Arsenal hit back from 2-0 behind to win at Standard Liege, Rangers draw at Stuttgart and Liverpool edge past Debrecen on another busy night of Champions League action.
Liverpool got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start thanks to a sole strike from Dirk Kuyt on a difficult night at anfield.
The Reds dominated for long periods and Kuyt broke the deadlock by prodding home after Fernando Torres’ shot had been parried into his path by Debrecen goalkeeper Vukasin Poleksic.
Steven Gerrard went closest to doubling the lead when his fizzing shot fired inches over the crossbar.Debrecen did have some chances on the night and matched liverpool as they held on to bag the points.
Arsenal stormed back from 2-0 down inside five minutes to win their European opener.
Bad defending allowed Eliaquim Mangala to strikehome from 20 yards and Milan Jovanovic won and converted a penalty , but Nicklas Bendtner’s fine angled drive halved the deficit .
Thomas Vermaelen scrambled home Cesc Fabregas’ free-kick and he and Eduardo Da Silva were denied before the latter turned in Fabregas’ corner
Rangers opened their Champions League campaign with a very good result in Stuttgart thanks to a cracking goal from Bougherra.
Pavel Pogrebniak found the net with a powerfully placed shot on 18 minutes as Rangers were caught out on the break.
Sasa Papac made a mess of a close-range header as Rangers improved dramatically after the interval.
Bougherra romped forward to smash in a wonderful equaliser and Steven Davis went very close hitting the post late on.The Big match of the night was holders Barcelona at the San Siro taking on Mourinho’s Inter Milan ended up in a draw
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