Group ABordeaux 1-0 Maccabi Haifa Oddly enough, the Group A leaders were only able to score one goal on the pointless Maccabi Haifa. Jussie lent his talents to his team in the 12th minute, providing the only goal of the game. Despite the lack of goals, Bordeaux now has 16 points while Maccabi remains painfully at zero, and in last place.
Bayern Munich 4-1 JuventusLike I said could happen, Bayern battered Juventus into the ground with a 4-1 beating yesterday. Butt (30′), Olic (52′), Gomez (83′) and Tymoschuk (90′) provided the goals for Bayern, who actually came from behind to win after Juve’s Trezguet scored in the 19th minute. The Germans are now 2 points ahead of the Italians in 2nd place.
Group BCSKA Moscow 2-1 Besiktas Moscow pulled off a last minute win after Aldonin scored in the 90th minute, breaking the tie that had lasted since Besiktas’ strike in the 86th minute leveled Krasic’s in the 41st. Moscow are now 3 points behind Manchester United. Besiktas remains in last place with 4 points.
Manchester United 3-1 VfL Wolfsburg Michael Owen was the star of yesterday’s game, providing all three goals for United (44′, 83′, 90′). Edin Dzeko gave a short-lived threat when he leveled Owen’s first goal in the 56th minute, but the pressure was no trouble for Owen. United sit in 1st place with 13 points, while Wolfsburg are in 3rd with 7.
Group CFC Zurich 1-1 AC MIlan Yet again the Italians failed to deliver against Zurich. Their only goal came from a Ronaldinho penalty in the 64th minute, which tied the score. Gajic opened the scoring for Zurich in the 64th minute. Milan is still in 2nd place with 9 points while Zurich only has 4, but I was expecting more from Milan.
Real Madrid 3-1 MarseilleCristiano Ronaldo graced his side with two goals yesterday (4′, 80′) while Albiol added a 3rd (60′) to clinch the win for Madrid. Marseille leveled briefly thanks to a goal from Gonzalez in the 11th minute, but he was no match for the Spaniards and their new Portuguese toy. Real sits in 1st place with 13 points, 4 points clear of the 2nd place team. Marseille is in 3rd place with 7.
Group DFC Porto 3-0 Atletico Madrid Yet another forgettable game from Atletico sees their chances of advancing in the tournament shot to tell. They only have 3 points from 6 games. Alves (2′), Falcao (14′) and Hulk (76′) netted shots for their side, condemning Atletico early on. Porto are in 2nd place behind Chelsea with 12 points.
Chelsea 2-2 Apoel NicosiaThe scoring went back and forth before Mirosavljevic finally salvaged a point for Apoel in the 87th minute. Zewkalow’s 6th minute goal was leveled by Essien’s 19th minute one. Then Drogba pulled Chelsea ahead in the 26th. The game stayed in Chelsea’s favor until Marolavljevic pulled his side even. The tie keeps Chelsea 2 points clear of 2nd place Porto while Apoel is tied for last with Atletico Madrid
December 11, 2009
