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MILAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - AC Milan gave supporters a cruel reminder of what they were missing when the San Siro's giant screen showed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva scoring for Paris St Germain during Tuesday's Champions League soccer ties. Offloaded to help Milan try to balance the books, the pair helped their new club to cruise to a 4-1 win over Dynamo Kiev while their former team mates were labouring to a dismal goalless draw at home to Anderlecht.
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:37 AM PDT
 MADRID (Reuters) - Malaga's Qatar-backed project has had its ups and downs but Tuesday's thumping 3-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in their Champions League group stage debut proved the players have not lost their focus, coach Manuel Pellegrini said. Promising Spain under-21 midfielder Isco scored either side of a goal by the club's new signing Javier Saviola as the La Liga side put the big-spending Russians to the sword at the Rosaleda and put themselves atop Group C. ... |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:35 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Malaga's Qatar-backed project has had its ups and downs but Tuesday's thumping 3-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in their Champions League group stage debut proved the players have not lost their focus, coach Manuel Pellegrini said. Promising Spain under-21 midfielder Isco scored either side of a goal by the club's new signing Javier Saviola as the La Liga side put the big-spending Russians to the sword at the Rosaleda and put themselves atop Group C. ...
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:20 AM PDT
 MADRID (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho got the response he wanted from his players and Cristiano Ronaldo is celebrating his goals again after Real Madrid's rousing fightback to snatch a 3-2 Champions League win at home to Manchester City on Tuesday. Needing a convincing performance in Europe after a dreadful start in La Liga, Real twice came from a goal down in the Group D opener at the Bernabeu before Ronaldo struck a 90th-minute winner to send the home fans into raptures and silence the boisterous City supporters high up in the giant arena. ... |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:18 AM PDT
MADRID, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho got the response he wanted from his players and Cristiano Ronaldo is celebrating his goals again after Real Madrid's rousing fightback to snatch a 3-2 Champions League win at home to Manchester City on Tuesday. Needing a convincing performance in Europe after a dreadful start in La Liga, Real twice came from a goal down in the Group D opener at the Bernabeu before Ronaldo struck a 90th-minute winner to send the home fans into raptures and silence the boisterous City supporters high up in the giant arena. ...
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:28 AM PDT
 NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. conglomerate Anschutz Co said on Tuesday it wants to sell its sports and entertainment unit, whose assets range from teams like the Los Angeles Kings hockey franchise to concert venues such as London's famous O2 arena -- in a potential multi-billion dollar sale. Such a deal may be one of the biggest for Anschutz's owner and fabled dealmaker Denver billionaire Phillip Anschutz, and could draw the interest of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) owns some 100 entertainment venues globally, the L.A. ... |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:50 AM PDT
 Alex Morgan and her U.S. soccer teammates are on a victory tour after winning the gold medal at the London Olympics. Morgan's late header against Canada propelled the Americans into the gold-medal match, where soccer's version of the Redeem Team edged Japan 2-1 before 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium in a rematch of the World Cup final. On Wednesday, the U.S. team will play Australia in an exhibition match near Denver. |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:22 AM PDT
PARIS, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Stars looked finally aligned as Paris St Germain's game fell into place in a perfect start to their Champions League campaign on Tuesday. The French club, who spent over 200 million euros ($261.29 million) on transfers since being taken over by Qatari investors over a year ago, seem likely to avoid the fate of fellow big-spenders Manchester City who exited the competition in the first round last season. ...
