Two goals from Brazilian Giovanni provided the extra fire power Olympiakos needed to defeat Heerenveen. . . . more . . .
A late winner from Slovenian star Zlatko Zahovic all but put Valencia into the second stage of the Champions League after only three matches. . . . more . . .
The return of Ze Roberto from injury helped Bayer Leverkusen.get into the lead against Real Madrid but the European champions came back strongly to win in a great test of their character. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco got back on track in the Champions League by hammering the erratic Sturm Graz. . . . more . . .
Galatasary put Rangers through a torrid second half with Jardel again on target. . . . more . . .
Sporting Lisbon threw away a 24th minute lead in Moscow to crash 3-1 in the end to Spartak. . . . more . . .
Arsenal found it easy against SS Lazio with two Freddie Ljungberg goals bringing no reply from the Italian champions. . . . more . . .
Sparta Prague survived a late fight back from Shakhar Donetsk who suffered another narrow defeat on their Champions League travels. . . . more . . .
Leeds United needed only twenty two minutes to crush Besiktas with three goals. . . . more . . .
Kyiv Dynamo are back in Champions League contention after an impressive win over Belgian champions Anderlecht. . . . more . . .
Rosenborg humiliated Helsingborg in Trondheim helped by a Frode Johnsen hat trick. . . . more . . .
Juventus had Zinedine Zidane sent off for violent conduct as frustration mounted in Turin. . . . more . . .
An injury time goal from substitute Laurent Leroy handed Bayern Munich a rare European defeat in Paris. . . . more . . .
Hamburg SV had no answer to the approach play of Panathinaikos and the Greek's adventurous attacks deserved to win. . . . more . . .
AC Milan staged a classic counter strike to take the lead at the Camp Nou against the run of play and they extended their lead to stun the home fans in the second half. . . . more . . .
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made big changes to his side and saw Eindhoven take control of this tie. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco suffered an early set back against Glasgow Rangers and could not create the chances to get back into the match. . . . more . . .
Bayer Leverkusen defeated Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon after the visiting team took an early lead only to self destruct. . . . more . . .
Galatasary's poor disciplinary record continued in Austria and helped Sturm Graz to recover from their horrendous showing in Glasgow last week. . . . more . . .
Olympiakos resisted a fight back from Olympique Lyon to hold onto a 2-1 win. . . . more . . .
Valencia had no trouble winning in Heerenveen. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio made hard work of an easy win in Rome against Sparta Prague. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid looked poor on the night but were able to squeek past Spartak Moscow at the Bernabeu for a 1-0 win. . . . more . . .
They are not called 'Lucky Arsenal' for nothing. 2-0 down and falling apart at Highbury - staging its first Champions League game for nine years - the London club had two pieces of good fortune which broke apart Shakhtar's resistance. . . . more . . .
Anderlecht recovered from last week's mauling by Manchester United to defeat Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven at home. . . . more . . .
Paris St Germain beat Helsingborg 4-1 in the French capital but needed late goals to overcome the Swedes. . . . more . . .
A famous Besiktas victory in Istanbul saw FC Barcelona defeated 3-0. . . . more . . .
A late winner from substitute Lionel Scaloni saw Spanish Liga champions Deportivo La Coruna ease past Hamburg SV in a poor game. . . . more . . .
Manchester United carefully controlled this tie in a wet Ukraine capital but had to survive a second half wave of attacks from a young Kyiv side. . . . more . . .
Brazil goalkeeper Dida threw a slippery ball into the net in the 89th minute to hand Leeds United a win. . . . more . . .
Juventus needed an 83rd minute goal from new French signing David Trezeguet to finally subdue Panathinaikos in Turin. . . . more . . .
Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Rosenborg of Trondheim but they had spells of very poor form in this game. . . . more . . .
A wild night in the port city of Hamburg saw Juventus throw away a 3-1 lead and a Filippo Inzaghi hat trick only for the Italian team to equalise in the 88th minute with a penalty. . . . more . . .
Manchester United hammered Belgian champions Anderlecht and scored three first half goals with some ease with Andy Cole using he second half to complete a hat trick. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona mauled Leeds United at the Camp Nou and only over confidence prevented the Catalan giants from racking up many more goals. . . . more . . .
Paris St Germain threw away an early lead as Rosenborg fought back to win in Trondheim. . . . more . . .
PSV Eindhoven came from behind to defeat Ukraine champions Kyiv Dynamo. . . . more . . .
Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruna needed a late equaliser in Athens to draw with Panathinaikos. . . . more . . .
Bayern Munich managed what Inter could not and won against Swedish team Helsingborg despite playing with ten men for most of the game. . . . more . . .
Andriy Shevchenko starred for AC Milan as they recovered from an early set back to hit four goals. . . . more . . .
Brazilian star Silvinho continued his great scoring form to put Arsenal in control of this Champions League tie in Prague. . . . more . . .
Galatasary collapsed and had Gheorghe Hagi red carded in Instanbul as AS Monaco recovered from a 2-0 deficit only to end up losing 3-2. . . . more . . .
Olympique Lyon made a winning start to their first ever Champions League run with a 3-1 victory over Heerenveen. . . . more . . .
Valencia got off to a winning start in the Champions League with a narrow win over Olympiakos. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid's Champions League title defence looks on borrowed time as Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon exposed their flaws. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio have spent more than any other club to try and win the Champions League and it showed in the Ukraine coal fields. . . . more . . .
Glasgow Rangers ripped into Sturm Graz at Ibrox Park and left the Austrian team looking like amateurs. . . . more . . .
Bayer Leverkusen are showing all the signs of a club on the slide after this 2-0 defeat against Spartak Moscow. . . . more . . .