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| Live: Champions League | Live: Champions League |
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| Group A Levski Sofia 0-1 Barcelona Werder Bremen 1-0 Chelsea | |
| Group B Inter Milan 1-0 SportingFT Spartak Moscow 2-2 Bayern Munich | |
| Group C Bordeaux 1-0 Galatasaray Liverpool 0-0 PSV Eindhoven | |
| Group D Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Roma Valencia 1-0 Olympiacos | |
| GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT) | GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times GMT) |
| By Charlie Henderson | By Charlie Henderson |
| 2046: As for Chelsea, it is a cliche but the game in Bremen looks to have more goals in it. Just the one to wrap up a draw would send the Blues into the knockout stages. Liverpool are already there of course. | |
| 2045: The action resumes with both English teams still looking for a goal. PSV Eindhoven have now gone 11 hours and 34 minutes without conceding in all competitions but you sense Liverpool must be due something after that first half. | |
| 2033: HALF-TIMELiverpool have been giving PSV the run around but still no goal as the whistle goes for the break. Werder Bremen and Chelsea headed down the tunnel promptly on 45 minutes with the referee playing no added time. | 2033: HALF-TIMELiverpool have been giving PSV the run around but still no goal as the whistle goes for the break. Werder Bremen and Chelsea headed down the tunnel promptly on 45 minutes with the referee playing no added time. |
| 2032: GOAL Valencia 1-0 OlympiacosFinally a goal in Group D and it goes to the leaders as Miguel Angulo gives injury-hit Valencia the lead after some sharp build-up play on the left. | 2032: GOAL Valencia 1-0 OlympiacosFinally a goal in Group D and it goes to the leaders as Miguel Angulo gives injury-hit Valencia the lead after some sharp build-up play on the left. |
| 2031: Peter Crouch is getting closer with his headers but again it is close but no cigar for the tall striker as he gets on the end of Steve Finnan's cross. | 2031: Peter Crouch is getting closer with his headers but again it is close but no cigar for the tall striker as he gets on the end of Steve Finnan's cross. |
| 2029: A late flag in Sofia denies Valeri Domovchijski a one-on-one with Victor Valdes. Cue a cacophony of boos. | 2029: A late flag in Sofia denies Valeri Domovchijski a one-on-one with Victor Valdes. Cue a cacophony of boos. |
| 2026: Fancy footwork by Joe Cole on the edge of the area as he tears on to a ball, but his shot is weak and straight at Tim Wiese. | 2026: Fancy footwork by Joe Cole on the edge of the area as he tears on to a ball, but his shot is weak and straight at Tim Wiese. |
| 2024: More news from Emergency Ward 10 deep inside the bowels of Anfield is not good. Winger Mark Gonzalez has torn his hamstring. | 2024: More news from Emergency Ward 10 deep inside the bowels of Anfield is not good. Winger Mark Gonzalez has torn his hamstring. |
| 2022: GOAL Inter Milan 1-0 SportingFormer Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo finds the net with a fierce volley after Dejan Stankovic's perceptive chip bisects the Sporting defence. | 2022: GOAL Inter Milan 1-0 SportingFormer Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo finds the net with a fierce volley after Dejan Stankovic's perceptive chip bisects the Sporting defence. |
| 2020: Another shot on goal for Liverpool, this time substitute Bolo Zenden swings his left peg from distance but the shot is down the proverbial throat of PSV stopper Gomes. | 2020: Another shot on goal for Liverpool, this time substitute Bolo Zenden swings his left peg from distance but the shot is down the proverbial throat of PSV stopper Gomes. |
| 2018: Joe Cole fires in a cross which Michael Ballack meets with a flicked volley on goal, but Tim Wiese makes a fine reaction save to preserve Bremen's lead. | 2018: Joe Cole fires in a cross which Michael Ballack meets with a flicked volley on goal, but Tim Wiese makes a fine reaction save to preserve Bremen's lead. |
| 2016: Another change at Anfield and another change for Liverpool. Mark Gonzalez whips a cross in and goes down lame before being stretchered off. Luis Garcia gallops on. | 2016: Another change at Anfield and another change for Liverpool. Mark Gonzalez whips a cross in and goes down lame before being stretchered off. Luis Garcia gallops on. |