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Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:08 AM PDT
MONTPELLIER, France, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Arsenal's 2-1 Champions League win at Montpellier on Tuesday was another sign the club is building real momentum this season, and it could not have come at a better time with Premier League champions Manchester City up next. Pundits expected a struggling start to the season for the North London club after they lost top scorer Robin van Persie to Manchester United but Arsenal have hit really their stride in the last couple of weeks. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:05 PM PDT
 LONDON (Reuters) - Real Madrid fashioned a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a classic Champions League match with a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo strike in their Group D opener on Tuesday. There were also wins for Paris St Germain, who beat Dynamo Kiev 4-1 on their return to the competition after eight years, newcomers Malaga, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-0 and former Champions League holders Porto who won 2-0 at Dinamo Zagreb. ... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT
 MONTPELLIER, France (Reuters) - Arsenal recovered from an early setback and the absence of manager Arsene Wenger from the dugout to ruin Montpellier's Champions League debut with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match on Tuesday. With all eyes on former Montpellier favourite Olivier Giroud, returning to his old club just months after firing them to the title, goals from Lukas Podolski and Gervinho cancelled out Younes Belhanda's early penalty to earn Arsenal the points as they began a 15th straight season in the Champions League. ... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:46 PM PDT
 LONDON (Reuters) - Holders Chelsea will find it even tougher to win the 2012-13 Champions League than they did last season, manager Roberto Di Matteo said on the eve of their opening fixture at home to Juventus. The Londoners have also been drawn alongside Shakhtar Donetsk and Danish newcomers Nordsjaelland and Di Matteo is wary of all of his Group E opponents. "We have three national champions in our group, from Italy, Ukraine and Denmark, so it will be difficult," the Italian told a news conference at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. ... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:30 PM PDT
* A sale of AEG could fetch several billion dollars -source * Potential buyers may include Liberty Media, News Corp -source * Blackstone Advisory retained as financial advisor NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. conglomerate Anschutz Co said on Tuesday it wants to sell its sports and entertainment unit, whose assets range from teams like the Los Angeles Kings hockey franchise to concert venues such as London's famous O2 arena -- in a potential multi-billion dollar sale. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:31 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia international goalkeeper Sharbinee Allawee has been cleared of match-fixing allegations levelled at him by his club manager after passing a lie-detector test, a government anti-corruption agency has said. Terengganu's English coach Peter Butler substituted 25-year-old Sharbinee after the goalkeeper had clumsily palmed the ball into his own net to allow Kedah to equalize in a Malaysia Cup match earlier this month. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:18 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia international goalkeeper Sharbinee Allawee has been cleared of match-fixing allegations levelled at him by his club manager after passing a lie-detector test, a government anti-corruption agency has said. Terengganu's English coach Peter Butler substituted 25-year-old Sharbinee after the goalkeeper had clumsily palmed the ball into his own net to allow Kedah to equalise in a Malaysia Cup match earlier this month. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:26 PM PDT
 LONDON (Reuters) - Homophobia may now be a bigger problem in British soccer than racism, a report published by the government said on Wednesday. The study, undertaken by a cross-party parliamentary committee, found that while anti-racism schemes had proved successful, fans were becoming increasingly aware of homophobic chants at grounds. "Evidence is now emerging that homophobia may now be a bigger problem in soccer than other forms of discrimination," the report said. "Recent research found that 25 percent of fans think that soccer is homophobic while 10 percent think that soccer is racist. ... |
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:34 PM PDT
