Comfortable Win Earns Ajax First Points
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Ajax threw themselves a qualification lifeline at the Amsterdam ArenA with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Champions League Group C. First-half goals from Wesley Sonck, Nigel De Jong and skipper
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Bayern Munich&#39;s Dutch striker Roy Makaay hit a hat-trick as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam in Champions League Group C on Tuesday.
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Liverpool come away with a point from the opening Group C game against PSV Eindhoven.
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Bayern Munich shrugged off some indifferent early season form as a Roy Makaay hat-trick helped them to a 4-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam in their Champions League Group C match at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Ajax Amsterdam qualified for the UEFA Cup after finishing third in Champions League Group C with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
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Dirk Kuyt ensured 10-man Liverpool escaped with a hard-fought point as Rafa Benitez&#39;s side started their Champions League campaign with a 1-1 draw at Porto on Tuesday.
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Serie A title hopefuls Juventus and AS Roma made winning starts on Sunday, gaining an early advantage on rivals AC Milan and Inter who were held to draws on Saturday.
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Both teams have 42 points after 17 matches and the same goal difference but AZ have scored 44 against PSV&#39;s 42. Ajax Amsterdam are third on 34 and travel to Groningen on Sunday.
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Three of the top four teams in the Erevisie recorded comfortable wins this weekend, with Feyenoord the exception after they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at home to FC Groningen.
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Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has marked his first start for Celtic with the winning goal in the Scottish champions' 1-0 defeat of Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
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Arsenal make a winning start in Europe thanks to an own-goal by PSV Eindhoven's Alex.
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Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said his team turned in a near-perfect performance, re-igniting their bid for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a valuable 1-0 win at Deportivo Coruna.
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Patrick Kluivert eased Newcastle towards the group stage of the UEFA Cup in Graeme Souness&#39; first game in charge - but at some cost.
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Arsenal forgot their usual fluent style but still managed to beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in their Champions League opener. The Gunners scraped past the defensively minded Dutch side at Highbury thanks only to a first-half own goal from Alex.
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Xabi Alonso scores a wonder goal and Dirk Kuyt gets his first as Liverpool beat Newcastle.
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PSV Eindhoven enjoyed a comfortable  3-0 win over Groningen to increase their lead at the top of the  Dutch first division on Saturday.
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An own goal by PSV Eindhoven defender Alex three minutes before halftime gave Arsenal a 1-0 win in their opening Champions League Group E match at Highbury on Tuesday.