Champions League openers full of surprises
As the Champions League kicked off with eight games on Tuesday, newcomers offered the most striking results – Italy's heavyweight AS Roma was defeated at home by debutant CFR 1907 Cluj 1:2, and Werder Bremen hardly managed a 0:0 with Cyprus' Antorthosis. Front-runners FC Barcelona, Chelsea London and FC Liverpool opened their Champions League campaigns with victories.
[Results]
Chelsea London - Bordeaux 4-0
AS Roma- CFR 1907 Cluj 1-2
Panathinaikos - Inter Milan 0-2
Werder Bremen - Anorthosis 0-0
FC Basel- Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2
FC Barcelona- Sporting CP Lisbon 3-1
PSV Eindhoven - Atletico Madrid 0-3
Olympique Marseille - FC Liverpool 1-2
[Tables]
[Group A]
Chelsea 3p
CFR 1907 Cluj 3p
AS Roma 0p
Bordeaux 0p
[Group B]
Inter 3p
Anorthosis 1p
Werder Bremen 1p
Panathinaikos 0p
[Group C]
FC Barcelona 3p
Shakhtar Donetsk 3p
FC Basel 0p
Sporting CP Lisbon 0p
[Group D]
Atletico Madrid 3p
FC Liverpool 3p
Olympique Marseille 0p
PSV Eindhoven 0p