26 November 2008



BORDEAUX 1 (Diarra 83)

CHELSEA 1 (Anelka 60)



Anelka raced away onto Lampard's excellent first time past and dropped the 'keeper with a series of dummies before tapping into an empty net. Diarra got above public liability John Terry, who is useless at set pieces due to back problems, to head in the equaliser from a Gourcuff corner.



Attendance : 34,307

Red Card : Lampard 86 (Chelsea)

Assists : Lampard, Gourcuff (ck)





CFR CLUJ 1 (Kone 30)

ROMA 3 (Brighi 11, Totti 23 fk, Brighi 64)



Cassetti released Perrotta with an excellent ball down the right channel, Perrotta just managed to keep the ball in play and lobbed a cross over Cluj's goalkeeper for Brighi to tap into an empty net. Totti whipped a free kick up, over and around the Cluj wall to put the Giallorossi 0-2 up. Doni failed to make what should have been a routine save from Pereira and Kone headed in the rebound. Brighi finished off a neat passing move to give Roma one foot in the last 16.



Attendance : 20,000

Assists : Perrotta, Baptista (fk), n/a, Taddei





INTER 0

PANATHINAIKOS 1 (Sarriegi 69)



Attendance : 35,000

Assist : n/a





FAMAGUSTA 2 (Nikolaou 62, Savio 68)

BREMEN 2 (Diego 72 Pen, Hugo Almeida 87)



Ketsbaia's men broke the deadlock from a corner. Savio overhit a cross to the back post and unmarked Nikolaou's volley whistled past Vander at his near post. With Bremen chasing the game Famagusta ripped them open on the break, Laban started the counter attack with a great tackle in his own half then spread the play wide to Taher, his centre drew a point blank save from Frousos and Savio scored on the rebound. Tosic lost possession in his own penalty area and Hunt threw himself over the defenders idiotic recovery tackle to win a penalty. Choker Diego converted. Famagusta shat themselves and conceded an inevitable equaliser, Hugo Almeida rifling in from close range after Rosenborg misdirected a header. There was still time for Famagusta's Panagi to miss an absolute sitter at the death.



Attendance : 20,000

Assists : Savio (ck), n/a, Hunt (won pen), Rosenborg





SHAKHTAR DONETSK 5 (Jadson 32, Willian 50, Jadson 65, Jadson 72, Seleznov 75)

BASEL 0



Jadson sent Chaka Khan into a half time lead with a first time shot from the edge of the box. Willian who is of course Brazilian began the second half rout with a superb individual goal, he cut in the from the left and beat three players before scoring in off a post. Jadson tapped in his second from Srna centre and completed his hat-trick by finishing off a rapid counter attack. A frustrated Gai smashed a ball out of defence but Chaka Khan intercepted and two passes later it was 5-0.



Attendance : 20,000

Assists : Gay, Rat, Srna, Willian, Jadson





SPORTING 2 (Miguel Veloso 65, Liedson 66)

BARCELONA 5 (Henry 14, Pique 17, Messi 49, Marco Caneira 67 og, Bojan 73 Pen)



Henry started a one-two with Messi 25 yards from goal, he continued his run into the box as the injury prone midget teased a defender before wriggling away and centring for the Frenchman to score his first Champions League goal this season. Barca's second was somewhat of a rarity, a goal from a corner. Gudjohnsen mistimed his leap when attacking a cross and Pique poked past Rui Patricio. Messi made it 3-0 from a quickly taken free kick and was substituted three minutes before the hour. Sporting threatened to make a game of it with a quick-fire double. Miguel Veloso blasted in a free kick and Liedson seized on a hospital pass before rifled the ball between Valdez's legs. Caneira ended Sporting's hopes of a comeback with a stupid own goal. Patricio was sent off for obstructing Bojan and the teenager picked himself up score a moral boosting goal.



Attendance : 62,000

Red Card : Rui Patricio 71 (Sporting)

Assists : Messi, Gudjohnsen, Dani Alves (fk), n/a, n/a, n/a, Bojan (won pen)





ATLETICO MADRID 2 (Simao 14, Maxi Rodriguez 28)

PSV 1 (Koevermans 47)



Simao miss-hit a shot from a throw in, Salcido gave him another chance with an insane back heel and this time he didn't miss. Maxi Rodriguez whacked in the second following another deflection off a PSV player from a set piece and the roles were reversed when Koevermans pulled a goal back at the start of the second half.



Someone needs to explain to me how a match behind closed doors is punishment? Surely it would make sense to punish teams that break UEFA rules by making them play their games at the opposition ground?



Attendance : n/a

Assists : n/a, n/a, Simons





LIVERPOOL 1 (Gerrard 23)

MARSEILLE 0



Attendance : 40,024

Assists : Xabi Alonso