Group EJuventus 1 - 1 Shakhtar
Nordsjaelland 0 - 4 Chelsea
European champions Chelsea overcame Nordsjaelland in Group E, with Juan Mata
scoring the opening goal of the game shortly after the half-hour mark,
slotting home first time from the right side of the penalty area after
good work from Fernando Torres and Frank Lampard.
Petr Cech produced an excellent finger-tip save when to keep out Nordsjaelland's Joshua John's effort before David Luiz's superb free-kick in the 79th minute and then Mata struck again with another neat finish in the 82nd minute before Ramires chipped in the 4th goal.
Italian Champions Juventus were held at home by the Ukranian Champions Shaktar after Alex Teixeira's goal put the visitors one goal up before Leonardo Bonucci equalized for Juventus
Group F
Petr Cech produced an excellent finger-tip save when to keep out Nordsjaelland's Joshua John's effort before David Luiz's superb free-kick in the 79th minute and then Mata struck again with another neat finish in the 82nd minute before Ramires chipped in the 4th goal.
Italian Champions Juventus were held at home by the Ukranian Champions Shaktar after Alex Teixeira's goal put the visitors one goal up before Leonardo Bonucci equalized for Juventus
Group F
BATE Borisov 3 - 1 Bayern
Valencia 2 - 0Lille
Group G
Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
Barcelona won 2-0 away at Benfica thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas.
Carles Puyol was carried off the pitch after he suffered a nasty arm injury and Sergio Busquets was also sent off in the 87th minute for a meaningless challenge.
Spartak Moscow 2 - 3 Celtic
Carles Puyol was carried off the pitch after he suffered a nasty arm injury and Sergio Busquets was also sent off in the 87th minute for a meaningless challenge.
Spartak Moscow 2 - 3 Celtic
Greek striker Samaras' last minute header gave Celtic a dramatic 3-2 victory over 10-man Spartak Moscow in the Luzhniki Stadium to secure their first away win in the group stages of the Champions League.
Celtic striker Gary Hooper gave the visitors the lead in the 12th minute before Emmanuel Emenike netted twice from close range for the Russian club either side of the break.
Spartak defender Juan Insaurralde was sent off just after the hour mark for preventing Hooper going clean through on goal and Celtic levelled in the 72nd minute after a drive from substitute James Forrest deflected in off Spartak captain Dmitri Kombarov.
And to cap a remarkable night for the visitors, Samaras climbed highest in the box to head home an Emilio Izaguirre cross as the clock ticked beyond the 90-minute mark.
Celtic striker Gary Hooper gave the visitors the lead in the 12th minute before Emmanuel Emenike netted twice from close range for the Russian club either side of the break.
Spartak defender Juan Insaurralde was sent off just after the hour mark for preventing Hooper going clean through on goal and Celtic levelled in the 72nd minute after a drive from substitute James Forrest deflected in off Spartak captain Dmitri Kombarov.
And to cap a remarkable night for the visitors, Samaras climbed highest in the box to head home an Emilio Izaguirre cross as the clock ticked beyond the 90-minute mark.
Group H
CFR Cluj 1 - 2 Manchester United
Manchester United were indebted to two goals from summer signing Van Persie as they were forced to come from behind to defeat Romanian outfit CFR Cluj in their Group H clash.
Cluj took a shock lead in the 14th minute as Pantelis Kapetanos turned home Modou Sougou's cross following some weak defending by the Red Devils, with Sir Alex Ferguson fuming on the touchline.But they were back on terms in slightly fortuitous circumstances before the break as Wayne Rooney's free-kick looped home via the shoulder of former Arsenal striker Van Persie.
The duo combined again early in the second period with a goal of sheer class, as the England forward's delightful ball found his team-mate in the box, with the Dutchman producing a first-time finish with the outside
Galatasaray 0 - 2 Braga
Cluj took a shock lead in the 14th minute as Pantelis Kapetanos turned home Modou Sougou's cross following some weak defending by the Red Devils, with Sir Alex Ferguson fuming on the touchline.But they were back on terms in slightly fortuitous circumstances before the break as Wayne Rooney's free-kick looped home via the shoulder of former Arsenal striker Van Persie.
The duo combined again early in the second period with a goal of sheer class, as the England forward's delightful ball found his team-mate in the box, with the Dutchman producing a first-time finish with the outside
Galatasaray 0 - 2 Braga
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