4 seeds are the new 3 seeds; or, Transylvanians, Cypriots & Belarusians are legit. BATE were very fortunate to be eying a blonde Austrian rather than a turban-sporting Italian in net, but they were never predicted to sneak a deserved point. Cluj proved their Roma win was no fluke, even if they used a vastly different [. Click to continue reading...

Group standings. Group A FC Porto 1, Liverpool 1 Jermaine Pennant was sent off with 30 minutes to go, but Liverpool survived finding the equalizer well before Pennant's ejection and hanging on from there. Lucho Gonzalez converted an 8th minute penalty to put Porto up early. Marseille 2, Besiktas 0 Having trouble finding domestic success again, but Les Bleus found a way past [. Click to continue reading...

Gordon Strachan's Celtic side continued their abysmal run of away form in the Champions League. The Scottish side were unable to transfer their domestic form to the Champions League. The match was effectively over as a contest before it was ten minutes old, after five minutes Brandao put the home side ahead, putting a through ball [...] Click to continue reading...

In a match that will never be confused with the word 'classic', Shakhtar Donestk pulled out all the stops, dirty or otherwise, to get the job done and make Cristiano Lucarelli's Champions League dreams come true. Despite being gift-wrapped by the officials, it was still a little too close for comfort as the Girnyky needed probably the only aesthetically-pleasing play of the second half to seal the deal. Click to continue reading...