After two games played, we're getting a better picture of the standings in the Champions League group stage. While some powerhouses are making a good case for themselves (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United), others (Liverpool, Inter, Milan) are finding the task more difficult and should kick it up a notch in Matchday 3.

- Group A -

Bayern and Bordeaux are sitting in front with four points each. Juventus is pretty close with two points but failure is not an option when they'll meet Haifa on Day 3.

Bayern Munich – Juventus: 0-0

Despite an excellent game, the Germans couldn't break Buffon thus failing to take control of the group.


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It's obvious that Haifa will be the punching bag in this group, the question is will Juventus crush them or will they fight for a draw.


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Manchester United took a commanding lead on this group by beating Wolfsburg at Old Trafford. Surprisingly, Moscow find themselves in third place with the same number of points as Wolfsburg after their win agains Besiktas.



If there is one thing that can be reproached to the Red Devils so far this season, it's their slow start during matches. After a first half where both teams spent more time studying each other than really threatening the opposition's net, United got to work only after Dzeko opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs put both teams level three minutes later on a free-kick and Michael Carrick scored the winner in the 77th minute to give the hosts all three points.

Michael Owen started the game for Manchester but was quickly taken out after picking up an injury in the opening twenty minutes. In a nice twist of fate, Berbatov's entrance instantly provided the spark that United lacked in the opening stages of the game. As a matter of fact, this was probably Berbatov's best game since he came to Old Trafford. Still, the man of the match award goes to Giggs who got the equalizer and had the presence of mind to set up Carrick for the winner.


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- Group C -

The Galacticos are head and shoulders above the teams of this group so it's not surprising to see them with all six points. Milan, on the other hand, are the big deception, falling at home against Zurich.

AC Milan – FC Zurich: 0-1

I think it's safe to say that Milan will be going nowhere until they bring more youth to the squad. Wednesday's result was truly a slap in the face right down to the manner in which the winning goal was scored (backheel on a corner (!)).

Real Madrid – Olympique de Marseille: 3-0

Is there no stopping Cristiano Ronaldo? The Portuguese winger seems to be back to his 2007-2008 form, going on an amazing scoring spree (two goals on Wednesday, current top scorer in La Liga). Maybe this edition of the Galacticos might work after all.


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- Group D -

With six points in their pockets, Chelsea are sitting atop of Group D with Porto trailing not too far behind.

APOEL FC – Chelsea: 0-1

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Porto – Atletico Madrid: 2-0

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- Group E -

You would think that Liverpool would be on top of this group by now, especially after their great display in the Premiership over the weekend. Instead we have Lyon leading with six points and Fiorentina tied with the Reds at three points each.

Fiorentina – Liverpool: 2-0

The upset of Matchday 2. 1-0 would be a respectable result but 2-0 is just a shame for Rafa Benitez's troops. Thankfully, it was an away game and they might reverse the trend once they're back at Anfield.


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Debreni VSC – Olympique Lyonnais: 0-4

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- Group F -

Group F is probably the tightest bunch in the competition so far with all teams still in it even Russia's Rubin Kazan.

Rubin Kazan – Internazionale Milano: 1-1

While the draw against Barcelona can be considered as a great result, Mourinho must be seething at his team's performance on Tuesday. Stankovic's header was the only thing separating them from a loss as they played a poor game overall.


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Barcelona – Dynamo Kyiv: 2-0

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- Group G -

Spanish club Sevilla is comfortable on top, leaving the three other teams fighting amongst each other for second place.

Unirea Urziceni – VfB Stuttgart: 1-1

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Rangers – Sevilla: 1-4

There's a lot of talk about Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, but in terms of attacking power, Sevilla aren't far behind. In a tough stadium, they managed to trounce the Rangers to the score of 4-1.


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- Group H -

With their win against Olympiacos, Arsenal took control of Group H with six points to their account. The Greeks are right behind them with three.

Arsenal – Olympiacos: 2-0

I have mixed feelings about this game since either teams deserved better no matter which way the final score went. Arsenal easily dominated the Greeks who seemed overwhelmed but goalkeeper Nikopolidis came through time and time again. Robin Van Persie's opener in the 78th minute was only sweet justice for a team that had several scoring opportunities but I couldn't help feeling bad for Nikopolidis who had stopped everything until that point. Arshavin's goal was offside and shouldn't count in my opinion but Arsenal weren't threatened in any way by Olympiacos during the game so I guess it's a moot point.


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AZ Alkmaar – Standard de Liege: 1-1

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