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Champions League: Real Madrid C.F., Liverpool F.C. Win, Arsenal Lose

September 17, 2014 12:17

Real Madrid and Liverpool began their Champions League campaigns on a positive note with wins against their respective opponents. Triumph for one team means heartbreak for another and Arsenal fans had to leave with long faces.

Click for a roundup of the matches. (Images courtesy AP and AFP)

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Real Madrid and Liverpool began their Champions League campaigns on a positive note with wins against their respective opponents. Triumph for one team means heartbreak for another and Arsenal fans had to leave with long faces.

Click for a roundup of the matches. (Images courtesy AP and AFP)
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Real Madrid slammed five goals past FC Basel to register an emphatic win. Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale were among the scorers.
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Liverpool faced off against Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.

Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for the side as Liverpool took the lead in the 82nd minute.
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Ludogorets Razgrad stuck back with a goal but captain Steven Gerrard converted a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 2-1 win.
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Arsenal had no such luck as the Gunners were outplayed by Borussia Dortmund.

Strikers Ciro Immobile and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored either side of the halftime.
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Arsenal substitute Lukas Podolski lamented his side's poor performance after the match.

"We have to play with a broad chest. We're Arsenal and that's how we have to go. We didn't do that today," the German forward said.
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Carlos Tevez broke his Champions League duck as he scored twice to lead Juventus to a hard-fought 2-0 victory at home to Malmo.
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Tevez then sealed the result in stoppage time with a well-placed free kick that sailed into the top corner.

"I didn't miss scoring in the Champions League, that wasn't a problem for me," Tevez said. "I play for a team and with this team I always play as if it was my last match.
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Joao Moutinho scored against the run of the play as Monaco recovered from a terrible start to beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in their Champions League Group C opener.

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Champions League: Real Madrid C.F., Liverpool F.C. Win, Arsenal Lose

Real Madrid and Liverpool began their Champions League campaigns on a positive note with wins against their respective opponents. Triumph for one team means heartbreak for another and Arsenal fans had to leave with long faces. Click for a roundup of the matches. (Images courtesy AP and AFP)

Real Madrid and Liverpool began their Champions League campaigns on a positive note with wins against their respective opponents. Triumph for one team means heartbreak for another and Arsenal fans had to leave with long faces.

Click for a roundup of the matches. (Images courtesy AP and AFP)