| 2014: Peter Crouch slips a pass through to Steven Gerrard but the Liverpool skipper drags his bobbling, first-time shot narrowly wide. More on Xabi Alonso, it is his hip that is giving him grief and not his thigh. | 2014: Peter Crouch slips a pass through to Steven Gerrard but the Liverpool skipper drags his bobbling, first-time shot narrowly wide. More on Xabi Alonso, it is his hip that is giving him grief and not his thigh. |
| 2011: GOAL Werder Bremen 1-0 Chelsea Per Mertesacker meets a corner from birthday boy Torsten Frings and powers a downward header beyond Carlo Cudicini. Chelsea had been warned about this combination moments earlier when they combined and Didier Drogba deflected the defender's header behind. | 2011: GOAL Werder Bremen 1-0 Chelsea Per Mertesacker meets a corner from birthday boy Torsten Frings and powers a downward header beyond Carlo Cudicini. Chelsea had been warned about this combination moments earlier when they combined and Didier Drogba deflected the defender's header behind. |
| 2009: Liverpool are looking good for a goal but that final pass is going astray on pretty much every occasion. This time Steven Gerrard's swinging cross eludes Peter Crouch at the far post. | 2009: Liverpool are looking good for a goal but that final pass is going astray on pretty much every occasion. This time Steven Gerrard's swinging cross eludes Peter Crouch at the far post. |
| 2006: GOAL Bordeaux 1-0 GalatasarayThe goal drought is broken as Alejandro Alonso slots for Bordeaux, which could be enough to send the French side into the Uefa Cup. That is the first goal Girondins have scored in the competition and comes with a bit of help from a deflection. | 2006: GOAL Bordeaux 1-0 GalatasarayThe goal drought is broken as Alejandro Alonso slots for Bordeaux, which could be enough to send the French side into the Uefa Cup. That is the first goal Girondins have scored in the competition and comes with a bit of help from a deflection. |
| 2004: Xabi Alonso watch. The Spaniard is coming off, slowly, with Bolo Zenden coming on to face his former club. | 2004: Xabi Alonso watch. The Spaniard is coming off, slowly, with Bolo Zenden coming on to face his former club. |
| 2002: Diego turns provider now and threads a ball through for Hugo Almeida but the Portuguese striker fails to hit the target from the left-hand channel. | 2002: Diego turns provider now and threads a ball through for Hugo Almeida but the Portuguese striker fails to hit the target from the left-hand channel. |
| 2001: Xabi Alonso is struggling with what looks like a dead leg after a firm challenge from Csaba Feher. | 2001: Xabi Alonso is struggling with what looks like a dead leg after a firm challenge from Csaba Feher. |
| 1959: Brazilian Diego has been banging in the goals for Werder Bremen and is on target with a long-range effort that Carlo Cudicini gets his body behind. | 1959: Brazilian Diego has been banging in the goals for Werder Bremen and is on target with a long-range effort that Carlo Cudicini gets his body behind. |
| 1957: They could do with turning up the heat on the fare on offer at Anfield. Peter Crouch was selected to make the most of the delivery from those pacy wingers, but that header was off target. Like Mikel Jon Obi, he should have done better. | 1957: They could do with turning up the heat on the fare on offer at Anfield. Peter Crouch was selected to make the most of the delivery from those pacy wingers, but that header was off target. Like Mikel Jon Obi, he should have done better. |
| 1956: The early signs in Germany are good. Now Werder Bremen are on the attack and Hugo Almeida drags a shot wide from distance. The game is bubbling up very nicely indeed. | 1956: The early signs in Germany are good. Now Werder Bremen are on the attack and Hugo Almeida drags a shot wide from distance. The game is bubbling up very nicely indeed. |
| 1954: John Terry heads the ball across the box and Mikel Jon Obi should have done much better with his header. The force was not with that particular Obi. | 1954: John Terry heads the ball across the box and Mikel Jon Obi should have done much better with his header. The force was not with that particular Obi. |
