UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Results

UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Results. Groups A-D were in action for the first matchday of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League. The Champions League results for Matchday 1 were:

Through halftime it looked like there were going to be some upsets on the very first day of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League. While these upsets did not happen, several big teams did fail to get the full three points and had to settle for ties. These teams included Chelsea, Real Madrid and Liverpool.

Because of these ties these teams will now have to work harder to secure their spots in the 16-team knockout stage.

Previous 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League Articles:
Matchdays for the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League
2007-2008 UEFA Champions League Groups Announced

Now to the results:

FC Porto 1-1 Liverpool

Liverpool went on the road to Porto and snuck out with a tie. Porto took an early lead against Liverpool and held the lead for a portion of the first half but Liverpool eventually tied the game and the game ended in a 1-1 draw with both FC Porto and Liverpool gaining a point.

Goals:

FC Porto

L. Gonzales 8' (pen)

Liverpool

D. Kuyt 17'

Marseille 2-0 Besiktas

Marseille looks like they could be a darkhorse in this year's tournament and their opening game 2-0 victory over Besiktas has them starting off on the right foot. Marseille jumps to the top of their table by earning the full three points and Besiktas digs themselves a deep hole with the loss.

Goals:

Marseille

J. Rodriguez 76'

D. Cisse 90'

Besiktas

None

Chelsea 1-1 Rosenborg

Rosenborg went into England and stole a very crucial point from Chelsea. If Rosenborg wants to move to the knockout round of this tournament this is a good start. For a good portion of the game it looked like Rosenborg might be able to steal all three points, but a timely goal by Chelsea saw them at least salvaging a tie. Chelsea would have liked to start off with a home win, but a tie is better than a loss.

Goals:

Chelsea

A. Shevchenko 53'

Rosenborg

M. Koppinen 24'

Schalke 0-1 Valencia

Valencia earned a nice win to start off their 2007 Champions League campaign. This was a game that Valencia was fully expected to win and it is a very nice road victory. Valencia fans may be concerned their team didn't win by more, but 3 points is 3 points.

Goals:

Schalke

None

Valencia

D. Villa 63'

Olympiakos Piraeus 1-1 Lazio

Lazio and Olympiakoz and Lazio played to a 1-1 tie on Tuesday. They played to a 0-0 draw at the half and then Piraeus jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 55^th minute. Lazio tied the game in the 77^th minute and stole a point on the road.

Goals:

Olympiakos Piraeus

L. Galletti 55'

Lazio

L. Zauri 77'

Real Madrid 2-1 Werder Bremen

Real Madrid jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead at home, but one minute later Werder Bremen tied the score. These teams looked headed for a 1-1 tie until Nistelrooy put the game-winner in the net in the 74^th minute to gain all three points at home for Real Madrid.

Goals

Real Madrid

Raul 16'

R.v. Nistelrooy 74'

Werder Bremen

B. Sanogo 17'

AC Milan 2-1 Benifica

AC Milan started its title defense pretty successfully by beating Benifica at home. AC Milan controlled this match for the entire game and Benefica put in a late goal to make the score look closer than the game actually was.

Goals:

AC Milan

A. Pirlo 9'

F. Inzaghi 23'

Benifica

N. Gomes 90'

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic

Celtic started off very poorly this season with a 2-0 loss away. Celtic, one of the premier Scottish teams could not stop the Donetsk attack and they will have to gain wins now to be able to move into the knockout stage.

Goals:

Shakhtar Donetsk

Brandao 6'

C. Lucarelli 8'

Celtic

None

Standings After Matchday 1:

Group A

Olympique Marseille 1-0-0, 3 pts

Liverpool 0-0-1, 1 pts

FC Porto 0-0-1, 1 pts

Besiktas 0-1-0, 0 pts

Group B

Valencia 1-0-0, 3 pts

Chelsea 0-0-1, 1 pts

Rosenborg 0-0-1, 1 pts

FC Schalke 04 0-0-0, 0 pts

Group C

Real Madrid 1-0-0, 3pts

SS Lazio 0-0-1, 1 pts

Olympiakos 0-0-1, 1 pts

Werder Bremen, 0-1-0, 0 pts

Group D

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0-0, 3 pts

AC Milan 1-0-0, 3 pts

Benefica 0-0-1, 0 ptsGlasgow Celtic 0-0-1, 0 pts

a win is 3 points, a draw is 1 point and a loss is 0 points.