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anschutz Co is considering the sale of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), whose portfolio of assets ranges from sports teams to concert venues, according to a source familiar with the situation. Owned by billionaire Phillip Anschutz, AEG owns a concert division called AEG Live that ranks as the nation's second-largest show promoter behind Live Nation Entertainment , controlling such venues as London's famous O2 arena and the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Its other assets include the Los Angeles Kings hockey team and the L.A. Galaxy soccer team. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT
(adds dropped R to slugline, no change to text) * Arsenal recover to chalk up opening victory * Podolski and Gervinho on target for visitors * Audacious Belhanda penalty not enough for debutants MONTPELLIER, France, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Arsenal recovered from an early setback and the absence of manager Arsene Wenger from the dugout to ruin Montpellier's Champions League debut with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT
* Arsenal recover to chalk up opening victory * Podolski and Gervinho on target for visitors * Audacious Belhanda penalty not enough for debutants (adds more quotes) MONTPELLIER, France, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Arsenal recovered from an early setback and the absence of manager Arsene Wenger from the dugout to ruin Montpellier's Champions League debut with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:50 PM PDT
* Ronaldo's late strike earns 3-2 win over Manchester City * Big-spending Paris St Germain thrash Dynamo Kiev 4-1 * Debutants Malaga beat Zenit, Milan booed off at San Siro (Adds details, quotes) LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid fashioned a stunning comeback to beat Manchester City 3-2 in a classic Champions League match with a last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo strike in their Group D opener on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:34 PM PDT
MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri tried to put a brave face on the disappointing 0-0 Champions League Group C draw with Anderlecht on Tuesday by saying at least they did not concede a goal. Allegri's side have now gone three home games without scoring following 1-0 defeats by Sampdoria and Atalanta in Serie A. "We haven't conceded a goal and that is a step forward," he told reporters in his usual monotone style. "In the first half we made a lot of technical mistakes. It's not an easy phase we're going through as we're using up a lot of mental energy. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT
(Writes through with quotes) * Anderlecht hold Milan to goalless draw * Fans stay away as San Siro is two-thirds empty MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - AC Milan produced another inept performance at the San Siro on Tuesday, drawing 0-0 with Anderlecht in their Champions League opener to make it four and a half hours without a home goal this season. The Milan fans, having seen Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Antonio Cassano and Thiago Silva sold in the close season, clearly sensed what was on the cards for the Group C tie as fewer than 28,000 turned up, leaving the imposing stadium two-thirds empty. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT
MADRID, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid showed the fighting spirit that had been lacking in recent games and had caused him to question their commitment, a relieved Jose Mourinho roared after his side battled back to beat Manchester City 3-2 on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 90th-minute winner to give Real a winning start in Champions League Group D, after they had twice fallen behind on a nervy night at the Bernabeu. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:12 PM PDT
* Real grab two late goals to sink deflated City * Jubilant Ronaldo celebrates last-gasp winner * City lead twice but fail to hang on at Bernabeu (Writes through with quotes, details, adds byline) MADRID, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo may have been down in the dumps recently but he stepped up when Real Madrid needed him most to snatch an electrifying 3-2 comeback win at home to Manchester City in Champions League Group D on Tuesday. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 03:06 PM PDT
PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain made quite an impression in a 4-1 demolition of Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League Group A opener on Tuesday but coach Carlo Ancelotti rubbished talk his team could win the competition. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Alex and Javier Pastore all scored as the Qatar-backed French club swept past Dynamo but according to Ancelotti, big spenders PSG need to keep their feet on the ground. "We are not the favourites. We need to stay focused. Our goal is to go through the group stage," the Italian told a news conference. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT
* Clinical finish boosts German champions * Hummels had missed penalty, Ajax early chances (Updates throughout, adds quotes, details) DORTMUND, Germany, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Robert Lewandowski gave an otherwise wasteful Borussia Dortmund a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam in their Champions League opener on Tuesday to banish memories of last season's European disappointment. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT
(Adds quotes) * Ibrahimovic, Silva, Alex and Pastore score for PSG * Lacklustre Kiev get late consolation through Veloso * Porto up next for coach Ancelotti's improving side PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain made a dream start to their Champions League campaign by outclassing visitors Dynamo Kiev 4-1 in Group A on Tuesday with Zlatan Ibrahimovic again on the scoresheet. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT
(Adds detail, quotes) MONTPELLIER, France, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Arsenal quickly recovered from an early setback to ruin Montpellier's Champions League debut with a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match on Tuesday. With all eyes on former Montpellier favourite Olivier Giroud, returning to his old club just months after firing them to the title, goals from Lukas Podolski and Gervinho cancelled out Younes Belhanda's early penalty to earn Arsenal the points as they began a 15th straight season in the Champions League. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:25 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Champions League collated results and standings on Tuesday Group A Dinamo Zagreb 0 Porto 2 Paris St Germain 4 Dynamo Kiev 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts Paris St Germain 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Porto 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Dynamo Kiev 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 - - Group B Montpellier HSC 1 Arsenal 2 Olympiakos Piraeus 1 Schalke 04 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Montpellier HSC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Olympiakos Piraeus 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 - - Group C Malaga 3 Zenit St Petersburg 0 AC Milan 0 Anderlecht 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts Malaga 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Champions League collated results on Tuesday. Group A Paris St Germain 4 Dynamo Kiev 1 At the Parc des Princes, Paris. Scorers: Paris St Germain: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 19pen, Thiago Silva 29, Alex 32, Javier Pastore 90+1 Dynamo Kiev: Miguel Veloso 87 Halftime: 3-0 Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands) - Dinamo Zagreb 0 Porto 2 At Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:15 PM PDT
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid won a classic Champions League match against Manchester City with two goals in the last three minutes by Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo giving them a 3-2 win in their Group D opener on Tuesday. All five goals at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium came in the final 22 minutes with City taking a 1-0 lead through Edin Dzeko before Marcelo equalised six minutes later. Aleksandar Kolorav put City back in front with a direct free-kick after 85 minutes before Benzema and Ronaldo struck in the 87th and 90th minutes to give Real victory. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:14 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Malaga 3 Zenit St Petersburg 0 - Champions League Group C result At La Rosaleda Scorers: Isco 3, 76, Javier Saviola 13 Halftime: 2-0 Teams: Malaga: 13-Willy Caballero; 2-Jesus Gamez, 3-Weligton, 5-Martin Demichelis, 6-Ignacio Camacho; 7-Joaquin (17-Duda 85), 9-Javier Saviola (24-Roque Santa Cruz 62), 15-Nacho Monreal, 18-Eliseu; 22-Isco, 27-Francisco Portillo (16-Manuel Iturra 46) Zenit: 16-Vyacheslav Malafeev; 2-Aleksandr Anyukov, 3-Bruno Alves, 6-Nicolas Lombaerts, 11-Aleksandr Kerzhakov; 15-Roman Shirokov (82-Michael Lumb 86) 18-Konstantin Zyryanov (77-Luka Djordjevic ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Champions League Group D results and standings after Tuesday's matches. Borussia Dortmund 1 Ajax Amsterdam 0 Real Madrid 3 Manchester City 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Manchester City 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 Ajax Amsterdam 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Next fixtures: Oct. 3 Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund Ajax Amsterdam v Real Madrid Oct. 24 Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester City Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid Nov. 6 Manchester City v Ajax Amsterdam Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund Nov. