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Champions League - Olympiakos 2 Heerenveen 0 (Sep 27, 2000)

Two goals from Brazilian Giovanni provided the extra fire power Olympiakos needed to defeat Heerenveen. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Valencia 1 Olympique Lyon 0 (Sep 27, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen 2 Real Madrid 3 (Sep 27, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - AS Monaco 5 SK Sturm Graz 0 (Sep 27, 2000)

AS Monaco got back on track in the Champions League by hammering the erratic Sturm Graz. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Galatasary 3 Glasgow Rangers 2 (Sep 27, 2000)

Galatasary put Rangers through a torrid second half with Jardel again on target. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Spartak Moscow 3 Sporting Lisbon 1 (Sep 27, 2000)

Sporting Lisbon threw away a 24th minute lead in Moscow to crash 3-1 in the end to Spartak. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Arsenal 2 SS Lazio 0 (Sep 27, 2000)

Arsenal found it easy against SS Lazio with two Freddie Ljungberg goals bringing no reply from the Italian champions. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Sparta Prague 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Sep 27, 2000)

Sparta Prague survived a late fight back from Shakhar Donetsk who suffered another narrow defeat on their Champions League travels. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Leeds United 6 Besiktas 0 (Sep 26, 2000)

Leeds United needed only twenty two minutes to crush Besiktas with three goals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Kyiv Dynamo 4 Anderlecht 0 (Sep 26, 2000)

Kyiv Dynamo are back in Champions League contention after an impressive win over Belgian champions Anderlecht. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Rosenborg 6 Helsingborg 1 (Sep 26, 2000)

Rosenborg humiliated Helsingborg in Trondheim helped by a Frode Johnsen hat trick. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Juventus 0 Deportivo La Coruna 0 (Sep 26, 2000)

Juventus had Zinedine Zidane sent off for violent conduct as frustration mounted in Turin. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Paris Saint-Germain 1 Bayern Munich 0 (Sep 26, 2000)

An injury time goal from substitute Laurent Leroy handed Bayern Munich a rare European defeat in Paris. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Hamburg SV 0 Panathinaikos 1 (Sep 26, 2000)

Hamburg SV had no answer to the approach play of Panathinaikos and the Greek's adventurous attacks deserved to win. . . . more . . .

Champions League - FC Barcelona 0 AC Milan 2 (Sep 26, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - PSV Eindhoven 3 Manchester United 1 (Sep 26, 2000)

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made big changes to his side and saw Eindhoven take control of this tie. . . . more . . .

Champions League - AS Monaco 0 Glasgow Rangers 1 (Sep 20, 2000)

AS Monaco suffered an early set back against Glasgow Rangers and could not create the chances to get back into the match. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen 3 Sporting Lisbon 2 (Sep 20, 2000)

Bayer Leverkusen defeated Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon after the visiting team took an early lead only to self destruct. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Sturm Graz 3 Galatasary 0 (Sep 20, 2000)

Galatasary's poor disciplinary record continued in Austria and helped Sturm Graz to recover from their horrendous showing in Glasgow last week. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Olympiakos 2 Olympique Lyon 1 (Sep 20, 2000)

Olympiakos resisted a fight back from Olympique Lyon to hold onto a 2-1 win. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SS Lazio 3 Sparta Prague 0 (Sep 20, 2000)

SS Lazio made hard work of an easy win in Rome against Sparta Prague. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Real Madrid 1 Spartak Moscow 0 (Sep 20, 2000)

Real Madrid looked poor on the night but were able to squeek past Spartak Moscow at the Bernabeu for a 1-0 win. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Arsenal 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 (Sep 20, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Anderlecht 1 PSV Eindhoven 0 (Sep 19, 2000)

Anderlecht recovered from last week's mauling by Manchester United to defeat Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven at home. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Paris St Germain 4 Helsingborg 1 (Sep 19, 2000)

Paris St Germain beat Helsingborg 4-1 in the French capital but needed late goals to overcome the Swedes. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Besiktas 3 FC Barcelona 0 (Sep 19, 2000)

A famous Besiktas victory in Istanbul saw FC Barcelona defeated 3-0. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Deportivo la Coruna 2 Hamburg SV 1 (Sep 19, 2000)

A late winner from substitute Lionel Scaloni saw Spanish Liga champions Deportivo La Coruna ease past Hamburg SV in a poor game. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Kyiv Dynamo 0 Manchester United 0 (Sep 19, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Leeds United 1 AC Milan 0 (Sep 19, 2000)

Brazil goalkeeper Dida threw a slippery ball into the net in the 89th minute to hand Leeds United a win. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Juventus 2 Panathinaikos 1 (Sep 19, 2000)

Juventus needed an 83rd minute goal from new French signing David Trezeguet to finally subdue Panathinaikos in Turin. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayern Munich 3 Rosenborg 1 (Sep 19, 2000)

Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Rosenborg of Trondheim but they had spells of very poor form in this game. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Hamburg SV 4 Juventus 4 (Sep 13, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Manchester United 5 Anderlecht 1 (Sep 13, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - FC Barcelona 4 Leeds United 0 (Sep 13, 2000)

FC Barcelona mauled Leeds United at the Camp Nou and only over confidence prevented the Catalan giants from racking up many more goals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Rosenborg 3 Paris St Germain 1 (Sep 13, 2000)

Paris St Germain threw away an early lead as Rosenborg fought back to win in Trondheim. . . . more . . .

Champions League - PSV Eindhoven 2 Kyiv Dynamo 1 (Sep 13, 2000)

PSV Eindhoven came from behind to defeat Ukraine champions Kyiv Dynamo. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Panathinaikos 1 Deportivo La Coruna 1 (Sep 13, 2000)

Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruna needed a late equaliser in Athens to draw with Panathinaikos. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Helsingborg 1 Bayern Munich 3 (Sep 13, 2000)

Bayern Munich managed what Inter could not and won against Swedish team Helsingborg despite playing with ten men for most of the game. . . . more . . .

Champions League - AC Milan 4 Besiktas 1 (Sep 13, 2000)

Andriy Shevchenko starred for AC Milan as they recovered from an early set back to hit four goals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Sparta Prague 0 Arsenal 1 (Sep 12, 2000)

Brazilian star Silvinho continued his great scoring form to put Arsenal in control of this Champions League tie in Prague. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Galatasary 3 AS Monaco 2 (Sep 12, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Olympique Lyon 3 Heerenveen 1 (Sep 12, 2000)

Olympique Lyon made a winning start to their first ever Champions League run with a 3-1 victory over Heerenveen. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Valencia 2 Olympiakos 1 (Sep 12, 2000)

Valencia got off to a winning start in the Champions League with a narrow win over Olympiakos. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Sporting Lisbon 2 Real Madrid 2 (Sep 12, 2000)

Real Madrid's Champions League title defence looks on borrowed time as Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon exposed their flaws. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Shakhtar Donetsk 0 SS Lazio 3 (Sep 12, 2000)

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 . . .

Champions League - Glasgow Rangers 5 SK Sturm Graz 0 (Sep 12, 2000)

Glasgow Rangers ripped into Sturm Graz at Ibrox Park and left the Austrian team looking like amateurs. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Spartak Moscow 2 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (Sep 12, 2000)

Bayer Leverkusen are showing all the signs of a club on the slide after this 2-0 defeat against Spartak Moscow. . . . more . . .