CL: Matchday 3

Tuesday 17 October
Group H - Matchday 3
Kaka scored a wonderful long-range goal as 10-man AC Milan escaped with a narrow victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht in Brussels on Tuesday night. The Brazilian playmaker fired home a 30-yard bullet just before the hour mark after team-mate Daniele Bonera had been sent off for his second booking of the game just after half-time. Kaka's moment of brilliance, and a fortunate late escape thanks to the woodwork, saved the Rossoneri who now lead the group by two points from Lille.

The French side moved up to second after they hit two late goals to see off winless AEK Athens 3-1. Mathieu Robail put Lille ahead before Vladimir Ivic equalised - but Daniel Gygax and Jean Makoun scored in the last 10 minutes for the French side.

Other Results - Matchday 3
Group E: Dynamo Kiev 0-3 Lyon, Steaua Bucharest 1-4 Real Madrid.
Group F: Celtic 3-0 Benfica, Manchester United 3-0 FC Copenhagen.
Group G: CSKA Moscow 1-0 Arsenal, FC Porto 4-1 Hamburg.

Wednesday 18 October
Group B - Matchday 3
Inter made life hard for themselves but held on to defeat Spartak Moscow 2-1 to earn their first points in Champions League this season. It seemed like it was going to be an easy night for Roberto Mancini's side when Julio Cruz struck twice in the first nine minutes. But Spartak didn't go down without a fight and Roman Pavluchenko's goal in the 54th minute brought them right back in it. Dejan Stankovic had a goal disallowed while Spartak had a chance to equalise late on, but goalkeeper Julio Cesar ensured Inter kept hold of the full three points to finally get their European campaign up and running.

Leaders Bayern Munich kept their 100% record with a 1-0 win away at Portugal's Sporting Lisbon. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the goal which leaves the German needing only a point to qualify, but the midfielder was later sent off.

Group D - Matchday 3
Roma tightened their grip on second place in Group D by claiming a vital 1-0 win over Olympiakos thanks to Simone Perrotta's solitary goal at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium. He converted substitute Alesandro Rossi's cross to seal all three points following a tense encounter in the Greek capital. Olympiakos enjoyed the majority of chances but were undone by Luciano Spalletti's determined Roma who will be confident of seeing off the Greeks at the Stadio Olimpico in two weeks to further secure a place in the knock-out stage.

In the groups other game, Spain international David Villa scored twice in the first half to ensure Valencia continued their perfect start with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar defender Viacheslav Sviderskiy was sent off after a second caution on 76 minutes and will miss Valencia's visit to Donetsk in two weeks' time.

Other Results - Matchday 3
Group A: Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona, Werder Bremen 2-0 Levski Sofia.
Group C: Bordeaux 0-1 Liverpool, Galatasaray 1-2 PSV Eindhoven.