Group A:
- Bordeaux (FRA) 2-0 Bayern Munich (GER) - Last year's French champions took the full 3 points from Germany's most popular team, behind an early goal from surging international star Yoaan Gourcuff.
- Juventus (ITA) 1-0 Maccabi Haifa (ISR) - Play was even throughout this match, but the Italian club got the better of the result right before half time.
- Current Table: Bordeaux (10 pts), Juventus (8 pts), Bayern Munich (4 pts), Maccabi Haifa (0 pts) - Bordeaux have already clinched a spot in the final 16.
Group B:
- Wolfsburg (GER) 3-0 Besiktas (TUR) - The German champions showed their quality in this match behind striker Dzeko.
- Manchester United (ENG) 3-3 CSKA Moscow (RUS) - ManU barely managed the point in this match, with their final two goals coming in the 84th and 90th minutes.
- Current Table: ManU (10 pts), Wolfsburg (7 pts), CSKA Moscow (4 pts), & Besiktas (1 pt) - Manchester United have already clinched a spot in the final 16.
Group C:
- Real Madrid (ESP) 1-1 AC Milan (ITA) - Following a surprising upset last week in Madrid, AC Milan welcomed back their former star, Kaka, with a draw.
- FC Zurich (SWI) 1-6 Marseille (FRA) - The French squad had 6 different goal scorers on the night, while Zurich only managed 2 shots on goal all night.
- Current Table: AC Milan (7 pts), Real Madrid (7 pts), Marseille (6 pts), & FC Zurich (3 pts) - Both knockout round spots remain open.
Group D:
- FC Porto (POR) 1-0 APOEL(CYP) - The underdog from Cyprus held their own against former European champions Porto, until the 84th minute.
- Chelsea (ENG) 2-2 Atletico Madrid (ESP) - Two of the games best strikers in the world put on a clinic against each other Tuesday night as both Drogba and Aguero scored two goals a piece. Three of the four goals came within the last 10 minutes.
- Current Table: Chelsea (10 pts), Porto (9 pts), Atletico Madrid (2 pts), APOEL (1 pt) - Chelsea and Porto have won Group D's spots in the final 16.
Group E:
- Debrecen (HUN) 2-5 Fiorentina (ITA) - Mutu started the route which saw 5 different goal scorers.
- Liverpool (ENG) 1-1 Lyon (FRA) - The marque match-up of Wednesday saw two goals in the final minutes of the match. A match in which Liverpool needed to win.
- Current Table: Lyon (10 pts), Fiorentina (9 pts), Liverpool (4 pts), Debrecen (0 pts) - Lyon have advanced to the knock out rounds.
Group F:
- Barcelona (ESP) 0-0 Rubin Kazan (RUS) - After shocking the soccer world last week, Rubin faced off against the 08-09 European Champions again, earning a draw and winning the series. Seriously?
- Inter Milan (ITA) 2-1 Dynamo Kiev (UKR) - The newly acquired Sneijder knocked in the winner at the 89th minute.
- Current Table: Inter Milan (6 pts), Rubin Kazan (5 pts), Barcelona (4 pts), Dynamo Kiev (4 pts) - The top two spots remain open. If group play were to end today Barcelona would be eliminated and in the Europa League.
Group G:
- Stuttgart (GER) 1-1 Sevilla (ESP) - Stuttgart should enjoy this moment, because if they keep playing along their current league form (14th) they won't be here next year.
- Rangers (SCO) 1-1 Unirea Urziceni (ROM) - The Romanian clubs first appearance in the group stage is proving to be quite eventful as they match pace with traditional UEFA CL clubs.
- Current Table: Sevilla (10 pts), Unirea Urziceni (5 pts), Stuttgart (3 pts), Rangers (2 pts) - Sevilla has won the top spot in Group G.
Group H:
- AZ Alkmaar (NET) 1-4 Arsenal (ENG) - Country and Continent, the gunners can score with the best of them.
- Olympiakos (GRE) 0-2 Standard Liege (BEL) - Upset win for Standard Liege, who are in the group stage for the first time.
- Current Table: Arsenal (10 pts), Olympiakos (6 pts), Standard Liege (4 pts), AZ (2 pts) - Mathematically both spots are open, but Arsenal is a given.
Round 5 of group play takes place on November 24th and 25th.
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