UEFA Champions League Full Results Group Stages Round 1

Here are the Full Result Of Champions League Group Stages Round 1 Happened On 18Th and 19Th September 2012:

Matches Happened On 18Th September:

Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Porto

Steven Defour put the seal on an excellent start for FC Porto in Group A of the Champions League with an injury-time strike to give his side a 2-0 opening win at Dinamo Zagreb.Luis Gonzalez had opened the scoring in the 41st minute for Vitor Pereira's side, who remain unbeaten in all competitions in a run stretching back to a League Cup defeat at Benfica in March.Despite an early blocked effort from Zagreb's Duje Cop, Porto took control from the start, pressing the home defence with a series of set-pieces which were booted clear from deep in their own box.James Rodriguez flashed a long-range shot just wide before Zagreb had their first chance, Jorge Sammir getting on the end of Arijan Ademi's free-kick but having his shot blocked by Roque Maicon.Cop fired just wide as the hosts gained in confidence, but clear-cut chances were not easy to come by for either side until Gonzalez struck in the 41st minute, firing home low from the centre of the box.Porto pressed for a second and almost got it just before the hour when Adrian Calello fouled Joao Moutinho and from the resulting free-kick, Moutinho sent a 25-yard drive over the bar.A mistake from Porto keeper Da Silva Helton almost helped Zagreb back into it in the 62nd minute when he spilled a Sammir corner only to recover to save Antonio Tonel's acrobatic overhead kick.Helton saved a 20-yard shot from Cop two minutes later before the action swung to the other end where home keeper Ivan Kelava tipped a Rodriguez shot over the bar, then held a header from Nicolas Otamendi.Domagoj Vida should have done better with a header from Sammir's corner in the 69th minute, and Bryan Carrasco had a point-blank effort superbly tipped round the post by Helton eight minutes later.Kelava saved brilliantly from Atsu at the other end but he was stranded for Porto's second deep into injury time, when Atsu found Defour to lob the ball home from 12 yards from the centre of the box.

PSG 4-1 Dinamo Kyiv

Paris Saint-Germain returned to the Champions League for the first time in eight years and sent out a warning to Europe’s biggest sides as they ran out resounding 4-1 winners over Dynamo Kiev at Parc des Princes.All the damage was done in the first half by the home side. Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a penalty to break the deadlock before debutant defender Thiago Silva made his mark by shooting home from a corner. Alex completed the scoring shortly afterwards from a similar scenario, allowing the hosts to play the second period at walking pace. Miguel Veloso belatedly pulled one back for the guests, but Javier Pastore grabbed a fourth for the hosts in stoppage time.From the outset Carlo Ancelotti’s side looked enterprising and dangerous, threatening as early as the second minute when Jeremy Menez released Javier Pastore to flick a shot against visiting goalkeeper Maksym Koval.Although PSG’s early storm seemed to have been weathered, Menez’s trickery in the box induced a rash challenge from Taras Mykhalyk, who caught the attacker’s foot, sending him to the turf. Ibrahimovic was able to step up and create history, slotting his penalty down the middle to become the first player to score for six sides in the Champions League.Thereafter, the home side simply swept their opponents away, and only heroics from Koval prevented Ibrahimovic completing a hat-trick before the interval. The Swede got in behind the visiting rearguard simply from a terrific pass from the outstanding Marco Verratti, but the goalkeeper positioned himself well to block, and then repelled the follow up from Pastore.The teenager could not stop his side slumping to a three-goal half-time deficit, let down by a defence that failed to police PSG adequately from corner kicks. Thiago Silva was the first to benefit, showing admirable composure on his debut for les Parisiens to control a loose ball in the box and then slide a shot in off the post.Alex struck the third shortly afterwards, hammering the ball into the net with a fine volley, although the ball should never have reached him on the penalty spot.The second half was simply a procession for the hosts, who slowed the tempo of their play noticeably. Dynamo defended more stoutly too, and restricted the hosts to half chances. The first a clip from Ibrahimovic, who was withdrawn shortly afterwards to a standing ovation, and then a skimming Pastore shot that went a whisker wide.With a handful of minutes remaining, Veloso’s tremendous cross deceived everyone and flew into Salvatore Sirigu’s net, but the shine was added to a very complete performance by Pastore in stoppage time as he squeezed home a low shot that really should have been blocked.Ancelotti's side can be delighted with their reintroduction to Europe's elite, but sterner challenges will follow in the weeks and months to come.