| 1953: The 'Trinny and Susannah' verdict on Rafa Benitez was harsh. That is no shellsuit the stylish Spaniard is wearing, just a chunky club anorak sort of thing. | 1953: The 'Trinny and Susannah' verdict on Rafa Benitez was harsh. That is no shellsuit the stylish Spaniard is wearing, just a chunky club anorak sort of thing. |
| 1951: Didier Drogba lays the ball off for Michael Essien but the Chelsea midfielder's long-range effort is wide of the target. | 1951: Didier Drogba lays the ball off for Michael Essien but the Chelsea midfielder's long-range effort is wide of the target. |
| 1949: GOAL Levski Sofia 0-1 BarcelonaNow there is silence in Sofia. Levski fail to clear a cross and the ball falls for Ludovic Giuly who needs no second invitation to hammer in a volley. | 1949: GOAL Levski Sofia 0-1 BarcelonaNow there is silence in Sofia. Levski fail to clear a cross and the ball falls for Ludovic Giuly who needs no second invitation to hammer in a volley. |
| 1946: Well, apparently in Bulgaria it is not too early for supporters to show their dislike of the opposition! Barcelona's sustained possession brings piercing whistles of discontent from the Sofia locals. | 1946: Well, apparently in Bulgaria it is not too early for supporters to show their dislike of the opposition! Barcelona's sustained possession brings piercing whistles of discontent from the Sofia locals. |
| 1945: There go the whistles around the grounds - the referee's whistle, not jeers from unhappy home fans, it is far too early for that. | 1945: There go the whistles around the grounds - the referee's whistle, not jeers from unhappy home fans, it is far too early for that. |
| 1944: The whole world and his aunt is privvy to the pre-match chat between referee Lubos Mikel and the captains at Werder Bremen thanks to a ridiculously long microphone boom. For the record, John Terry wants to swap ends. | 1944: The whole world and his aunt is privvy to the pre-match chat between referee Lubos Mikel and the captains at Werder Bremen thanks to a ridiculously long microphone boom. For the record, John Terry wants to swap ends. |
| 1943: Good to see that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has discarded the leather jacket he wore in the pre-match media conference that made him look like an ageing pimp. The shellsuit he is now wearing makes him look... local. | 1943: Good to see that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has discarded the leather jacket he wore in the pre-match media conference that made him look like an ageing pimp. The shellsuit he is now wearing makes him look... local. |
| 1942: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho shakes the hands of pretty much everyone in the tunnel at Werder Bremen - referees and players - apart from his skipper John Terry, who he slaps firmly on the chest. | 1942: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho shakes the hands of pretty much everyone in the tunnel at Werder Bremen - referees and players - apart from his skipper John Terry, who he slaps firmly on the chest. |
| 1940: The bell has gone in the changing rooms and the players emerge. | 1940: The bell has gone in the changing rooms and the players emerge. |
| 1920: FULL-TIME Spartak Moscow 2-2 Bayern Munich It finishes all square in Moscow with Radoslav Kovac's second-half goal bringing the hosts level after a Claudio Pizarro brace had edged the Germans in front. Maksim Kalinichenko had scored the first goal of the night. | 1920: FULL-TIME Spartak Moscow 2-2 Bayern Munich It finishes all square in Moscow with Radoslav Kovac's second-half goal bringing the hosts level after a Claudio Pizarro brace had edged the Germans in front. Maksim Kalinichenko had scored the first goal of the night. |
| TEAM NEWS | TEAM NEWS |
| Group A | Group A |
| Daniel Jensen starts in the Werder Bremen midfield with skipper Frank Baumann banned and Christian Schulz injured, while Hugo Almeida partners Miroslav Klose up front. With Frank Lampard suspended, Chelsea hand a midfield berth to Mikel Jon Obi. Joe Cole also starts, but Andriy Shevchenko is on the bench. | Daniel Jensen starts in the Werder Bremen midfield with skipper Frank Baumann banned and Christian Schulz injured, while Hugo Almeida partners Miroslav Klose up front. With Frank Lampard suspended, Chelsea hand a midfield berth to Mikel Jon Obi. Joe Cole also starts, but Andriy Shevchenko is on the bench. |