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Montpellier 1 Arsenal 2 - Champions League Group B result At Stade de la Mosson Scorers: Montpellier: Younes Belhanda 9pen Arsenal: Lukas Podolski 16, Gervinho 18 Halftime: 1-2 Teams: Montpellier: 16-Geoffrey Jourdren; 2-Garry Bocaly, 3-Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, 4-Hilton, 5-Henri Bedimo; 13-Marco Estrada (11-Emanuel Herrera, 78), 23-Jamel Saihi; 8-Anthony Mounier (18-Karim Ait-Fana, 68), 10-Younes Belhanda, 20-Remi Cabella; 19-Souleymane Camara (22-Benjamin Stambouli, 78) Arsenal: 24-Vito Mannone; 25-Carl Jenkinson, 4-Per Mertesacker, 5-Thomas Vermaelen, 28-Kieran Gibbs; 2-Abou ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:02 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus 1 Schalke 04 2 - Champions League Group B result. In Athens Olympiakos: Djamel Abdoun 58 Schalke: Benedikt Hoewedes 41, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 59 Missed penalty: Huntelaar 61 Halftime: 0-1 Teams: Olympiakos: 42-Balazs Megyeri, 35-Vasilis Torossidis, 15-Pablo Contreras, 24-Kostas Manolas, 20-Jose Holebas; 5-Paulo Machado; 2-Giannis Maniatis, 3-Francois Modesto (27-Leandro Greco 69), 19-David Fuster (7-Ariel Ibagaza 58), 93-Djamel Abdoun (11-Kostas Mitroglou 69); 10-Rafik Djebbour Schalke: 36-Lars Unnerstall, 4-Benedikt Hoewedes, 14-Kyriakos Papadopoulos, ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:58 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Real Madrid 3 Manchester City 2 - Champions League Group D result. At the Bernabeu, Madrid Scorers: Real Madrid: Marcelo 76, Karim Benzema 87, Cristiano Ronaldo 90 Manchester City: Edin Dzeko 68, Aleksandar Kolarov 85 Halftime: 0-0 Teams: Real Madrid: 1-Iker Casillas; 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 3-Pepe, 2-Raphael Varane, 12-Marcelo; 14-Xabi Alonso, 6-Sami Khedira (19-Luka Modric 73), 15-Michael Essien (10-Mesut Ozil 65); 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 20-Gonzalo Higuain (9-Karim Benzema 73), 22-Angel Di Maria Manchester City: 1-Joe Hart; 3-Maicon (5-Pablo Zabaleta 74), 4-Vincent Kompany, ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:53 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Dinamo Zagreb 0 Porto 2 - Champions League Group A result At Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb. Scorers: Lucho Gonzalez 41, Steven Defour 90+2 Halftime: 0-1; Teams: Dinamo Zagreb: 30-Ivan Kelava; 19-Josip Pivaric, 4-Josip Simunic, 13-Tonel, 24-Domagoj Vida; 10-Sammir, 77-Marcelo Brozovic, 5-Adrian Calello (8-Mateo Kovacic 80), 6-Arijan Ademi (21-Fatos Beqiraj 58); 55-Ante Rukavina (17-Bryan Carrasco 67), 90-Duje Cop. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:48 PM PDT
Sept 18 (Reuters) - AC Milan 0 Anderlecht 0 - Champions League Group C result. At the San Siro Attendance; 27,593 AC Milan: 32-Christian Abbiati; 2-Mattia De Sciglio, 25-Daniele Bonera (76-Mario Yepes 74), 5-Philippe Mexes, 77-Luca Antonini; 16-Mathieu Flamini, 34-Nigel De Jong, 8-Antonio Nocerino; 10-Kevin-Prince Boateng (92-Stephan El Shaarawy 60); 11-Giampaolo Pazzini, 28-Urby Emanuelson (21-Kevin Constant 78) Anderlecht: 1-Silvio Proto; 30-Guillaume Gillet, 27-Marcin Wasilewski, 14-Bram Nuytinck, 3-Olivier Deschacht; 45-Massimo Bruno (23-Roland Juhasz 79), 5-Lucas Biglia, 16-Cheikhou ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:47 PM PDT
(adds details) DORTMUND, Germany, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund were stifled by a hard-working Ajax Amsterdam defence but snatched a last-gasp 1-0 win with a Robert Lewandowski goal in their Champions League Group D opener on Tuesday. The German champions, looking to make an impact in Europe after winning consecutive Bundesliga titles, were frustrated at home after seeing Mats Hummels' 58th minute spot kick saved. Marco Reus and Lewandowski also squandered second half chances to take the lead before the Pole controlled the ball in the box, turned and fired in the winner in the 87th. ...
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Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:44 PM PDT
* Goalkeeper Proto thwarts Milan * Anderlecht hold on for 0-0 draw MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - AC Milan produced another disjointed home performance as they were held 0-0 by Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group C match at a restless and one-third full San Siro on Tuesday. Visiting goalkeeper Silvio Proto produced four outstanding saves to frustrate Milan who created more chances despite being outplayed for long periods. The highlight for Proto came when he blocked a point-blank header from substitute Stephan El Shaarawy just after the hour. ...
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