Montpellier 1-2 Arsenal

First game of the Champions League group stages and a positive result for the Gunners. A 2-1 win against the Ligue 1 Champions Montpellier in their backyard is always a great result. The scoreline though doesn’t tell the full story of the night.The game started with Arsenal dominating the possession, in the first few minutes before Montpellier got a foothold in the game. The first action of the game came on 9th minute when Belhanda was brought down inside the box by Vermaelan. It was a clear penalty, Vermaelan never got the ball. Belhanda converted from the spot chipping the ball straight Pirlo-esque style.Arsene Wenger was absent from the sidelines due to his three-match UEFA ban, but assistant manager Steve Bould filled in well, keeping his side focused after falling behind early.Arsenal got into the game immediately taking control and working the passes. All the beautiful football paid off in the 16th minute when a lovely string of passes finally ended at Podolski’s feet, where he faked the keeper and slotted home. Giroud who started against his old club got the assist, laying off the ball brilliantly while sucking the Montpellier centre-backs towards him, and releasing Podolski.Arsenal then turned it around it spectacular fashion when the ball found Jenkinson at the right, where he crossed perfectly to Gervinho to make it 2-1 on the night from 2 yards in the 18th minute.Montpellier didn’t came straight back with Cabella looking their most dangerous player on the night and one to watch out for in the future. A low shot from him which Mannone dealt with easily was about the it for the first half.The French Champions announced themselves to Europe with their second half display, where they peppered the Arsenal goal, with Cabella yet again coming close, hitting the cross bar with a cheeky flick from outside the box. Belhanda perhaps came the closest from 4 yards out when Mertesacker completely missed a cross, thankfully Mannone saved. Arsenal couldn’t get the ball off them and only some gritty defending saw them see off the game.Belhanda and Cabella were the stand out performers from their side. Cabella specially looked a handful, drawing fouls left, right and center, and coming close to scoring twice.Yanga-Mbiwa was a rock in their defense as he dealt with Giroud’s movement all night with comfort.With a league game against Manchester City at the weekend the players should be confident. Podolski and Gervinho were the best players on the field from Arsenal on the day, with the latter continuing his great run of form, scoring 3 goals in his last 2 games. Giroud who is still looking for his first goal for Arsenal performed well on the night, setting up one, winning almost every header and a great team performance. Arsenal will need to perform better at the weekend,, but confidence should be high.

Olympiacos 1-2 Schalke 

Schalke opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 victory in a closely-fought game at Olympiacos.Benedikt Howedes headed the German side in front four minutes before half-time and, after Djamel Abdoun equalized, Klaas Jan Huntelaar grabbed what proved to be the winner.The Holland striker then missed a penalty but his side nevertheless made a winning start in Group B.In a quiet first 15 minutes, Paulo Machado had the only effort of note but Kyriakos Papadopoulos blocked.Huntelaar threatened for Schalke before the two teams traded free-kicks, Jose Holebas shooting wide for the hosts before Schalke's Tranquillo Barnetta struck one into the wall.Rafik Djebbour headed Machado's corner wide before Pablo Contreras blocked Christian Fuchs' shot at the other end.Captain Howedes was booked for a foul on Francois Modesto but Schalke pushed forward once more, Jermaine Jones shooting over.Papadopoulos saw a headed goal disallowed but defensive colleague Howedes broke the deadlock three minutes later.Jefferson Farfan's shot was deflected wide and the Peru forward took the corner himself, picking out Germany international Howedes to head home from close range.Fuchs drew a sharp save from Balazs Megyeri early in the second half, Barnetta shooting over on the follow-up, but the home side then seized the momentum.Abdoun was denied by keeper Lars Unnerstall and Joel Matip cleared Djebbour's follow-up, but the equalizer was not long in coming.Djebbour laid the ball square to Abdoun, who slotted home in the 58th minute.But Schalke immediately retook the lead, Huntelaar latching on to Lewis Holtby's pass and firing low past Megyeri.He should have made it 3-1 on the hour after Kostas Manolas brought down Barnetta in the box, but smashed his spot-kick against the left-hand upright.Ariel Ibagaza curled a shot over for Olympiacos and they went close twice in the 81st minute, Machado's header blocked by Fuchs before substitute Leandro Greco headed Machado's corner wide.Jones was forced off by injury late on, replaced by Marco Hoger, but his side held on as Djebbour shot over from six yards deep in injury time.

Malaga 3-0 Zenit

Francisco "Isco'' Alarcon scored twice in Malaga's 3-0 win over Zenit St. Petersburg on Tuesday, giving the Spanish team a dream Champions League debut after the exit of several star players during a turbulent offseason.Malaga led 2-0 by the 13th minute after goals by Isco and Javier Saviola. Zenit had various chances but failed to finish them off, and Isco struck again in the 76th minute to seal the victory at La Rosaleda stadium.Malaga was supposed to struggle this season after a financial about-face by its Qatari owners led to the sale of stars Santi Cazorla and Jose Rondon among other players.Instead, Malaga is undefeated after seven games to be second in the Spanish league and top of Group C in club football's top European competition after AC Milan and Anderlecht drew 0-0 in the other match."We played a well-rounded game, myself and the entire team,'' said the 20-year-old Isco, who joined Malaga from Valencia last season as part of an expensive overhaul of its squad.Isco gave credit for Malaga's unexpected start to coach Manuel Pellegrini."The coach has always shown his confidence in us and we stuck together as a team. That's the key to this victory,'' Isco said.Isco set Malaga on its way with an exquisite individual effort in the third minute. The midfielder dribbled the ball into the box and curled a shot around goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev, the ball clipping the inside of the far post before settling in the net.Hulk, making his first start for Zenit since joining from FC Porto, almost hit right back two minutes later with a long blast that rattled the crossbar.But the night was all Malaga's, with Saviola doubling the lead in the 13th. The Argentine forward, who just arrived from Benfica, slipped behind Zenit's flatfooted defense to tap in Jesus Gamez's low cross with the ball again going in off the upright."Our defense did a splendid job, and we took an important step by winning at home and showing that this team can do good things in the Champions League,'' Saviola said.With Zenit stunned by Malaga's rollicking start, the hosts were on the verge of turning the match into a rout in the first half with Saviola almost scoring on three more occasions.Zenit coach Luciano Spalletti didn't wait until halftime to replace defender Aleksandar Lukovic with midfielder Vladimir Bystrov to try and spark his team.The visitors responded by claiming the initiative for the first time. Striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov forced a one-handed save from goalkeeper Willy Caballero, who then was in position to pull in Roman Shirokov's header moments later.Caballero spoiled a seemingly certain goal for Kerzhakov with half-hour to play, tapping away a pass from Bystrov destined for the Russian international in front of an open net.Isco then secured the win with another brilliant show of skill, lashing an unstoppable strike from outside the area into the top right corner of the net.Malaga could have won by a wider margin, as Sergio "Duda'' Barbosa clipped the crossbar with a bouncing header before the final whistle.

