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Champions League - Juventus wins at Real Madrid

Published 11/5/2008 8:17:12 PM by Shane Barrow from soccemrogul

Juventus booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League thanks to their stunning 2-0 win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.   Ageless Alessandro Del Piero netted both goals for the Italians.   Elsewhere, Manchester United needed an 84th minute goal from Ryan Giggs to salvage a draw with Celtic and Arsenal were held to a scoreless draw at home by Fenerbache.

Group E -
AaB 2  Villareal 2
Celtic 1  Manchester United 1
Even though both top sides Man U and Villareal were held to draws both are locks to advance to the knockout stages.
Man U 8, Villareal 8, Celtic 2, Aab 2

Group F -
Fiorentina 1  Bayern Munich 1
Lyon 2  Steau Bucuresti 0
Lyon moved to the top of Group F with their win.  They are currently tied with Bayern Munich who drew with Fiorentina.  The Italians must win their last 2 matches to have any chance.
Lyon 8, Bayern Munich 8, Fiorentina 3, Steau 1

Group G -
Arsenal 0  Fenerbache 0
FC Porto 2  Dynamo Kiev 1
A 90th minute goal from Lucho Gonzalez gave Porto the win over Dynamo Kiev. Arsenals draw gave the rest of the group hope and brought the group closer with 2 matches to play.
Arsenal 8, Porto 6, Dynamo Kiev 5, Fenerbache 2

Group H -
Juventus 2  Real Madrid 0
Zenit St Petersburg 2  BATE Borislav 0
Juventus locked up a place in the knockout rounds with their win over Real.  Zenit's win moved them in range of being able to overtake Real Madrid.
Juventus 10, Real Madrid 6, Zenit 4, BATE 2

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