Champions League: Matchday 4 - Zenit roaring ahead
Through to the knockout stage seem to be certain Barcelona in Group E; in Group F, Bayern and Olympiacos are looking at the next phase; In Group G, FC Porto and Chelsea promise the same; in Group H, Zenit qualifies already. André Villas-Boas shows his mettle.
Played tonight: Groups EFGH
Group E
Barcelona 3 BATE 0
Roma 3 B. Leverkusen 2
Matchday 3
BATE Borisov 0 FC Barcelona 2
Bayer Leverkusen 4 Roma 4
Matchday 2 Barcelona 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1; BATE 3 Roma 2
Matchday 1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) 4 FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1
AS Roma (Italy) 1 FC Barcelona (Spain) 1
Barcelona 10 points; Roma 5; Leverkusen 4; BATE 3
Group F
Matchday 4
Bayern 5 Arsenal 1
Olympiacos 2 D. Zagreb 1
Matchday 3
Arsenal 2 Bayern München 0
Dinamo Zagreb 0 Olympiacos 1
Matchday 2 Bayern 5 D. Zagreb 0; Arsenal 2 Olympiacos 3
Matchday 1
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2 Arsenal FC (England) 1
Olympiacos FC (Greece) 0 FC Bayern München (Germany) 3
Bayern 9, Olympiacos 9; D. Zagreb 3; Arsenal 3
Group G
Matchday 4
Maccabi 1 FC Porto 3
Chelsea 2 D. Kiev 1
Matchday 3
FC Porto 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0
Dinamo Kiev 0 Chelsea FC 0
Matchday 2 M. Tel-Aviv 0 D. Kyiv 2; FC Porto 2 Chelsea FC 1
Matchday 1
FC Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2 FC Porto (Portugal) 2
Chelsea FC (England) 4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 0
FC Porto 10; Chelsea FC 7; D.Kyiv 4; M. Tel-Aviv 0
Group H
Matchday 4
Lyon 0 Zenit 2
Gent 1 Valencia 0
Matchday 3
Zenit 3 Lyon 1
Valencia 2 Gent 1
Matchday 2 Lyon 0 Valencia 1; Zenit 2 Gent 1
Matchday 1
KAA Gent (Belgium) 1 Olympique Lyonnais (France) 1
Valencia CF (Spain) 2 FC Zenit (Russia) 3
Zenit 12; Valencia 6; Gent 4; Lyon 1
Matchday 4 November 3/4
Matchday 5 November 24/25
Matchday 6 December 8/9
Yesterday's games
CSKA down but not out after a Rooney goal on 79' sinks Russia's representative tonight; in Group A, Real Madrid is already qualified for the next round; Group B is wide open with Manchester United ahead on 7 and CSKA only three points behind on 4; Group C seems to be favoring Benfica and Atlético and in D, City is through.
Groups ABCD
Group A
Shakhtar Donetsk 4 Malmö 0
Real Madrid 1 PSG 0
Matchday 3
Malmö 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0
Paris Saint-Germain 0 Real Madrid 0
Matchday 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Paris Saint-Germain 3; Malmö 0 Real Madrid 2
Matchday 1
Real Madrid CF (Spain) 4 FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 0
Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2 Malmö FF (Sweden) 0
Real Madrid 10 points, PSG 7, Malmö 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 3
Group B
Manchester United 1 CSKA Moskva 0
PSV 2 Wolfsburg 0
Matchday 3
CSKA Moskva 1 Manchester United 1
Wolfsburg 2 PSV 0
Matchday 2 Man. United 2 Wolfsburg 1; CSKA Moskva 3 PSV 2
Matchday 1
VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) 1 PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) 0
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 2 Manchester United FC (England) 1
Man. United 7, Wolfsburg 6, PSV 6, CSKA 4
Group C
Astana 0 Atlético 0
Benfica 2 Galatasaray 1
Matchday 3
Atlético 4 Astana 0
Galatasaray 2 Benfica 1
Matchday 2 Astana 2 Galatasaray 2; Atlético 1 Benfica 2
Matchday 1
Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey) 0 Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) 2
SL Benfica (Portugal) 2 FC Astana (Kazakhstan) 0
Benfica 9, Atlético 7, Galatasaray 4, Astana 2
Group D
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 Juventus 1
Sevilla 1 Manchester City 3
Matchday 3
Juventus 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0
Manchester City 2 Sevilla 1
Matchday 2 B. Monchengladbach 1 Man. City 2; Juventus 2 Sevilla 0
Matchday 1
Manchester City FC (England) 1 Juventus (Italy) 2
Sevilla FC (Spain) 3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) 0
Man. City 9, Juventus 8, Sevilla 3, Mönchengladbach 2
Qualifying round
First Leg
Sporting CP (Portugal) 2 CSKA Moskva (Russia) 1
Astana 1 (Kazakhstan) APOEL 0 (Cyprus)
Manchester United (England) 3 Club Brugge (Belgium) 1
Lazio (Italy) 1 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 0
BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 0
Basel (Switzerland) 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 2
Valencia (Spain) 3 AS Monaco (France) 1
Celtic (Scotland) 3 Malmö (Sweden) 2
Rapid Wien (Austria) 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 1
Skënderbeu (Albania) 1 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2
Second leg (Clubs qualified in bold, losers go to Europa League)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 4 Skënderbeu (Albania) 1 Aggregate 6-2
Malmö (Sweden) 2 Celtic (Scotland) 0 Agg: 4-3
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 1 Basel (Switzerland) 1 Agg. 3-3 Maccabi pass, away goals
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2 Rapid Wien (Austria) 2 Agg: 3-2
AS Monaco (France) 2 Valencia (Spain) 1 Agg: 3-4
APOEL 1 (Cyprus) Astana 1 (Kazakhstan) Agg:1-2
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 2 BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1 Agg: 2-2 BATE pass (away g.)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 3 Lazio (Italy) 0 Agg: 3-1
CSKA Moskva 3 Sporting CP 1 Agg: 4-3
Club Brugge (Belgium) 0 Manchester United (England) 4 Agg: 1-7
The draw
Group A
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Malmö FF (Sweden) Paris Saint-Germain (France) Real Madrid CF (Spain)
Group B
Manchester United FC (England) PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
Group C
Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) FC Astana (Kazakhstan) Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey) SL Benfica (Portugal)
Group D
Juventus (Italy) Manchester City FC (England) Sevilla FC (Spain) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Group E
AS Roma (Italy) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) FC Barcelona (Spain) FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
Group F
Arsenal FC (England) FC Bayern München (Germany) GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) Olympiacos FC (Greece)
Group G
Chelsea FC (England) FC Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) FC Porto (Portugal) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Group H
FC Zenit (Russia) KAA Gent (Belgium) Olympique Lyonnais (France) Valencia CF (Spain)
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
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