A.C Milan 0-0 Anderlecht

AC Milan produced another disjointed home performance as they were held 0-0 by Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group C match.Milan failed to find the net for the third home game in succession as their worrying start to the season continued against a resolute Anderlecht side.Having lost back-to-back home games in the Serie A for the first time since the 1930-31 season, Milan looked like a side short of confidence and struggled to break down a solid Anderlecht as the match ended in an uninspiring goalless draw and a less than half capacity stadium jeered off the home team.Fielding a side without key players Alexandre Pato and Robinho, Milan struggled to find any tempo with their passing and movement and it was the visitors who settled the better.Guillaume Gillet found space wide on the right to whip in an early dangerous ball onto the head of Brazilian Kanu but the striker headed over the bar from the first chance of the game. Anderlecht had another great opportunity to take a shock lead within the opening five minutes but Marcin Wasilewski scuffed his shot only yards out.The Belgians continued to press, Sacha Klejstan seeing his fierce shot tipped around the post by Christian Abbiati as a Milan side who have already lost twice at home this season looked sluggish and unable to cope with the pace of Kanu and Dieudonne Mbokani.It was fully 15 minutes before the home side saw their first sight of goal, Luca Antonini heading wide after ghosting into the box. Moments later, Milan should have been ahead and possibly would have been had Mattia De Sciglio’s cross shot fallen to Giampaolo Pazzini instead of Mathieu Flamini, the former Arsenal man slicing his effort straight into Silvio Proto’s legs.Proto was again in the right place at the right time to save from Kevin-Prince Boateng, then Urby Emanuelson on the half volley but in truth it would have been harsh on the Belgian side. Such was Anderlecht’s dominance in possession, the stat before half-time read the visitors having the edge in possession and Milan were happy to go into the break to gather their thoughts on level terms.Coach Massimiliano Allegri must have had some stern words to say at half time as Milan came out looking a more determined side, pressing Anderlecht deep. Boeteng crossed into an unmarked Nocerino, who should have buried his header despite being wrongly flagged offside. But Anderlecht spurned the best chance of the evening when Lucas Biliga shot over the bar with just the keeper to beat.Proto again had to be at his absolute best to save substitute Stephan El Shaarawy’s point blank header and he then turned provider for Emanuelson but he lacked composure, leaning back and blasting his effort well over.Anderlecht were worthy of a point and next host Malaga as under-pressure Allegri must take his Milan side on a tough trip to St. Petersburg.

Dortmund 1-0 Ajax

Robert Lewandowski scored late to give Borussia Dortmund a winning start to its Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Dutch champion Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday.Poland striker Lewandowski controlled the ball in the penalty area before hammering a shot beyond goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer with three minutes remaining, rewarding the home side's late dominance of the game."It was an unbelievable game, a very intensive game, as we expected,'' said a relieved Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp, who made a rare appearance in a double-breasted suit and tie.Mats Hummels had the chance to give Dortmund the lead from the penalty spot in the 57th minute, after Ricardo van Rhijn was adjudged to have brought down Mario Goetze, but the defender's weak effort was easily saved by Vermeer.Ajax created the game's best chances early on, with Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller forced to make several interventions to keep the visitors at bay."You are so close to earning a point, which would have been more deserved. Some moments were better than others,'' said Frank de Boer, who had "mixed feelings'' following a positive performance from his young side.Ajax should have scored when Ilkay Guendogan needlessly lost possession to Ryan Babel in the 12th minute, only for Weidenfeller to block Christian Eriksen's shot.Another mistake in the Dortmund defense forced the goalkeeper into action again 10 minutes before the interval, rushing out to deny Derk Boerrigter before his defenders got back to block Babel's follow-up effort on the unguarded net."There are a few things there that we could have done a lot better,'' Klopp said. "But we always pull though, though not always straight away.''Marcel Schmelzer went closest for the home side early on after a great through ball by Marco Reus, but Vermeer did well to save.Moments earlier, the Ajax goalkeeper came out from goal to put Lewandowski off after a great long ball from Hummels.Ajax appeared happy to keep the ball and build slowly from the back with former Schalke player Christian Poulsen contributing from midfield.Dortmund, by contrast, employed a high-intensity game that some of its players struggled to keep up with.Dortmund began the second half as it did the first, attacking. But it was again Ajax that nearly scored, first through Babel and then Siem de Jong, whose point-blank effort was brilliantly blocked by Weidenfeller.However, it was the visitors' last effort on goal.Lewandowski then had a golden chance, sending two Ajax defenders skidding before firing well over the crossbar with the goal at his mercy.Hummels was relieved his penalty miss wasn't decisive when Lewandowski controlled Lukasz Piszczek's headed-on ball, held off Toby Alderweireld's challenge and then blasted past the helpless Vermeer."We can only blame ourselves for not taking our chances earlier on. In the end they punished us for that,'' de Jong said.Real Madrid also left it late to beat Manchester City 3-2 in Group D's other opening game.Some 50 mainly Dutch supporters were arrested before the game in Dortmund, charged with setting off fireworks and causing criminal damage, the dapd news agency reported. It also reported minor scuffles between fans entering the stadium and stewards.

Real Madrid 3-2 Man City 

Edin Dzeko came off the bench to give the visitors the lead after a surging run from midfield from Yaya Toure but Marcelo quickly replied with a curling shot.The home supporters were left stunned when Aleksandar Kolarov's free kick drifted untouched into the bottom corner of Iker Casillas' goal but Karim Benzema again pulled Madrid back with a sublime turn and finish.And Ronaldo ensured that Jose Mourinho's team put their early-season woes behind them with a dipping shot that flew past both Vincent Kompany and Joe Hart. Both Mourinho and Roberto Mancini sprung selection surprises, although the latter made the more drastic changes following his team's poor start to their league campaign. Sergio Ramos was dropped from the Madrid defence, with 19-year-old Raphael Varane stepping in, while City handed a debut to the similarly inexperienced Matija Nastasic, with Joleon Lescott restricted to a place among the substitutes.Mourinho has been unhappy with Mesut Ozil's start to the season but opted to replace the German with loan signing Michael Essien, of Chelsea, and not marquee purchase Luka Modric. Javi Garcia scored on his debut on Saturday and played again in midfield for the visitors.With neither Ozil nor Modric in the starting line-up, Ronaldo roamed into the space left vacant in the centre of the pitch and immediately looked the game's most threatening player. Hart was tested for the first time when the Portuguese raced on to Higuain's pass before fooling Kompany with a series of tricks and the England goalkeeper did well to palm the low shot wide.Ronaldo continued to fire at will from the left side of the penalty area and Hart was called into action again when Higuain deflected another powerful shot with his head from close range.The visitors gradually began to gain more of a foothold but could not get the ball to stick in attack and when they conceded possession, Real Madrid demonstrated their counter-attacking prowess. Higuain could not quite control a superb pass dropped behind the City defence by Angel di Maria and Sami Khedira diverted Ronaldo's follow-up effort over the crossbar.Two adventurous midfield runs by Toure began with promise but ended without troubling Casillas and Higuain went close again when he latched on to Di Maria's cross to the back post before the half was out.It is difficult to imagine that in this, of all games, attacking quality would be in short supply but while both teams ventured into dangerous territory early in the second half, the finishing touches needed to open the scoring continued to elude them.Mancini had already introduced Kolarov from the bench when Samir Nasri suffered a hamstring injury in the first half and with both benches littered with attacking talent, more changes seemed inevitable. Dzeko was next to take the field, replacing David Silva, and the Bosnian would provide the cutting edge that had been missing.Toure, who had looked City's biggest threat all night long, broke out of the midfield again to create a two-on-one attack and this time successfully found his target with a simple through ball. Dzeko took the pass in his stride and beat Casillas with a composed, low left-footed finish.Ozil had already been thrown into the fray and Modric and Benzema were quickly introduced as Mourinho sought to salvage something from the match, but Toure almost doubled the lead when released by Carlos Tevez, shooting narrowly wide.The Spanish champions immediately looked more dangerous in the final third following the changes, though, and Marcelo curled a right-footed shot into the top corner after shaking off Kompany just outside the penalty area.Set-pieces have troubled Madrid all season, and after Pablo Zabaleta had failed to get contact on Carlos Tevez's low cross, Kolarov delivered a free kick that found its way into the back of the net after flying without interference past defenders and attackers alike.Incredibly, though, there was more to come and Mancini's celebrations on the sideline were short-lived. Benzema was next to strike after a mazy run from Di Maria, turning on the edge of the box and firing a powerful, low shot into the bottom corner.And City's hearts were broken when Ronaldo stepped inside Zabaleta who had relieved Maicon of his duties of marking the Portugal star and released a dipping shot that beat the partially obscured Hart after Kompany had put himself in the way of the ball but failed to head clear.

Matches Happened On 19Th September:

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Nordsjælland

Henrik Mkhitaryan's expert finish in each half Wednesday gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-0 victory over Nordsjealland in the group stage of the Champions League. In the 44th minute, the Armenian forward lashed a low, hard shot into the bottom corner of the net after receiving an overhead pass from Luiz Adriano.Mkhitaryan pounced on a rebound from his own shot in the 76th minute to make no mistake and side-foot the ball into the goal from just inside the area.This was the first competitive meeting between the two sides, and Shakhtar's first home Champion's League victory in five games.The sides appeared evenly matched early on but Shakhtar began to control the game and force Nordsjaeland to retreat further and further back, allowing Mkhitaryan to constantly threaten.Shakhtar had less possession and worse passing statistics but had more shots on target."They (Nordsjaelland) were good on counterattacks in the first half," Shakhtar coach Mircea Lucescu said. "But they got tired after the break. I'm pleased with our defense the visitors failed to create a single scoring chance."Defender Ivan Runje was Nordsjealland's most dominant player. He had the Danish side's first shot on target in the first half but couldn't get enough power on a header before goalkeeper Andriy claimed the ball."The first hour was OK. But then we had transitions against us," Nordsjaelland coach Kasper Hjulmand said. "The deciding moments were in the first half. We had good opportunities but the goal before halftime was the deciding moment. We didn't create enough chances but I'm proud of my team they played well. But Shakhtar played better."Shakhtar is unbeaten in 10 consecutive competitive matches this season in the domestic league and in Europe."This was my first professional double," Mkhitaryan said. "We needed this victory for confidence in the tournament. It was a difficult match, we did everything possible to ease this match and create as many chances as possible."Shakhtar midfielder Darijo Srna said the team has learned from last season's last-place finish in the group stage."If we don't repeat last year's mistakes then we should advance," he said. "Furthermore, we have identical chances to advance with Juventus and Chelsea."Shakhtar leads Group E with Chelsea and Juventus drawing 2-2 at Stamford Bridge in the other match.

Chelsea 2-2 Juventus

The aptly-named Oscar had threatened to steal the show with two goals in two minutes on his full Chelsea debut and in his first Champions League appearance, the second a strike of rare quality.But Arturo Vidal gave his team hope with a fine strike shortly before half-time and substitute Fabio Quagliarella made the home side pay for a sloppy performance with an 81st minute equaliser.Juve boss Antonio Conte, watching from the stands as he continues his lengthy touchline ban, had watched in dismay as his team wasted two gilt-edged chances midway through the first period but his well-drilled team eventually made amends.Juventus' late comeback ensured a second consecutive night of high drama in the marquee Champions League fixture of the evening, although there was no Jose Mourinho-style knee slide to wrap up proceedings.It is more than two decades since any club managed to retain Europe's grandest trophy "because of the fierce competition," reckoed Di Matteo. "Every season there are new strong teams coming in like PSG and Juventus. It just has proved impossible for anybody to win it twice. But we will try to do the impossible."Di Matteo made only a slight tweak to the team that stuttered to a draw at QPR, replacing Ryan Bertrand with the more exotic skills of Oscar, the £25 million signing from Internacional who has been gradually eased into life at Stamford Bridge following his exertions for Brazil at the Olympics.It proved to be an inspired use of the considerable attacking midfield resources at the disposal of the Chelsea manager, who was unable to field a recognised striker on the bench following the late withdrawal of Daniel Sturridge with a hamstring injury.Juventus returned to Europe's head table for the first time in three years as Serie A winners, league leaders and Italy's most convincing flag-bearers on the back of an astonishing 42-match league unbeaten run.Just to rubberstamp their rejuvenation, the visiting starting X1 featured six members of the Italy team that began the Euro 2012 final against Spain Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli, Girogio Chiellini, Andrea Pirlo and Claudio Marchisio.Both sides struggled to create opportunities in the early exchanges, although David Luiz collected a nosebleed for his trouble after side-footing a fourth minute Frank Lampard corner straight at Buffon.Juventus began to threaten on the counter-attack and twice came close to breaking the deadlock midway through the first period.Firstly, Marchisio broke from midfield to spring Chelsea's off-side trap and latch on to a long pass from Barzagli but his first touch was too heavy and Petr Cech was able to smother the danger.Soon afterwards, Branislav Ivanovic sloppy pass was intercepted and Mirko Vucinic was sent through on goal but the imposing No.9 biffed his shot wide.Chelsea had been erratic up to this point, lacking composure in the final third and sloppy at the back.But half an hour in, Oscar made his mark and demonstrated why he had been preferred to Juan Mata in the central playmaker role behind Fernando Torres.Eden Hazard was once again the creator. The Belgian upped his already burgeoning assist count by swerving in from the left after 31 minutes and teeing up his sidekick in the centre. Oscar took a touch and then let fly from 25 yards, although Buffon would surely have saved the shot had it not take a cruel deflection off Bonucci.If there was an element of fortune to Oscar's first goal for his new employers, the second was an absolute gem of imagination and execution.With a single touch he was able to control the pass he received on the edge of the box and, at the same time, wrong-foot the defence to give himself a goal-shooting opportunity. The second touch was as glorious as the first, a delightful curled shot evading the dive of Buffon.The home fans, who had already been pumped up by the Champions League trophy or the 'Big Cup' as one noteworthy former manager calls it – being paraded shortly before kick-off, were in jubilant mood. "We know what we are, we know what we are, Champions of Europe, we know what we are," sang the faithful.The vociferous visiting supporters, who had been momentarily silenced by Oscar’s sublime second, were soon back in full voice.Chelsea switched off again in the 38th minute and this time they were punished by Arturo Vidal. The midfielder lashed a low shot beyond Cech from 20 yards to give his team hope going into the break.Conte's team are famed for combining their physical determination with a willingness to attack and proved in the second period why they have become such tough nuts to crack.Shortly after Oscar departed to a standing ovation from the home supporters, Quagliarella took full advantage of sloppiness from Mikel and a shocking attempt to play the off-side trap by Terry.Mikel gave the ball away deep in his own half and Chelsea dawdled before Terry tried to deal with a deep pass from Marchiso by attempting to catch out Quagliarella. It failed dismally. The Italian darted past him and slotted calmly past Cech for a deserved equaliser.It could have been even worse for the home side. With four minutes left, Quagliarella clipped the top of the bar following a delightful turn and shot.A 3-2 victory for Juventus would have delivered a finish as improbable as that at the Bernabeu last night but, by dropping two points in a home fixture, Chelsea have given themselves a lot of work to do in a tricky group.

