeifLVRswD4DoNEKKphoN/s320/Porto2-1Shakhtar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp G: Porto 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Hulk made up for missing a spot kick to score a fierce free-kick as Porto started their Champions League campaign with a comeback win over Shakhtar Donetsk.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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, Kleber(Porto), Luiz Adriano(Shakhtar Donetsk)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidotErSQHqT3sfsVrlDXhBQH_R23Hiu9LdBteAonjRf02IX_EzKn9bEe_Z8Ma-T6EAzmeKk-HMBT4IaUjo9CaACBoz5NJR85p9prOr00RFc56ceveYAZ2w9pm2IwcoK1FBXD6OyR96B5vl/s1600/Barca2-2Milan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidotErSQHqT3sfsVrlDXhBQH_R23Hiu9LdBteAonjRf02IX_EzKn9bEe_Z8Ma-T6EAzmeKk-HMBT4IaUjo9CaACBoz5NJR85p9prOr00RFc56ceveYAZ2w9pm2IwcoK1FBXD6OyR96B5vl/s320/Barca2-2Milan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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>  </div><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp H: Barcelona 2-2 AC Milan <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Thiago Silva scored in a stoppage-time to earn AC Milan a battling draw against Champions League holders Barcelona at the Nou Camp.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;">Pato, Thiago Silva(AC Milan), Pedro, Villa(Barcelona)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGs6xLTZqQNOwJEWzzauqCBrcjn9yjj3YVKc9wSdE7dqaMyN9Y3aKItj4pFUjPxq7-TeGXLjm3vUADmIsLDqPw3259iJpZvbTSpV6086UzcSJCzUKvChEhlDuscnhSrQwagd5E_iHFNH5/s1600/Plzen1-1BATE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGs6xLTZqQNOwJEWzzauqCBrcjn9yjj3YVKc9wSdE7dqaMyN9Y3aKItj4pFUjPxq7-TeGXLjm3vUADmIsLDqPw3259iJpZvbTSpV6086UzcSJCzUKvChEhlDuscnhSrQwagd5E_iHFNH5/s320/Plzen1-1BATE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>   <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 /><h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Grp H: Viktoria Plzen 1-1 BATE <o:p></o:p></span></h3><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Renan Bressan's strike denied Plzen a victory as they had to be content with a point in their Champions League debut against BATE Borisov.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="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%;"> Bakos(Plzen), Bressan(BATE)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>   <span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>

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Ferguson wary of Benfica midfield threat

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDScdpkoiwBIsly1eitgSt_M-52TqwopNSfYsFJDs__r6c9M1Kd5kd-HcqOfQxCDyzsP-j3pbHPtY_zhOSM39NvXLf4i_nJlI9wfJcs7ZKqOUR3n7GWNrFIW6biXfBrtT07b_yZocS0Ak/s1600/Sir-Alex-Ferguson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDScdpkoiwBIsly1eitgSt_M-52TqwopNSfYsFJDs__r6c9M1Kd5kd-HcqOfQxCDyzsP-j3pbHPtY_zhOSM39NvXLf4i_nJlI9wfJcs7ZKqOUR3n7GWNrFIW6biXfBrtT07b_yZocS0Ak/s400/Sir-Alex-Ferguson.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><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="excerpt"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Manchester United boss <a href="http://european-football-updates.blogspot.com/2011/09/ferguson-vows-im-not-retiring.html">Sir Alex Ferguson</a> admitted he was wary of Benfica's midfield, ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Ferguson cautioned his squad that the Portuguese outfit would not be an easy opponent in Lisbon on Wednesday, according to reports from United's official website.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"The opening game is the toughest for us. Benfica are always a handful and we always expect a difficult game. I watched a couple of their games away from home last season and they were absolutely brilliant," </span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">the Scot warned.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"I think the hardest part for us will be picking the midfield in that particular game. That area will be the biggest challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"They operate with three midfield players in there. They don't play anyone off the front. They play three actual midfield players so we'll have to have a look at that."<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The 69 year-old Scot hinted that he could put out a far different side against Benfica compared to the youthful sides he has fielded in the Barclays Premier League so far.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"My team in Lisbon might be different on an issue of experience,"</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> said the wily tactician.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"We've also got Darren Fletcher back fit. He's looking good and did well with Scotland last week. I think we'll need to have more experience in the game.<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">"The important thing is to qualify. Benfica away from home is the kind of the game you have to respect",</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Ferguson concluded.<o:p></o:p></span>

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