Liverpool's under-fire manager Rafael Benitez heads to Lyon with a makeshift squad knowing anything short of a victory could leave the Reds staring at an early exit from the Champions League.
English big shots Chelsea qualified for the knockout round of the Champions League, along with Porto and French team Bordeaux (photo) who marked up a splendid victory over Bayern Munich.
AC Milan pulled off a smash-and-grab 3-2 win over Real Madrid, spoiling what should have been a dream night for Raul as the Champions League's two most successful teams traded novice mistakes.
Real Madrid want to make it three wins out of three tonight while AC Milan are looking to recover from their shock defeat against FC Zurich. As for Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping for three points on CSKA Moscow’s plastic pitch.
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) helped Real Madrid defeat Marseille 3-0 as AC Milan suffered a humiliating 1-0 loss at home to Zurich. Manchester United and Chelsea secured their second win in two games to lead their groups.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Old Trafford will prove an intimidating venue for German champions Wolfsburg when the Premiership and Bundesliga title holders clash tonight.
Sevilla (barely) have Real Madrid and Barcelona in sight; Manchester United go top as Chelsea slump to their first defeat of the season; Sampdoria teach Inter Milan a lesson in humility; and Bayern Munich stumble in Hamburg.
After Wigan put an end to Chelsea's run of luck with a 3-1 victory, Manchester United went to the top of the Premiership for the first time in the season after a 2-0 win over Stoke with an impressive performance by Ryan Giggs (photo).
Despite strong resistance from Manchester City and their striker Craig Bellamy who scored two, Manchester United beat their local rivals 4-3 with a last minute goal by Michael Owen.
Alex Ferguson has spoken out to defend Manchester United's conduct in the signing of the young player Paul Pogba and deny claims from the midfielder's former club Le Havre that United had paid the 16-year-old's parents.
