Favorites in the Champions League faced tough opponents (ALL MATCHES VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday, the third round matches of the E-H groups of the UEFA Champions League took place.

The clear favorites of the G and H groups - "Barcelona" and "Man Utd" - caused a lot of nerves for their fans, but managed to win against Glasgow "Celtic" and "Braga" respectively.

Tito Vilanova's players at "Camp Nou" stadium recovered after conceding a goal and thanks to Jordi Alba's accurate shot in the final minute of added time, they defeated the Scots 2-1.

Just like the Catalans, "Man Utd" players also confidently defeated the resistance of the Portuguese club at home with a 3-2 scoreline. "The Red Devils" had an even tougher task - "Braga" was already leading 2-0 in the 20th minute of the match.

However, Javier Hernandez scored twice during the remaining time, with Jonny Evans also sending the ball accurately into the goal.

The expected leaders of Group E did not fare well - Turin's "Juventus" managed to salvage a draw in the 81st minute against the local "Nordsjaelland" (1-1), while the top-ranked team in the English Premier League, London's "Chelsea," had to admit defeat 0-2 against Donetsk's "Shakhtar" on the road.

In Group F, "Valencia" defeated our Belarusian neighbors - the Spaniards crushed the already six-point Borisov BATE team 3-0 away.

The "Lille" - Munich "Bayern" duel ended with a minimal victory for the most prestigious finalists of last season's European football tournament, 1-0.

Results:

Group E:

Farum "Nordsjaelland" 1 - 1 Turin "Juventus"

50' [1 - 0] M. Beckmann

81' [1 - 1] M. Vucinic

Donetsk "Shakhtar" 2 - 1 London "Chelsea"

3' [1 - 0] A. Teixeira

52' [2 - 0] Fernandinho

88' [2 - 1] Oscar

Group E standings:

1. "Shakhtar" 3 2 1 0 5-2 7

2. "Chelsea" 3 1 1 1 7-4 4

3. "Juventus" 3 0 3 0 4-4 3

4. "Nordsjaelland" 3 0 1 2 1-7 1

Group F:

Borisov BATE 0 - 3 "Valencia"

45' [0 - 1] R. Soldado (penalty)

55' [0 - 2] R. Soldado

69' [0 - 3] R. Soldado

"Lille" 0 - 1 Munich "Bayern"

20' [0 - 1] T. Muller (penalty)

Group F standings:

1. "Valencia" 3 2 0 1 6-2 6

2. BATE 3 2 0 1 6-5 6

3. "Bayern" 3 2 0 1 4-4 6

4. "Lille" 3 0 0 3 1-6 0

Group G:

Moscow's "Spartak" 2 - 1 Lisbon's "Benfica"

3' [1 - 0] R. Carioca

33' [1 - 1] Lima

43' [2 - 1] Jardel (own goal)

"Barcelona" 2 - 1 Glasgow "Celtic"

18' [0 - 1] G. Samaras

45' [1 - 1] A. Iniesta

90' [2 - 1] J. Alba

Group G standings:

1. "Barcelona" 3 3 0 0 7-3 9

2. "Celtic" 3 1 1 1 4-4 4

3. "Spartak" 3 1 0 2 6-7 3

4. "Benfica" 3 0 1 2 1-4 1

Group H:

Istanbul's "Galatasaray" 1 - 1 Cluj CFR

19' [0 - 1] D. Nounkeu (own goal)

77' [1 - 1] B. Yilmaz

28' M. Aguirregaray (CFR) sent off

35' F. Melo ("Galatasaray") missed a penalty

"Man Utd" 3 - 2 "Braga"

2' [0 - 1] Alan

20' [0 - 2] Alan

25' [1 - 2] J. Hernandez

62' [2 - 2] J. Evans

75' [3 - 2] J. Hernandez

Group H standings:

1. "Man Utd" 3 3 0 0 6-3 9

2. CFR 3 1 1 1 4-3 4

3. "Braga" 3 1 0 2 4-5 3

4. "Galatarasay" 3 0 1 2 1-4 1