Group A
Stefan Kiesling scored two with Simon Rolfes and Sidney Sam also getting on the score sheet as Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 at the Bayarena. Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 1-0 at Old Trafford thanks to Inigo Martinez’s own goal.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Manchester United |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
Shakhtar Donetsk |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-2 |
|
Real Sociedad |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-4 |
Group B
Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to a brace from Cristiano Ronaldo on either side of Fernando Llorente’s equaliser. Giorgio Chiellini was sent off for Juve 3 minutes after the restart. Felipe Melo, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba scored for Galatasaray as the Turkish side beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 at home with Domingues Claudemir scoring a late consolation for the visitors.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Real Madrid |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
|
Galatasaray |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
|
Juventus |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
|
FC Copenhagen |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
-6 |
Group C
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a field day scoring 4 goals with Edinson Cavani scoring another as Paris Saint-Germain hammered Anderlecht 5-0 away in Belgium. Benfica were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Olympiacos with Oscar Cardozo cancelling out Alejandro Dominguez’s opener for the visitors.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Paris Saint-Germain |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
|
Olympiacos |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Benfica |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-1 |
|
Anderlecht |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-10 |
Group D
Bayern Munich put 5 past Viktoria Plzen at the Allianz Arena thanks to a brace from Franck Ribery and goals from David Alaba, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mario Gotze. Manchester City beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 in Russia thanks to a brace from Sergio Aguero after Zoran Tosic had opened the scoring for the hosts.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Bayern Munich |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
|
Manchester City |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
CSKA Moscow |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
-3 |
|
Viktoria Plzen |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-9 |
Group E
Fernando Torres scored a brace and Eden Hazard also scored as Chelsea beat Schalke 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen. Leandro Tatu cancelled out Marcelo Diaz’s opening goal as Steaua Bucuresti drew 1-1 at home against FC Basel.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Chelsea |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
|
Schalke 04 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
FC Basel |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Steaua Bucuresti |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
-7 |
Group F
Arsenal’s unbeaten record since the opening game of the Premier League was ended by Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates as the Gunners were beaten 2-1. Robert Lewandowski scored the winner after Olivier Giroud had cancelled out Henrik Mkhitaryan’s opener. Jose Callejon and Duvan Zapata scored for Napoli as they beat Marseille 2-1 in France. Andre Ayew scored a late consolation for the hosts.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Arsenal |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
|
Borussia Dortmund |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
Napoli |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
Marseille |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
-5 |
Group G
Diego Costa scored a brace after Raul Garcia’s opener as Atletico Madrid beat Austria Vienna 3-0 away. Zenit St Petersburg beat FC Porto 1-0 in Portugal thanks to Alexander Kerzhakov’s 85th minute strike after Hector Rubio was sent off in the 6th minute reducing the Portuguese side to 10 men.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Atletico Madrid |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
|
Zenit St Petersburg |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-1 |
|
FC Porto |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
|
Austria Vienna |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
-4 |
Group H
Lionel Messi restored parity after Robinho’s early goal as AC Milan drew 1-1 at home against Barcelona. James Forrest and Baram Kayal scored for Celtic as the Scottish champions beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 at home. Nir Biton was sent off for Celtic and Lasse Schone scored a consolation for the Dutch champions.
| Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Points |
Goal Difference |
|
Barcelona |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
AC Milan |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
Celtic |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
-2 |
|
Ajax Amsterdam |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
-5 |
