The Mid-week Review
by Danny Wright
A Thierry Henry handball helped Barcelona on their way to a 2-0 win over Rangers at the Nou Camp. The former Arsenal man forced the ball home with his arm after Lionel Messi's header came back of the post, with Messi on hand to seal the win just before half-time. Rangers seldom threatened the Barca goal but still remain in second place in Group E despite the defeat.
SPL rivals Celtic faired better on Tuesday as they defeated Benfica 1-0 at Celtic Park. Arthur Boruc played his part in the win, foiling Oscar Cardozo in the first half to keep the scores level before Aiden McGeady scored a deflected winner on the stroke of half-time. Celtic lie third in Group D but are level on points with Shakhtar Donetsk, a game the Scottish side must win in their next encounter to keep their qualification hopes alive.
A rampant Liverpool broke the record for the biggest Champions League win as they put no fewer than eight goals past sorry Besiktas. A Yosssi Benayoun hat-trick did the damage as Peter Crouch and Ryan Babel chipped in with two a piece, meanwhile Steve Gerrard completed the rout following fine build up play with John Arne Riise.
Arsenal progressed into the next stage following their 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague. The display was far from convincing as they had to thank Manuel Almunia for keeping them in the tie, his saves from Zdenek Senkerik ensuring the Gunners went through. No doubt the Spaniard had Arsene Wenger's comments ringing in his ears following a nervy display against Manchester United at the weekend.
Manchester United hit four past Dynamo Kiev to qualify for the knock-out stages. Gerard Pique headed a first with Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez combining to double United's advantage, the later doing the damage as Kiev looked all at sea. Rooney then converted a superb Nani cross to make it three, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fine individual goal to complete the rout.
Chelsea couldn't qualify as they drew blanks with Schalke 04, 0-0 the final score in Germany. A win would have taken Avram Grant's men through but a point still keeps the Blues at the top of Group B.
SPL rivals Celtic faired better on Tuesday as they defeated Benfica 1-0 at Celtic Park. Arthur Boruc played his part in the win, foiling Oscar Cardozo in the first half to keep the scores level before Aiden McGeady scored a deflected winner on the stroke of half-time. Celtic lie third in Group D but are level on points with Shakhtar Donetsk, a game the Scottish side must win in their next encounter to keep their qualification hopes alive.
A rampant Liverpool broke the record for the biggest Champions League win as they put no fewer than eight goals past sorry Besiktas. A Yosssi Benayoun hat-trick did the damage as Peter Crouch and Ryan Babel chipped in with two a piece, meanwhile Steve Gerrard completed the rout following fine build up play with John Arne Riise.
Arsenal progressed into the next stage following their 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague. The display was far from convincing as they had to thank Manuel Almunia for keeping them in the tie, his saves from Zdenek Senkerik ensuring the Gunners went through. No doubt the Spaniard had Arsene Wenger's comments ringing in his ears following a nervy display against Manchester United at the weekend.
Manchester United hit four past Dynamo Kiev to qualify for the knock-out stages. Gerard Pique headed a first with Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez combining to double United's advantage, the later doing the damage as Kiev looked all at sea. Rooney then converted a superb Nani cross to make it three, and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a fine individual goal to complete the rout.
Chelsea couldn't qualify as they drew blanks with Schalke 04, 0-0 the final score in Germany. A win would have taken Avram Grant's men through but a point still keeps the Blues at the top of Group B.
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