Inter Milan and Barcelona played to a 0-0 tie in Milan on Wednesday despite the fact that Barcelona had 62% time of possession and fired off fourteen shots (only three of which were on goal). They’ll have another crack at each other before the group stage is over, but getting one of the top twospots in a stacked Group F will not be easy. Also in Group F, Kiev finished off FK Rubin Kazan 3-1 behind the strength of three 2nd half goals. With the win, Kiev takes early control of the group.
Inter Milan and Barcelona Tie, Arsenal Storms Back and Full Day 2 Results
Arsenal gave up two early goals, but stormed back to take out Standard Liege 3-2 in Liege. There will be a lot of talk about their 2nd goal, but Liege has no excuse for blowing that lead. Liege had only three shots on goal (two of which were goals in the first five minutes) and allowed nine by Arsenal as Arsenal controlled the ball for 71% time of possession. They’ll certainly have difficulty paying Arsenal back when the teams meet in London later.
In the other matches of the day, Liverpool held on to their 1-0 halftime lead to beat Debrecen. Liverpool was comfortably in control most of the match. Florentina’s Alberto Gilardino received a red card in the 45th minute against Lyon and Florentina paid for it as Lyon scored in the 76th minute and held on to win 1-0. Sevilla got a goal just before halftime and another in the 70th minute and controlled much of the game to take out Unirea Urziceni 2-0. Rangers got a 77th minute goal from Madjid Bougherra to battle back against Stuttgart as the teams played to a 1-1 tie. Finally, Olympiakos got a 79th minute goal from Vassilis Torosidis to beat AZ Alkmaar 1-0.
There is still a lot of soccer to be played before the group stage is over, but some teams were able to take that first step to the knockout stage with wins today. Click here for the full group standings after Matchday One. Matchday Two coming up at the end of this month.
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