Group A
(1-0-2) Besiktas JK 2 – 1 Liverpool FC (0-1-2)
(2-1-0) Olympique de Marseille 1 – 1 FC Porto (1-2-0)
2006-2007 runner-up Liverpool continued to disappoint, while Marseille
settled Porto and rocketed to the top of the group.
Group B
(1-1-1) Rosenborg BK 2 – 0 Valencia CF (1-0-2)
(2-1-0) Chelsea FC 2 – 0 FC Schalke 04 (1-0-2)
Yssouf Koné and Vidar Riseth scored eight minutes apart stunning Valencia,
while goals from Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda sent Chelsea to the
top of their group.
Group C
(1-0-2) Werder Bremen 2 – 1 S.S. Lazio (0-2-1)
(2-1-0) Real Madrid CF 4 – 2 Olympiacos CFP (1-1-1)
Werder Bremen ended its losing streak, while a riveting match in Madrid
saw the home side nearly lose to the Greek champion. Two late Madrid
goals earned the team three points in the standings.
Group D
(1-0-2) SL Benfica 1 – 0 Celtic FC (1-0-2)
(2-0-1) AC Milan FC 4 – 1 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-0-1)
Tied and evenly matched throughout, a goal three minutes from time
by Benfica’s Óscar Cardozo ensured its triumph over the Scots. Alberto
Gilardino had two early goals, while Clarence Seedorf found the net for
Milan two more times. Milan tops its group by goal differential.
Group E
(0-0-3) VfB Stuttgart 0 – 2 Olympique Lyonnais (1-0-2)
(2-1-0) Rangers FC 0 – 0 FC Barcelona (2-1-0)
Defending German champion Stuttgart has been all disappointment this
season while group titan Rangers and Barcelona held each other at bay in
the closest match this season.
Group F
(0-0-3) FC Dynamo Kyiv 2 – 4 Manchester United FC (3-0-0)
(2-0-1) AS Roma Sporting 2 – 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal
(1-0-2)
Manchester remains one of two teams with a perfect record thanks to Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, while Roma did a less
than impressive job of keeping its Portuguese guest at bay.
Group G
(0-1-2) PFC CSKA Moskva 1 – 2 FC Internazionale Milano (2-0-1)
(1-1-1) PSV Eindhoven 0 – 0 Fenerbah