Champions League - Man U and Arsenal Stroll
Published 10/21/2008 2:56:14 PM by Shane Barrow from soccermogul
Big boys Manchester United and Arsenal had no problem on Matchday 3 as each won easily. Man U had no problem at home defeating Celtic 3-0 while Arsenal navigated a more difficult task beating Fenerbache in Turkey 5-2.
Group E -
Manchester United 3 Celtic 0
Villareal 6 AaB 3
Manchester and Villareal both look to be safely into the next round sitting on 7 points apiece. Celtic and AaB will fight it out for 3rd and the UEFA spot.
Group F -
Bayern Munich 3 Fiorentina 0
Lyon 5 Steau Bucuresti 3
Bayern Munich stayed atop the group with a convincing win over Fiorentina while Lyon pushed into 2nd place with their win.
Group G -
Arsenal 5 Fenerbache 2
Dynamo Kiev 1 Porto 0
Arsenal took care of business in Turkey beating Fenerbache 5-2 on goals from 5 different players. Meanwhile, Dynamo Kiev pulled the upset in Portugal as a 27th minute Aliev goal would stand up. The win moves Dynamo Kiev over Porto and into 2nd place in the group.
Group H -
Zenit St Petersburg 1 BATE Borisov 1
Juventus 2 Real Madrid 1
Zenit and BATE settled for a draw in a match both needed to win to have a chance in the group. Instead both look destined for the bottom of the group. Meanwhile, Juventus took care of business in Italy as they won the high profile clash with Real Madrid 2-1.
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