Kyiv Dynamo coach Valentin Lobanovsky watched this draw from his hospital bed on television after falling ill with a bout of bronchitis. . . . more . . .
AK Sturm Graz have still to travel to Manchester United in Group D and another performance like this could see the champions knock up a record score. . . . more . . .
Boavista levelled this tie with only four minutes to go to show Feyenoord of Rotterdam that the game had slipped from them when a win looked odds on for the Dutch champions. . . . more . . .
Marcelo Salas celebrated his new fat pay deal with SS Lazio by scoring twice to add some gloss to the score line for the Italian club. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina came close to a win in Stockholm but poor finishing let the Italian side down and allowed AIK to make their first point of the competition. . . . more . . .
Rosenborg staged a remarkable recovery in front of their own fans to rescue a game that had seemed lost. . . . more . . .
New signing Giovanni added to his reputation with Olympiakos with two goals to send the Greek side to second place in Group E. . . . more . . .
Hertha Berlin survived an untidy match at the San Siro to stay well in contention in Group H with an unbeaten record. . . . more . . .
Girondins Bordeaux moved into the lead of Group G after this win against their closest rivals in the section. . . . more . . .
Glasgow Rangers left it until the 84th minute to find a winner in this tight match but the victory establishes the Scottish champions as definite contenders to reach the next stage with two home matches still to play at Ibrox Park. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona handed Arsenal a draw with an abject second half showing of lazy weakness that allowed the English side to march to a comfortable point. . . . more . . .
Two late goals from Manchester United rescued an unbeaten home record that now stretches back to last December. . . . more . . .
Sparta Prague gave Willem II of Tilburg a thorough pasting to give themselves some hope of progressing from Group G. . . . more . . .
Chelsea lacked all sense of finishing power against the Turkish champions and were lucky not to blow the whole game to let Galatasary claim at least a draw. . . . more . . .
Bayern Munich's problems continue after this home draw with a spirited Valencia side. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid put on their best show in ages to power past FC Porto to the top of Group E. . . . more . . .
Boavista now need a win in their next game in Group C against Feyenoord to avoid early elimination for the competition. . . . more . . .
John Carew scored twice to help Rosenborg grab a valuable point against the Dutch champions. . . . more . . .
OM scored after only five minutes but then struggled to contain the home side until a late surge brought them victory. . . . more . . .
Maribor held out until the 82nd minute but Bayer Leverkusen - who top the Bundesliga this week - refused to be denied as they saw late pressure bring two goals. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio needed a goal from Marcelo Salas to finally end Kyiv Dynamo's resistance in Rome. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona started this game with every intention to attack the Italian side from Florence and by th end their positive attitude had seen them firmly installed as Champions League favourites this season. . . . more . . .
Galatasary's spirited raids in the last stages of this game on the Milan goal were all turned back by outstanding goalkeeper Christian Abbiati and Milan can thank him for this narrow win. . . . more . . .
Claudio Lopez scored in the fourth minute to put Valencia close to a win in Eindhoven and they were only denied by a suspect penalty award with only twenty minutes of the game remaining. . . . more . . .
Girondins Bordeaux came close to letting a win slip against Willem II and needed a late goal to edge in front and claim a win that seemed assured after an excellent first half showing from the French side. . . . more . . .
Bayern Munich left it late to save themselves at a passionate Ibrox Park as Rangers dominated a game they should have won. . . . more . . .
Spartak Moscow had two players sent off as they recovered to earn a 1-1 draw in this home tie against Sparta Prague. . . . more . . .
FC Porto hit their second Champions League win inside a week to stay top of Group E. . . . more . . .
Manchester United were inspired to terminate Sturm Graz in the Arnold Schwarzenegger stadium with three goals in a 16 minute first half spell. . . . more . . .
Two goals from Savio cheered a meagre crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu as only 15,000 turned out to see Real dismantle the small Norwegian side from Molde. . . . more . . .
Arsenal outclassed a defensive Swedish side at Wembley but needed injury time goals to beat AIK Stockholm. . . . more . . .
Hertha Berlin have pushed Chelsea to the brink of collapse in two competitions in the space of six days with this 2-1 win at the Olympic stadium in Munich. . . . more . . .
FC Porto began their Champions League campaign with a win against small town Molde in a close game that saw the Portuguese side score two minutes from the end. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid let a win slip away against an Olympiakos side who were playing their first game after the summer break following the delay to their domestic season caused by last week's earthquake in the Greek capital. . . . more . . .
Galatasary recovered from a disastrous opening spell to claim a last minute equaliser in this exciting match. . . . more . . .
Andrei Tikhonov scored three goals to compete an emphatic win for Spartak but two were from penalty kicks as the Dutch defence produced some glaring errors on the night. . . . more . . .
Paolo Sergio hit two goals for Bayern as they eased past PSV Eindhoven to help ease painful memories of last season's final. . . . more . . .
Girondins Bordeaux survived a penalty scare but were always good enough to claim a draw in Prague. . . . more . . .
Olympique Marseille returned to the European elite after more than six years to produce a convincing home win against Sturm Graz. . . . more . . .
Rosenborg of Trondheim produced the team performance of the night in Europe to send a clear message to their Group C rivals that they are still excellent exponents of the Champions League chase for victory. . . . more . . .
Arsenal exposed Fiorentina as out of shape pretenders among the European elite with a performance that could easily have produced a convincing win for the English side. . . . more . . .
Chelsea came very near to a well deserved upset but Gianfranco Zola saw his precise touch come back off a post in the 61st minute and the London club were denied a victory that some of their glowing football merited. . . . more . . .
Borussia Dortmund banned their fans from this game in Rotterdam to reduce chances of crowd violence and the Dortmunders missed a brave fight back by the Bundesliga side. . . . more . . .
Manchester United won this competition only 120 days ago but Croatia Zagreb did much to expose their problems at the start of a new campaign. . . . more . . .
Valencia produced an excellent attacking display to dispatch Glasgow Rangers and establish themselves as real contenders in Group F. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona needed two late goals to win in Stockholm as AIK coach Stuart Baxter slammed their equaliser in what turned out to be the turning point of the game. . . . more . . .
Maribor confirmed their arrival among the European elite by stunning Kyiv with a 73rd minute winner against last season's semi finalists. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio announced their arrival in the Champions League by throwing up a defensive wall to allow few chances for home side Leverkusen. . . . more . . .