Lampard denies Chelsea, Spanish duo cruise
Sunday, September 21, 2014
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While Frank Lampard earned Manchester City FC a 1-1 draw against former employers Chelsea FC, Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona managed 13 goals between them in Spain.
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Frank Lampard grabbed the headlines in England with a late equaliser for Manchester City FC against old club Chelsea FC, on a weekend that also ended with the likes of FC Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain dropping points. Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona strolled to victory, in contrast, hitting 13 goals between them.
Group A
• Juventus maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan, Carlos Tévez scoring the only goal.
• Efforts from Kostas Mitroglou, Jorge Benitez and Pajtim Kasami earned Greek Super League leaders Olympiacos FC a 3-0 victory against Veria FC.
• Club Atlético de Madrid remain unbeaten in the Spanish Liga this term following a 2-2 draw with RC Celta de Vigo.
• Swedish leaders Malmö FF failed to defeat Helsingborgs IF, conceding a late equaliser to draw 1-1.
1 October: Malmö v Olympiacos, Atlético v Juventus
Group B
• Liverpool FC suffered a third defeat in five Premier League games this season, going down 3-1 at West Ham United FC.
• Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid brushed aside RC Deportivo La Coruña 8-2 to avoid a third successive Liga loss.
• FC Basel 1893 strolled past FC Winterthur in their Swiss Cup second round tie, Breel Embolo's hat-trick shaping a 4-0 triumph.
• PFC Ludogorets Razgrad moved up to third in Bulgaria, defeating PFC Litex Lovech 4-1 to make it eight unbeaten in the league.
1 October: Basel v Liverpool, Ludogorets v Madrid
Group C
• Down in France's bottom three before taking on EA Guingamp, AS Monaco FC boosted their campaign with a 1-0 success.
• FC Zenit's dominant start in Russia continued as the league leaders made it eight wins from eight, José Rondón scoring a hat-trick in a 5-0 win at FC Rostov.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen slipped to a 4-1 loss at VfL Wolfsburg after losing Giulio Donati to an early red card.
• SL Benfica made it four wins from five in the Portuguese Liga by coming from behind to down Moreirense FC 3-1.
1 October: Zenit v Monaco, Leverkusen v Benfica
Group D
• Dortmund missed the chance to go top of the Bundesliga on Saturday evening when they succumbed 2-0 at 1. FSV Mainz 05.
• Galatasaray AŞ fell further off the pace in the Turkish Super League due to a 2-0 loss at Balıkesirspor.
• Belgian First League leadersRSC Anderlecht, unbeaten in all competitions in 2014/15, defeated Cercle Brugge KSV 3-2.
• Three goals within four first-half minutes helped Arsenal FC see off Aston Villa FC 3-0 and seal a first win in four Premier League games.
1 October: Arsenal v Galatasaray, Anderlecht v Dortmund
Group E
• AS Roma are top in Italy after a 2-0 success against Cagliari Calcio maintained their 100% start to the season.
• Bundesliga champions Bayernremain winless away from home after playing out a 0-0 stalemate with Hamburger SV, but stay joint top.
• Manchester Cityavoided a home loss to rivals Chelsea FC thanks to Frank Lampard, the former Blues stalwart securing a 1-1 draw late on.
• PFC CSKA Moskva made it three wins from three by edging city rivals FC Lokomotiv Moskva 1-0 thanks to Ahmed Musa's 33rd-minute strike.
30 September: CSKA v Bayern, City v Roma
Group F
• Barcelona posted their biggest win of the campaign so far to make it five wins from five in Spain, dismantling Levante UD 5-0.
• Ricardo van Rhijn scored the only goal of the game as AFC Ajax defeated Feyenoord in De Klassieker to go second in the Eredivisie.
• Paris were denied victory by a late Olympique Lyonnais leveller in a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes.
• APOEL FC maintained their perfect start in the Cypriot First Division, prevailing 3-1 at Ayia Napa FC.
30 September: Paris v Barcelona, APOEL v Ajax
Group G
• André Schürrle gave Chelsea the lead at Manchester City, before departed Blues legend Lampard ensured the visitors dropped their first points this term.
• FC Schalke 04 lost Kevin-Prince Boateng and Julian Draxler to red cards but came from two down to draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, yet remain winless in the league.
• NK Maribor triumphed 2-1 at FC Koper thanks to efforts from Amir Derviševič and Tavares, despite ending the game with ten men.
• The goals flowed for Sporting Clube de Portugal as they put Gil Vicente to the sword in a 4-0 triumph.
30 September: Sporting v Chelsea, Schalke v Maribor
Group H
• FC Porto dropped points for the second week running, contesting a 0-0 draw with Boavista FC.
• Athletic Club continue to struggle in Spain after suffering a 1-0 home loss to Granada CF.
• FC Shakhtar Donetsk's perfect league start ended as they lost 2-0 to FC Zorya Luhansk.
• Leaders in Belarus, FC BATE Borisov, host second-placed FC Dinamo Minsk on Monday evening, hoping to stretch their three-point cushion at the top to six.
30 September: Shakhtar v Porto, BATE v Athletic