PSG lead race for second Group H berth
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Such has been Chelsea&#39;s dominance of their Champions League group that the other three teams including holders Porto are still all vying for a place in the knockout stage going into their final games next month.
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Liverpool have reason to be confident as they go into their first Champions League group game against last season's finalists Monaco at Anfield.
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LONDON, Nov. 22. - Manchester United only need a point against Lyon tomorrow to reach the second phase of the Champions League. A victory would better mark manager Sir Alex Fergusonâs 1,000th match in charge.
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Roy Makaay almost single-handedly led Bayern into the second round of last season&#39;s Champions League with seven of Munich&#39;s eight goals in the competition and Bayern&#39;s reliance on the Dutch striker looks set to continue this year.
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Fed Cup favourites Russia and France are firmly on course to meet in the final after taking commanding 2-0 leads in their semi-finals on Wednesday.
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Ukraine maintained their push for a  first appearance in the World Cup finals when they beat Albania  2-0 in Tirana Wednesday to open up a six-point lead at the top  of European qualifying Group Two.
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French champions and Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyon were held to a goalless draw at second from bottom Istres on Saturday. Lyon looked weary after their 3-1 Champions League win at Fenerbahce on Tuesday.
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The remaining seven vacancies in the first knockout stage of the Champions League will be decided this week with some of Europe&#39;s biggest clubs anxiously considering their fates.
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Gerard Houllier is 6/1 second favourite to succeed Harry Redknapp as permanent Portsmouth manager with William Hill who make the current caretaker boss Velimir Zajec 6/4 favourite to be appointed to the top job on a permanent basis.
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A round-up of Saturday's World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.
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Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and AS Monaco advanced to the second round of the European Champions League on Wednesday night, completing the 16-team field.
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Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Porto and Lille qualified for the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday, completing the 16-team field for the first knockout stage.
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CHELSEA launched their Champions League campaign in style in France last night as John Terry opened the scoring and Didier Drogba struck twice in a 3-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in Group H. Frank Lampard
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With Juventus already assured of the top spot in Group C and Bayern Munich mathematically guaranteed of qualification for the second phase of Champions League, the two giants took on Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Ajax Amesterdam on Wednesday night.
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FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but still keeps its aspirations for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, in spite of being seeded at the bottom of Group H. After four rounds
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Resurgent Paris Saint Germain booked their spot in the French League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday with a 4-0 rout of Valenciennes as Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui ensured Le Mans' passage at the expense of Lyon.
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CSKA Moscow continued their bright start to Group H of the Champions League tonight with a victory against PSG. Sergei Semak scored after 64 minutes for the Russian side, and he was instrumental in CSKA&#39;s second as he was taken down.