2008-2009 UEFA Champions League - Matchday 3 Results
October 23rd 2008 23:35
Group A
Bordeaux – CFR Cluj: 1-0
Chelsea – Roma: 1-0
Group B
Inter Milan – Anorthosis: 1-0Panathinaikos – Werder Bremen: 2-2
Group C
Shaktar – Sporting: 0-1Basel – Barcelona: 0-5
Group D
Atletico – Liverpool: 1-1PSV – Marseille: 2-0
Group E
Villareal – Aallborg: 6-3Manchester United – Celtic: 3-0
Two goals by Dimitar Berbatov (both times offside) got things going for the Red Devils who couldn't find a way through Celtic's crowded box in the opening stages. Rooney added a third one at the 75th minute, extending his streak to seven games.
Group F
Bayern – Fiorentina: 3-0Steaua – Lyon: 3-5
Group G
Fenerbahce – Arsenal: 2-5Porto – Dynamo Kyiv: 0-1
It's funny. When you expect Arsenal to have a tough game, they manage to play their best football, completely dominating their opponents in the process. When they're supposed to have easy games, they find a way to make life complicated for themselves. They're very unpredictable in both Europe and the Premiership. If they have serious ambitions, they should get themselves some consistency.
Group H
Zenit – BATE: 1-1Juventus – Real Madrid: 2-1
We're only three games in the Champions League but one must wonder if the term 'overrated' doesn't apply to the Zenit St. Petersburg. They only have a point so far from a game that they should have won. Maybe rose too high too fast. Meanwhile an early goal in each half was enough for Juventus to defeat Real Madrid. Alessandro Del Piero seems to be getting better and better with age. It's a shame that he'll have to retire at some point. As for Madrid, I don't understand Schuster reasoning in putting Robben on the bench instead of on his starting eleven for a confrontation like this, especially with Heinze as the left-back. The same problem pops out every time it happens: Heinze is too slow to properly support the attack and to keep up with the other team's speedy wingers, and without Robben to counterbalance that weakness, Madrid's left flank becomes a vulnerability easily exploited.
Note: I'm sorry for the lack of commentary this time around. If you guys noticed, I didn't even put up my reports of Serie A and Liga matches from Sunday. Studying for midterm exams is taking most of time now. I could only watch Manchester United and Juventus' games in their entirety. Everything should be back to normal by next week.
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