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On Wednesday, another ten first-leg matches of the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifying were played. Only the clubs "Inter" and "Liverpool" can feel calm after achieving quite convincing victories away from home.
In their away match, the "Inter" team triumphed 0-2 against the determined "Shakhtar" footballers. The Milan club had several good opportunities at the beginning of the match, but they only scored the first goal in the 68th minute. Ten minutes later, Adriano, who played excellently throughout the match, doubled the score and helped the "Inter" team secure an important victory on the road.
Another Italian club, "Udinese," also secured a victory- "Udinese" won 0-1 against Lisbon's "Sporting" team in their away match.
Meanwhile, the defending UEFA Champions League title holders, the "Liverpool" club, beat Sofia's "CSKA" 1-3 in the opponent's field, gaining a solid advantage for the second leg. One goal was scored by D.Cisse, and two were added by the Spaniard F.Morientes.
Belgium's vice-champions, "Anderlecht," won 2-1 at home against Prague's "Slavia," but they still have to fight hard in the second leg in the Czech Republic to advance to the main Champions League tournament.
Vienna's strongest team, "Rapid," ended the first leg with Moscow's "Lokomotiv" in a 1-1 draw. The match between Bucharest's "Steaua" and "Rosenborg" also ended in the same result.
Unfortunately, Amsterdam's "Ajax" club let go of an almost secured victory in the last minutes of the match. The second-placed team in the Dutch league, "Ajax," played 2-2 away against the local "Brondby" club. The Amsterdam team was leading 1-2, however, in injury time, "Ajax" defender J.Escude scored an own goal, saving "Brondby" from defeat.
Bratislava's "Artmedia" club, after sensationally eliminating the "Celtic" team in the previous round, this time played a goalless draw against Belgrade's "Partizan" club.
In another match, the "Thun" club achieved an unexpected victory. The Swiss team won 0-1 against the "Malmo" team in their away match. Another Swiss club, "Basel," defeated "Werder" 2-1 at home and kept their chances intact to advance to the main tournament.
Wednesday's match results:
Lisbon's "Sporting" 0 - 1 "Udinese" 29' [0 - 1] Vincenzo Iaquinta (from 11m Penalty)
Sofia's "CSKA" 1 - 3 "Liverpool" 25' [0 - 1] Djibril Cisse 31' [0 - 2] Fernando Morientes 45' [1 - 2] Petar Dimitrov 58' [1 - 3] Fernando Morientes
Vienna's "Rapid" 1 - 1 Moscow's "Lokomotiv" 10' [0 - 1] Aleksandr Samedov 75' [1 - 1] Jozef Vlahovic (from 11m Penalty)
"Basel" 2 - 1 "Werder" 27' [1 - 0] David Degen 52' [2 - 0] Julio Rossi 73' [2 - 1] Miroslav Klose
"Anderlecht" 2 - 1 Prague's "Slavia" 7' [1 - 0] Bart Goor 21' [1 - 1] Lukas Jarolim 38' [2 - 1] Mbo Mpenza
Bucharest's "Steaua" 1 - 1 "Rosenborg" 30' [1 - 0] Constantin Iacob 85' [1 - 1] Thorstein Helstad
Donetsk's "Shakhtar" 0 - 2 "Inter" 68' [0 - 1] Obafemi Martins 79' [0 - 2] Adriano
Bratislava's "Artmedia" 0 - 0 "Partizan"
"Brondby" 2 - 2 "Ajax" 30' [0 - 1] Markus Rosenberg 33' [1 - 1] Morten Skoubo 73' [1 - 2] Ryan Babel 90' [2 - 2] Julien Escude (own goal)
"Malmo" 0 - 1 "Thun" 34' [0 - 1] Adriano Pimenta
