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December 19th, 2008

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW – Last 16

Manchester United will face Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was handed a return to Spain to face former club Real Madrid in the draw in Nyon.
Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri will make an emotional return to Stamford Bridge after Juventus were paired with last season’s [...]

December 10th, 2008

Man Utd 2-2 Aalborg Highlights

Manchester United were held to a draw by Aalborg at Old Trafford – but still topped their Champions League group.
Carlos Tevez gave United the lead after three minutes when he slid in a perfect pass from Ryan Giggs.
But Aalborg equalised when Michael Jakobsen headed home after 31 minutes and Jeppe Curth’s header on the stroke [...]

December 10th, 2008

Porto 2-0 Arsenal Highlights

Arsenal had to settle for second place in Champions League Group G after a disappointing display saw them lose to FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao.
Both clubs had already qualified for the last 16 and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger rested several players on his 700th game in charge of the Gunners.
Bruno Alves rose unchallenged to [...]

December 10th, 2008

Celtic 2-0 Villarreal Highlights

Celtic ended a disappointing Champions League campaign with a comfortable victory over 10-man Villarreal.
Shaun Maloney headed Celtic in front after 14 minutes before Villarreal’s Guille Franco was sent off.
Aiden McGeady extended the home side’s lead shortly before half-time with a left-foot strike.
Villarreal struggled to create chances after the break and had to settle for second [...]

December 10th, 2008

Lyon 2-3 Bayern Munich Highlights

Bayern Munich finished top of the group after a 3-2 win at Lyon, who have to be content with the runners-up spot.
Germany forward Miroslav Klose put Bayern ahead before Luca Toni set up Franck Ribery for the second goal, and Ribery turned provider for Klose as Lyon fell apart.
Sidney Govou pulled a goal back for [...]

December 10th, 2008

Juventus 0-0 BATE Borisov Highlights

Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw by BATE Borisov, but the point was all the Italians needed to finish top of the group.
Juve midfielder Marco Marchionni hit the post with a header two minutes before his team-mate Sebastiano Giovinco missed a penalty in the 53rd minute, blazing his shot over the bar.
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December 10th, 2008

Real Madrid 3-0 Zenit Highlights

Raul Gonzalez became the all-time leading scorer in Uefa competitions as he notched twice in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg.
The Spanish forward broke the deadlock when Zenit goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev failed to hold a cross and Arjen Robben doubled the lead.
Raul then scored his 66th European goal – an exquisite chip – [...]

December 9th, 2008

Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj Highlights

Chelsea achieved their mission to reach the Champions League knockout phase by beating Cluj – but it was not without its anxious moments on a night of tension at Stamford Bridge.
Luiz Felipe Scolari has presided over a stuttering campaign in the group phase, and so it proved again as Chelsea produced an unimpressive display before [...]

December 9th, 2008

PSV 1-3 Liverpool Highlights

Liverpool came from behind to beat PSV Eindhoven and qualify for the Champions League last 16 as winners of Group D.
PSV took the lead when Danko Lazovic poked in from close range after Javier Mascherano failed to clear a corner.
Ryan Babel equalised with a glancing header from Lucas Leiva’s cross and Albert Riera put them [...]

December 9th, 2008

Werder Bremen 2-1 Inter Milan Highlights

Inter Milan had to settle for second place behind Panathinaikos after a 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen.
Following a drab first half, Claudio Pizarro put the hosts ahead after Mesut Ozil’s shot had been saved and Markus Rosenberg made it 2-0.
Substitute Zlatan Ibrahimovic curled in a stunning 25-yard consolation, but Werder held on to seal a [...]