LOSC 1-3 BATE

The visitors went in 3-0 up at half-time following an extremely clinical first-half showing that was branded a "nightmare" by home coach Rudi Garcia.It was hard to argue with that assessment, given that the visitors had scored with three of their four shots on goal, as Aleksandr Volodko, Vitali Rodionov and Edgar Olekhnovich all found the net impressively.Aurelien Chedjou hit back after the break, despite the fact that his header looked to have bounced on the line rather than over it, but Viktor Goncharenko's side stood firm in the face of fierce pressure from les Dogues.It was the hosts who started relatively brightly, as Salomon Kalou stung the palms of Andrey Gorbunov after four minutes, with a half volley at the back post, but it was the underdogs who went ahead two minutes later.It was Volodko who silenced the crowd, with a superb strike from 30 yards that flew into the top corner past a despairing Mickael Landreau.Mathieu Debuchy the subject of intense transfer speculation over the summer went close with a low drive six minutes later, but Gorbunov got down well to turn it away for a corner.And as the hosts set up camp on the edge of thepenalty area, BATE broke up field and scored a highly contentious second after 20 minutes.Former Arsenal man Alexander Hleb carried the ball a good 60 yards before laying off a cute ball out left to Aleksandr Pavlov, who then found Rodionov with a first-time pass that allowed the striker to slide the ball home. It was a wonderfully worked goal, but the home crowd were incensed upon seeing replays that revealed Rodionov was offside from Pavlov's pass.Marvin Martin sliced a shot wide after Gorbunov made a mess of a high free kick, and Dimitri Payet's goal-bound shot was blocked after he was smartly picked out by Debuchy, following a clever header from Tulio De Melo.But again it was the visitors who struck next. Volodko troubled the hosts with a direct run before picking out Olekhnovich, whose shot was cleared away by Landreau. But, the ball fell back to Volodko, who picked out Olekhnovich once again, and this time he made no mistake and sent the ball into the bottom right corner.Coach Garcia branded the first-half a "nightmare" on his way to the dressing room, and he responded by replacing De Melo and Martin with Ryan Mendes and Nolan Roux.Kalou headed another Debuchy cross wide five minutes into the second period, before the right-back saw his deflected shot clip the roof of the net.They eventually got their goal with half an hour left, when Chedjou's header was adjudged to have crossed the line after crashing down off the crossbar from Payet's corner. It looked the wrong decision, but the home side will feel they were due a bit of luck following some contentious calls in the first half.Les Dogues had the bit between their teeth from then on, and Mendes saw a shot saved at the far post after a prolonged spell of pressure. Seconds later, Payet's swerving shot was turned away by Gorbunov as the hosts really threatened to stage a comeback.Payet forced another flying save from the goalkeeper with a 77th-minute free kick, and Florent Balmont was denied by the keeper's legs two minutes later, when he really should have done better when unmarked at the far post.Hleb went close to settling it just moments later, but his shot on the counterattack lashed against the side netting.The hosts lost momentum in the dying stages, perhaps exhausted by the frantic but fruitless 20-minute spell which followed Chedjou's reply.And it could prove to be a costly evening for the French side, who will travel to face Valencia in their next game, with both sides looking for their first points.BATE, meanwhile, will have to reproduce this performance and then some when they host Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, but they could pull off the biggest of shocks if they can be as clinical as they were here.

Bayern Munich 2-1 Valencia

Jupp Heynckes’ side were the dominant side throughout but were forced to be persistent to break down the Spaniards, who were rarely able to exert themselves as an offensive force.It took the Bavarians nearly 40 minutes to open the scoring, with Bastian Schweinsteiger, who missed the crucial penalty as FCB lost on spot kicks against Chelsea in last year's final, driving home to exorcise some of those demons. Although the hosts were not so impressive after the break, Toni Kroos hammered a second to secure the points.Nelson Valdez's late header gave the score a sense of respectability for the visitors, but his effort came too late to make a change to the outcome. Indeed, matters got worse for Valencia in stoppage time, with Adil Rami dismissed after conceding a penalty that was missed by Mario Mandzukic.Bayern had made a positive start to the match without being overwhelming. They dominated possession and territory, but struggled to really worry Diego Alves, apart from a three-minute spell in which the home side drove three well-struck shots at goal that the custodian dealt with solidly.Arjen Robben was regularly able to make his trademark jink inside from the right wing to aim at goal with his left foot, and after loose play in the visiting rearguard he had a shot deflected just over, 10 minutes before the break.Shortly afterwards, Valencia mustered their first even remotely meaningful attack, but in pushing players forward the Spaniards allowed Bayern room in which to attack, and the Germans punished them with Robben unselfishly playing in Schweinsteiger to drive home from the right side of the box.After the interval, Mauricio Pellegrino’s men showed a more forthright attitude and at least mustered some spells of pressure against opponents who allowed their passing to become a little scrappy.Manuel Neuer was never unduly troubled, but at least Tino Costa’s long-range efforts gave the goalkeeper something to do.At the other end of the field it was Kroos who was impressing. The Germany international had strong claims for a penalty waved away. Then he fired a fierce shot at goal from just outside the area that required an athletic save.With quarter of an hour remaining, he finally sealed the game, driving a powerful shot into the top corner having been allowed far too much room on the edge of the box.There was still time for late drama, with Valdez heading Valencia back into the game before Mario Mandzukic missed a stoppage-time penalty after Rami was dismissed for a foul on Robben.Bayern had already done enough to secure three points, taking a successful first step in the competition.