| Levski Sofia welcome back goalkeeper Georgi Petkov and striker Valeri Domovchijski is also in the starting team after injury. Silvinho comes in for Giovanni van Bronckhorst at left-back for Barcelona, who are without Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o who both have long-term injuries. | Levski Sofia welcome back goalkeeper Georgi Petkov and striker Valeri Domovchijski is also in the starting team after injury. Silvinho comes in for Giovanni van Bronckhorst at left-back for Barcelona, who are without Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o who both have long-term injuries. |
| Group B | Group B |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic is restored to the Inter Milan XI after suspension, coming in for the injured Julio Cruz in attack. A boost for Sporting comes in skipper Custodio passing a late fitness test on a foot injury. Alecsandro Barbosa leads the line with Liedson banned and Yannick Djalo injured. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic is restored to the Inter Milan XI after suspension, coming in for the injured Julio Cruz in attack. A boost for Sporting comes in skipper Custodio passing a late fitness test on a foot injury. Alecsandro Barbosa leads the line with Liedson banned and Yannick Djalo injured. |
| Group C | Group C |
| Bordeaux start with Lilian Laslandes and Jean Claude Darcheville in attack as Marouane Chamakh is injured and Alejandro Alonso comes into midfield for the banned Fernando Menegazzo. Galatasaray partner Tolga Seyhan alongside Rigobert Song in central defence with Stjepan Tomas suspended and Arda Turan has passed a late fitness test on a stomach injury to take his place in midfield. | Bordeaux start with Lilian Laslandes and Jean Claude Darcheville in attack as Marouane Chamakh is injured and Alejandro Alonso comes into midfield for the banned Fernando Menegazzo. Galatasaray partner Tolga Seyhan alongside Rigobert Song in central defence with Stjepan Tomas suspended and Arda Turan has passed a late fitness test on a stomach injury to take his place in midfield. |
| Steven Gerrard gets another chance in the heart of the Liverpool midfield with Jermaine Pennant and Mark Gonzalez on the flanks. Peter Crouch starts while Luis Garcia is on the bench. PSV Eindhoven make two changes from the team that draw 0-0 against the Reds in the reverse fiixture with Csaba Feher and Manuel Da Costa coming in for Michael Reiziger and Jason Culina. | Steven Gerrard gets another chance in the heart of the Liverpool midfield with Jermaine Pennant and Mark Gonzalez on the flanks. Peter Crouch starts while Luis Garcia is on the bench. PSV Eindhoven make two changes from the team that draw 0-0 against the Reds in the reverse fiixture with Csaba Feher and Manuel Da Costa coming in for Michael Reiziger and Jason Culina. |
| Group D | Group D |
| Shakhtar Donetsk have trouble with injuries going into a match have to win to stay in the mix. Phillipe Mexes is back in the centre of a re-organised Roma defence with Christian Panucci swapping to left-back and Marco Cassetti coming in at right-back. | Shakhtar Donetsk have trouble with injuries going into a match have to win to stay in the mix. Phillipe Mexes is back in the centre of a re-organised Roma defence with Christian Panucci swapping to left-back and Marco Cassetti coming in at right-back. |
| Valencia have a host of injuries and the latest player to book into the treatment room is former Arsenal midfielder Edu. Fernando Morientes does not start and they will be counting on David Villa for goals. Olympiacos midfielder Marco Ne has appendicitis, but absentees do not bother on-form Rivaldo who has been talking up his return to Spain. | Valencia have a host of injuries and the latest player to book into the treatment room is former Arsenal midfielder Edu. Fernando Morientes does not start and they will be counting on David Villa for goals. Olympiacos midfielder Marco Ne has appendicitis, but absentees do not bother on-form Rivaldo who has been talking up his return to Spain. |