Nov 4, 2010

Champions League Wednesday Review s

Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich sealed their places in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Marseille produced the performance of the night in the Champions League to boost their hopes of qualification.
Didier Deschamps' side produced a stunning 7-0 away win against MSK Zilina, with Andre Pierre Gignac's hat-trick the highlight.
Gignac scored twice inside the first 21 minutes and further efforts from Gabriel Heinze (24) and Loic Remy (36) made it 4-0 at half-time.
Lucho Gonzalez got a fifth six minutes after the restart, Gignac wrapped up his treble with a 54th-minute header, before Lucho completed the scoring in the 63rd minute.
The French side now face a fight with Spartak Moscow for the second qualifying spot, after Chelsea beat the Russians 4-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Nicolas Anelka gave Chelsea the lead in the 49th minute, before Didier Drogba marked his return from suspension by converting a penalty he won 13 minutes later.
Defender Branislav Ivanovic headed a third in the 66th minute and concluded the scoring with a neat turn and shot in injury-time. Nikita Bazhenov's 86th-minute goal was little consolation for Spartak.
The victory was a fourth in four games for Carlo Ancelotti's team, booking their place in the last 16 with two games to spare.
Real Madrid lost their 100% record in Group G - but an injury-time goal goal from substitute Pedro Leon earned them a 2-2 draw with AC Milan which carries them into the last 16.
Gonzalo Higuain's goal on the stroke of half-time gave Jose Mourinho's men the lead but Filippo Inzaghi netted twice in the space of 10 minutes to turn things around at the San Siro.
However, Leon's late breakthrough make sure of Real's progress, leaving the Italian giants facing a tense bid to qualify.
Auxerre defeated Ajax 2-1 to keep alive their hopes of an extended run in the competition - and dent the Dutch side's hopes of progressing.
Frederic Sammaritano scored the night's fastest goal in the ninth minute and although Toby Alderweireld levelled 10 minutes from time, Steven Langil got the French side's winner four minutes later.
Mario Gomez impressed as Bayern Munich made sure of top spot in Group E with a convincing 4-0 defeat of Cluj.
Gomez scored a hat-trick, netting in the 12th, 24th and 70th minutes, before Thomas Muller rounded off a fourth success in as many games for the visitors.
Roma are best placed to join the German side in the last 16 after prevailing 3-2 in an entertaining game with Basle.
Jeremy Menez (16), Francesco Totti (26, penalty) and substitute Leandro Greco (70) netted for the victors, with Alexander Frei (69) and Xherdan Shaqiri (83) replying for the Swiss hosts, who had Valentin Stocker dismissed in injury-time when he picked up a second yellow card.
Group H looks tighter after tonight's games - with Shakhtar Donetsk ending Arsenal's domination of the group and Braga sealing hapless Partizan Belgrade's fate in the competition.
Theo Walcott gave the Gunners a 10th-minute lead but Craig Eastmond's own goal levelled matters in the 28th minute, then former Arsenal favourite Eduardo sealed a 2-1 win just before half-time as the Ukrainian side join Arsene Wenger's men on nine points.
The result gives Braga hope of qualifying - they owed their win in Serbia to Moises' 35th-minute goal.

Wednesday's Results

Group E
Cluj 0-4 Bayern Munich
Basel 2-3 Roma
Group F
Chelsea 4-1 Spartak Moscow
MSK Zilina 0-7 Marseille 

Group G
AC Milan 2-2 Real Madrid
Auxurre 2-1 Ajax Amsterdam

Group H
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Arsenal

Partizan Belgarde 0-1 Braga

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