Barcelona 3-2 Spartak Moscov

Cristian Tello had fired the hosts into the lead after just 13 minutes but Spartak refused to be overawed by their surroundings and were level 16 minutes before half-time when Dani Alves turned Emmanuel Emenike's cross into his own net.The home fans were stunned on the hour mark when a excellent Spartak counter-attack teed up Romulo to put the visitors in front, but Messi applied the finishing touch to two deadly crosses by Tello and Alexis Sanchez in the final 20 minutes to secure a precious three points.Barca were hampered by another injury to one of their central defenders as Gerard Pique limped off after 12 minutes with Alex Song coming on the make his European debut for the Catalans in an unlikely central defensive pairing alongside Javier Mascherano.However, that change did not affect their rhythm going forward early on and they were handed the lead in spectacular style as Tello cut in off the left wing and curled a perfectly measured shot into the bottom corner.The 2011 winners then threatened to run riot as Messi came within inches of a second, but Spartak were level just before the half hour when Emenike's dangerous cross could only be turned into his own net by Alves.The game then settled into its original pattern with Barca probing and Spartak leaving all 11 men behind the ball, and their defensive solidity restricted the hosts to mere half-chances before the break as Sergio Busquets headed wide from a Xavi corner before Cesc Fabregas' looping header was comfortably tipped over the bar by Andrey Dikan.Alves had a goal disallowed moments after the restart for a marginal offside decision but the complexion of the entire game changed on 59 minutes when Dikan brilliantly denied Messi at one end and the Russians broke down the other end for Aiden McGeady to play in Romulo in to score.The expected waves of Barcelona attacks then descended upon the Spartak defence, but the Russians were holding out well until Tello produced another piece of magic to skip past McGeady on the left and tee up Messi for the easiest of finishes.Tito Vilanova then threw on David Villa to join fellow substitute Alexis Sanchez in a bid to find the winner and Sanchez produced the killer cross for Messi to head home his second of the evening with 10 minutes remaining.

Celtic 0-0 Benfica

It was a spirited and determined performance from the Scottish champions but over the course of 90 hard-fought minutes they failed to really trouble the visitors' goal.Indeed, in terms of chances created, the Portuguese side could perhaps claim to have edged it, with Hoops keeper Fraser Forster forced into a good blocking save from Rodrigo in the first half and another at his near post from Ezequiel Garay after the break.Next up for Celtic in Europe is an away trip to Spartak Moscow next month where boss Neil Lennon will look for the same commitment from his players added to a cutting edge that was missing tonight.There were surprises in both side's line-ups. Celtic's new signing Miku was handed his European debut for the Hoops as regular striker Gary Hooper, struggling with a knock sustained in the shock defeat at St Johnstone on Saturday, started on the bench.Lennon reshuffled his side, bringing in Adam Matthews to right-back with Mikael Lustig moving into the centre of defence and Charlie Mulgrew starting on the left-hand side of midfield.Benfica were without suspended skipper Luisao and Maxi Pereira while star striker Oscar Cardozo was among the substitutes with Eduardo Salvio, Nicolas Gaitan and Rodrigo making up the visitors' forward line.It was another electrifying European night in the east end of Glasgow in front of a near capacity crowd.Celtic midfielder Kris Commons, who was supporting Miku, showed his intent with two attempts on goal within the first couple of minutes, the first clearing the bar, the second blocked by a packed red and black defence.Benfica looked unsettled as the home side chased and harried with the Celtic fans cheering every tackle, corner and throw-in won.When the initial frenzy subsided the Portuguese side came into the game, forcing a couple of corners which came to nothing but signalled their growing confidence.In the 21st minute Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama was booked for preventing Enzo Perez racing towards the Hoops box after some neat inter-play from Jorge Jesus's men.There was little goalmouth action at either end, though, until after the half-hour mark when Forster rushed from his goal to make a good block from Rodrigo who had raced on to a Perez pass which had opened up the Parkhead defence.Emilio Izaguirre was then booked in the 34th minute for a lunge on Salvio and he almost cost his side dearly moments later when he was caught in possession by the same player, albeit he had been put under some pressure by skipper Scott Brown's pass, but the Benfica attack ended with the offside flag raised.Benfica's lanky midfielder Nemanja Matic picked up a yellow card moments into the second half after catching Miku in the face while Lennon held his breath when Wanyama, already booked, pulled down Gaitan but referee Nicola Rizzoli showed some leniency.The game swung end to end but the slackness from both sides, in terms of possession, seemed set to continue to the frustration of Lennon and his counterpart Jesus.Benfica clearly fancied their chances as the second half unfolded further and just after the hour mark, following Pablo Aimar's whipped-in corner from the left, Forster made a good near-post save from Garay's header.Benfica skipper Aimar was then replaced by Cardozo and Thomas Rogne came on for Lustig to partner Kelvin Wilson in central defence for Celtic before Izaguirre made way for Hooper.The home side forced several corners in succession but failed to test keeper Artur while at the other end, in the 75th minute, Rogne had to throw himself to block Gaitan's goal-bound drive.When Celtic broke from the corner, Commons tried to catch Artur out with a long punt from around the halfway line but the Benfica keeper scrambled back to save.Inevitably the tension increased in the closing stages with the Hoops supporters knowing a goal would probably ensure the three points.With 10 minutes remaining and Celtic pressing, winger James Forrest went down in the box when challenged by Benfica defender Melgarejo but referee Rizzoli stood firm in the face of vociferous appeals for a penalty, albeit it would perhaps have been soft if given.In the 88th minute, as Benfica took another turn to search for a goal, Cardozo headed a cross from Andre Almeida over the bar from 12 yards but a winner then would probably have been cruel on Celtic.

