UEFA Champions League Week 2 Review: Rubin Keep Barcelona at Bay Again

Week 2 in UEFA Champions League brought us once again a lot of entertaining matches.

Of course, some teams had a nightmare start such as Braga and Panathinaikos.

While teams like Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern, Lyon and Real Madrid did a great start.

Here are  some stat from week 2:

Total Goals: 42

Top Goalscorer: Samuel Eto'o 4 (Inter)

The highest scoring match: Tottenham vs Twente 4-1 (Group A)

Questions:

1. What team surprised you the most?

2. What teams dissapointed you the most?

3. What player impressed you the most?

4. What player dissapointed you the most?

Group A: Tottenham With a Historical Win

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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: Samuel Eto'o of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Per Mertesacker of SV Werder Bremen during the UEFA Champions League group A match between FC Internazionale Milano and SV Werder Bremen at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on S

Inter vs Werder Bremen   4-0

Eto'o 21’, 27’, 81’, Sneijder 34’

- Inter easily destroyed poor Werder. Big game played Samuel Eto'o who scored a hat trick.

Tottenham vs Twente  4-1

van der Vaart 46’, Pavlyuchenko 50’ (pen.), 64’ (pen.), Bale 85’   /   Chadli 56’

- Tottenham had three penalties! VDV missed while Pavlyuchenko scored two goals from penalty.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Inter	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Tottenham	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	4
Twente	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	1
Werder Bremen	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1

October 20th, 2010

Inter vs Tottenham

Twente vs Werder

Group B: Bastos Inspiries Lyon Win

Hapoel Tel Aviv vs Lyon  1-3

Enyeama 79’ (pen.)   /  Bastos 7’ (pen.), 36’, Pjanic 90’

- While they struggle pretty bad in domestic league, Lyon is destroying in Champions League.

Schalke vs Benfica  2-0

Farfán 73’, Huntelaar 85’

- Schalke struggles in domestic league just like Lyon and hopefully things will change after this great presentation.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lyon	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
Schalke 04	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
Benfica	2	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

October 20th, 2010

Schalke vs Hapoel Tel Aviv

Lyon vs Benfica

Group C: Manchester United Grab Late Winner In Valencia

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VALENCIA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 29: Javier Hernandez of Manchester United scores the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between Valencia and Manchester United at the Mestalla Stadium on September 29, 2010 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo

Valencia vs Manchester United  0-1

Hernández 85’

- Valencia will wonder how the game slipped by and the answer is - Javier Hernandez.

Rangers vs Bursaspor    1-0

Naismith 18’

- A fine victory for Rangers who will join Man.Utd on the top of the group.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Manchester United	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Rangers	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
Valencia	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3
Bursaspor	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0

October 20th, 2010

Rangers vs Valencia

Manchester United vs Bursaspor

Group D: Barcelona Stopped By Great Russians

Panathinaikos vs Copenhagen  0-2

N'Doye 28’, Vingaard 37’

- Copenhagen totally dominated over PAO and deserved this famous win.

Rubin Kazan vs Barcelona  1-1 

Noboa 30’ (pen.)   /   Villa 60’ (pen.)

- Rubin's tactic earned them a  draw. Barcelona once again stopped by Russians.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Copenhagen	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
Barcelona	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Rubin Kazan	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
Panathinaikos	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

October 20th, 2010

Panathinaikos vs Rubin Kazan

Barcelona vs Copenhagen

Group E: Schweinsteiger Saves Bayern

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ROME - SEPTEMBER 28: Mirko Vucinic (UP) of AS Roma competes for the ball with Cadu of CFR Cluj during the UEFA Champions League group E match between AS Roma and CFR Cluj at Stadio Olimpico on September 28, 2010 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Get

Basel vs Bayern Munich  1-2

Frei 18’  / Schweinsteiger 56’ (pen.), 89’

- Very good match in Basel. Bayern was saved by Schweinsteiger.

Roma vs Cluj   2-1

Mexès 69’, Borriello 71’   /  Borriello 71’

- Two goals in two minutes was enough to see an unconvincing Roma beat  Cluj.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayern Munich	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
Roma	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
CFR Cluj	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
Basel	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

October 19th, 2010

Roma vs Basel

Bayern Munich vs Cluj

Group F: Chelsea and Sparkak Moscow Are Lonely On The Top

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: John Obi Mikel of Chelsea is challenged by Benoit Cheyrou of Marseille during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Chelsea and Marseille at Stamford Bridge on September 28, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Mi

Spartak Moscow vs Zilina  3-0

Ari 34’, 61’, Ibson 89’  

- Spartak Moscow maintained their 100 per cent record in Champions League with a great win.

Chelsea vs Olympique Marseille  2-0

Terry 7’, Anelka 28’ (pen.)

- Chelsea also maintained their 100 per cent record in CL by easy 2-0 win.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chelsea	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
Spartak Moscow	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
Marseille	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
Zilina	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

October 19th, 2010

Spartak Moscow vs Chelsea

Marseille vs Zilina

Group G: Angel Saves Real Madrid

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SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 18: Angel di Maria of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring Real's first goal during the La Liga match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid at Estadio Anoeta on September 18, 2010 in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Denis

Ajax vs Milan   1-1

El Hamdaoui 23’  /  Ibrahimovic 37’

-  Ajax should have take this one but unfortunately they failed to take all three points from poor Milan.

Auxerre  vs Real Madrid  0-1

Di María 81’

- Di Maria brought Real Madrid to the top of the group with late goal.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
Milan	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Ajax	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
Auxerre	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

October 19th, 2010

Real Madrid vs Milan

Ajax vs Auxerre

Group H: Arsenal Machine Destroyes Again

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BELGRADE, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 28: Andrey Arshavin of Arsenal sees his penalty saved during the UEFA Champions League Group H match between FK Partizan and Arsenal at the Partizan Stadium on September 28, 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Michael Regan/

Partizan vs Arsenal  1-3

Cléo 33’ (pen.) /  Arshavin 15’, Chamakh 71’,  Squillaci 82’

- Arsenal beat 10-man Partian Belgrade without problems.

Braga vs Shakhtar Donetsk  0-3

Luiz Adriano 56’, 72’, Luiz Adriano 56’, 72’

- Shakhtar completely destroyed Braga. Terrible start by Braga.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6
Shakhtar Donetsk	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
Partizan	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0
Braga	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9	0

October 19th, 2010

Braga vs Partizan

Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk