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Champions league match day 1 and 2 Fixtures:
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Apoel Nicosia v Zenit St Petersburg,
Barcelona v AC Milan,
Borussia Dortmund v Arsenal,
Chelsea v Bayer Leverkusen,
FC Porto v Shakhtar Donetsk,
Genk v Valencia,
Olympiakos v Marseille,
Plzen v BATE Borisov,
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Ajax v Lyon,
Basle v SC Otelul Galati,
Benfica v Man Utd,
Dinamo Zagreb v Real Madrid,
Inter Milan v Trabzonspor,
Lille v CSKA Moscow,
Man City v Napoli,
Villarreal v Bayern Munich,

 

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Man City's Barry and Milner face fitness tests

(Reuters) - Manchester City midfielders Gareth Barry and James Milner will have late fitness tests before Wednesday's Champions League Group A match against Napoli, manager Roberto Mancini said.
Barry has an ankle injury while Milner had a clash of heads in City's 3-0 Premier League victory over Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

"We will try tomorrow morning," Mancini told a news conference on Tuesday.

Big-spending City go into the game full of confidence after making a perfect start to their league campaign with four wins out of four and Mancini believes the match practice will be an advantage against a team only one game into their season.
Source; Reuters

 

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Rio Ferdinand to miss opening Champions League match

London: Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will miss the Premier League champions` opening Champions League Group C match against Benfica in Lisbon on Wednesday, the club said on Tuesday.

A statement on the club`s website said Ferdinand was not part of the 19-man squad who flew from Manchester airport on Wednesday morning.

Ferdinand missed matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal because of a hamstring injury but played against Bolton Wanderers three days ago.

"Ferdinand`s regular centre-back partner Nemanja Vidic will also miss the trip (calf), as expected, along with Tom Cleverley (foot), Danny Welbeck (hamstring) and Rafael (shoulder)," the statement said.
Source:Zee News

 

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It’s kick-off time in football’s biggest league. If you’re committed to your team, there’s no missing out on this action!!!
Watch The UEFA Champions League Group Stage tonight, 11:30 pm onwards, live on TenSports & Ten Action+

Who is it going to be tonight - Barcelona or AC Milan?? Dortmund or Arsenal??

 

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Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14799446.stm

 

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Latest results:
Apoel Nicosia2-1Zenit St P'sbg
Barcelona2-2AC Milan
Borussia Dortmund1-1Arsenal
Chelsea2-0Bayer Leverkusen
FC Porto2-1Shakhtar Donetsk
Genk0-0Valencia
Olympiakos0-1Marseille
Plzen1-1BATE Borisov

 

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CL round-up: Valenica held, Porto, Marseille win

London: Barcelona conceded a goal after 24 seconds and another in stoppage time as their Champions League title defence opened with a 2-2 draw against AC Milan on Tuesday, while Arsenal was also left stunned by Borussia Dortmund's late equalizer.

Alexandre Pato opened the scoring for Milan and, after goals from Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa looked to have put Barcelona in control, Thiago Silva's header secured a point in Group H.

Dortmund leveled in the 88th minute, with Ivan Perisic's volley canceling out Robin van Persie's first-half goal for Arsenal in the 1-1 draw in Group F.
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas oversaw a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Group E in his first Champions League match, while his former club Porto recovered to beat nine-man Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in Group G.

While Porto won the Europa League in May, Barcelona lifted the European Cup for the second time in three years.

The Wembley Stadium triumph cemented Barcelona's status as world football's superpower and Pep Guardiola's side is favorite to become European champions for the fifth time in May.

But the script went against them at the Nou Camp on Tuesday against a Milan side missing Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho to injury.

Just 24 seconds had elapsed when Pato coolly slid the ball under goalkeeper Victor Valdes after dashing through Barcelona's half.

A determined Lionel Messi led the Spanish champions' response as the Argentina forward created Pedro Rodriguez's 36th-minute equalizer before David Villa curled a long-range free kick into the net five minutes into the second half.

"We could have played better after Barcelona took the lead," AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said. "But I'm happy because the team did not collapse until we found the late equalizer."

 

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Final Results

Arsenal 1-1 Dortmund
Milan 2-2 Barcelona
Chelsea 2-0 Leverkusen

 

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Today's matches:
Real Madrid v Ajax
Man Utd v Basel
Bayern Munich v Man City

 

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Manchester United 3-3 Basel
Real Madrid3-0Ajax
In the other Champions League Group C match Benfica beat Romanian side Otelul Galati 1-0 to sit on four points alongside Basel
Ashley Young scored a late equaliser to rescue a point for Manchester United after Basel threatened a major shock at Old Trafford.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14982476.stm