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On Wednesday in the second round of the UEFA Champions League four group matches, home teams had better luck - six of them claimed victories, one played a draw, and one suffered a loss.
In Group E, the surprise came from Trondheim's "Rosenborg", who managed to secure a point at home against the English champions, London's "Arsenal". Eindhoven's "PSV" earned the first three points with a narrow victory over Athens' "Panathinaikos".
In Group F, both favorites claimed victories: "Barcelona" crushed Donetsk's "Shakhtar" eleven, while "Milan" needed two goals in the final minutes to defeat "Celtic".
In Group G, a unexpected result occurred - German champions "Werder Bremen" emerged victorious against their Spanish counterparts. Despite trailing after the first half, the sending off of the Spanish defender Marchena helped them score two goals and earn their first points. Meanwhile, in another group match, Milan's "Inter" easily defeated the local "Anderlecht" team in Brussels.
In Group H, Moscow's "CSKA" managed to achieve victory against "PSG" midway through the second half. Meanwhile, London's "Chelsea" continues its unbeaten run, convincingly defeating Porto, the defending champions.
Group E
1 - 0
80' [1 - 0] Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
1 - 1
6' [0 - 1] Fredrik Ljungberg
52' [1 - 1] Roar Strand
Group F
3 - 0
15' [1 - 0] Deco
64' [2 - 0] Ronaldinho (pen.)
89' [3 - 0] Samuel Eto'o
3 - 1
8' [1 - 0] Andriy Shevchenko
74' [1 - 1] Stanislav Varga
89' [2 - 1] Filippo Inzaghi
90+1' [3 - 1] Andrea Pirlo
Group G
1 - 3
9' [0 - 1] Obafemi Martins
51' [0 - 2] Adriano
55' [0 - 3] Dejan Stankovic
90+4' [1 - 3] Walter Baseggio
2 - 1
2' [0 - 1] Vicente Rodriguez
60' [1 - 1] Miroslav Klose
84' [2 - 1] Angelos Charisteas
56' Carlos Marchena (Valencia) sent off the field
Group H
3 - 1
7' [1 - 0] Alexei Smertin
50' [2 - 0] Didier Drogba
68' [2 - 1] Benni Mccarthy
70' [3 - 1] John Terry
2 - 0
64' [1 - 0] Sergei Semak
77' [2 - 0] Vagner Love (pen.)