Man United 1-0 Galatasaray

Manchester United began their Champions League campaign with a win over Turkish giants Galatasaray at Old Trafford, albeit a very unconvincing one.Michael Carrick gave United the lead within seven minutes of the match, and Sir Alex’s men could and probably should – have added to their lead, and found themselves relying on a couple of outstanding saves from David De Gea to preserve their one goal advantage, with Galatasaray hitting the wood-work twice.And whilst Sir Alex was adamant pre-match that his side had the renewed focus and drive required to reach the latter stages of the competition, United’s first real scare came within the first 30 seconds, when Galatasaray had a strong penalty claim turned down by referee Wolfgang Stark.Vidic brought down Bulut inside the box after the Turkish forward latched on to Patrice Evra’s misplaced pass, but despite a loud and arguably justified appeal from Gala, the referee waved play on.United seemed to have no such concerns at the other end of the pitch though, with Van Persie, Kagawa and Nani all settling quickly into their strides. Muslera was called upon early on in the game to deny Nani, but the keeper was unable to stop Carrick netting the opener after seven minutes, following a neat build-up.After exchanging swift passes with Van Persie and Kagawa, the England international showed great composure and skill to round the keeper and slot his effort home, despite being tripped by Muslera.And whilst many expected United to capitalise on their early lead, it was the visitors who looked the more menacing side going forward. United were at fault for most of the opportunities that fell to Galatasaray, as they uncharacteristically gave the ball away numerous times and gifted the Turkish champions chance after chance.A rare misplaced pass from Paul Scholes allowed the away side to break, and the hosts were more than relieved to see Nordin Amrabat’s curling strike cannon off the top of the bar.Further chances came for the visitors, with Hamit Altintop clipping the outside of De Gea’s post with a rasping drive from a well-worked free-kick.United’s best chance to secure the three points came after the break, after they were awarded a penalty when Rafael was sent tumbling inside the box. Nani stepped up, but the Portuguese winger’s penalty was unconvincing and was easily saved by Muslera.And Galatasaray came close to an equaliser soon after with Selcuk Inan saw his looping header curl agonisingly wide, clipping the post with De Gea rooted to the spot.The United keeper had sat out United’s last two games, but showed no sign of rustiness, when he made an outstanding double save from Burak Yimaz and Emre Colak, preserving his side’s slender one goal lead.Sir Alex’s side did have chances to wrap the game up, but Javier Hernandez fluffed his lines late on with some uncharacteristic sloppy finishing.Antonio Valencia also had strong claims for a penalty, but in the end Carrick’s goal proved to be just enough to give United the three points.

Braga 0-2 CFR Cluj

Cluj pressed doggedly early on but were unable to gain a foothold in the game. The chances soon started flowing for Braga, and Custodio in particular won a free-kick and took a pop at goalkeeper Mario Felgueiras in the opening 20 minutes.Braga's midfield was growing in confidence and as they dominated possession, a goal only seemed likely at one end of the pitch but Ioan Andone's side had other ideas.Breaking from a Hugo Viana corner, Modou Sougou sprinted down the left, attracted the attention of the last defender and slotted a perfect through-ball for Bastos to finish when one-on-one with Beto.Braga remained undeterred, however, and continued to enjoy the better of the attacking play. Space down the flanks became particularly easy to find and Alan kept his team ticking over well in the final third.After a number of blocked shots from the home team, an equaliser looked inevitable, but again it was the visitors who struck.After Pantelis Kapetanos missed a gilt-edged chance to make it two, Bastos struck for a second time. The build-up was a little lucky, but the arrowed finished into the top right-hand corner was no mistake.After the restart, both teams picked up where they left off. Braga controlled the tempo, while Cluj remained happy to put men behind the ball in increasingly large numbers.With the Railwaymen packing the central area in front of their own penalty box, Os Arcebispos were limited to long distance shots and sideways passes that failed to penetrate the opposition defence.With a change in philosophy needed after an hour, Jose Peseiro's men altered their style. Felguerias' goal came under siege as shot after shot was fired in, but block after block was made. Ze Luis was introduced at the expense of Hugo Viana, but still the Portuguese side failed to break their opponents down.With time running out, Peseiro's men saw a number of headed chances miss the target when they ought to have tested the goalkeeper. In the end Andone's Cluj hung on to keep a clean sheet away from home and ramp up the pressure on group rivals Galatasaray.