CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008/09 - WEDNESDAY GROUP QUALIFYING GAMES: ATLETICO DE MADRID & FC BARCELONA

Tonight the two other Spanish representatives in Champions League
played their Group games - Group C & D - & both came out positive
from their respective clashes.

Sadly SFS starts its round up by announcing that violence has reared

its ugly head again, this time thanks to the walking "brainless" from
Marseille who before the match provoked authorities & the crowd by
throwing objects - seats - & hurling abusive gestures & language at

anything different. Spanish police charged to ease their "emotion" so

the game could start. Once again, this is NOT proper behaviour & it

needs to be stamped out of Football!!!

Talking off Football, great night for ATLETICO DE MADRID who

won 2-1 French team OLYMOIQUE OF MARSEILLE in a Group D
game settled in the 1ºst half. The man in form SERGIO AGUERO scored

for Atletico early in the 3ºrd min to set things rolling.

The French did´nt cave in & reacted in the 15th min thanks to NIANG
who drew for Marseille.

Then RAUL GARCIA scored Atletico´s second & finally winning
goal in the 21st min. This score went into the 2ºhalf were Atletico

took on a more strategic "attitude" to stall the match, frustrate
the French & ensure they took the 3ºpoints.

In the other match - Group C - SHAKHTAR gave FC BARCELONA a

difficult time & made them work for their victory. A 1-2 victory that

came in extremis & thanks to LIONEL MESSI who virtually single
handed gave victory to Barça.

Shakhtar went ahead in the 43ºrd min when IISON (above) scored.
Barça come out in the 2ºhalf with the iniciative while Shakhtar looked

more conservative & looking like they wished to defend their only goal.

But the man above - MESSI - took the match onto his shoulders & scored
in the 87th min to equalize & then repeated in the very last minute to score
his second & the winner for Barça. A close call, but a win, & 3ºpoints
never the less!

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