Some more Champions League action! 9/28/11.

So, let's start with the game in Spain! Valencia were facing the fierce opposition of Chelsea and were very lucky to be able to tie it very late in the 2nd half. Frank Lampard struck in the 56th minute to give Chelsea the lead after an uneventful 1st half. Valencia's response was very late and very lucky in coming after Salomon Kalou blatantly handled the ball in the box from a cross. Roberto Solado gratefully converted from the spot to bring the Spanish side level and split the points. Zenit St. Petersburg ended up dominating their match despite going down early to Porto. James Rodriguez gave the visitors the lead in the 10th minute, but they proceeded to lose Jorge Fucile who was dismissed after he received a 2nd yellow. Roman Shirokov leveled for the Russian giants in the 20th before giving them the lead in the 63rd minute. Danny tacked on a 3rd in the 72nd to finish the 10-man Portuguese powerhouse. Meanwhile, in France Marseille were able to have their way with Dortmund, blowing them out of the water with a 3-0 scoreline. Andre Ayew struck the opening and closing shots in the 20th and 69th minutes while Loic Remy scored between these two - in the 62nd. AC Milan won comfortably at home against the visiting Plzen. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Cassano struck once each without response to give the Milanese side their 1st win in Group H. Barcelona are now in a similar position as they obliterated BATE in Minsk thanks to an opening own goal from Aleksandr Volodko in the 19th, a clean strike from Pedro Rodriguez in the 22nd, a pair from Lionel Messi in the 36th and 56th minutes, and a closer from David Villa to totally tear apart BATE 5-0. One thing is certain: BATE have definitely gone through a learning experience today. Last but not least, Arsenal added more woes to the Greeks as they edged Olympiacos 2-1 thanks to early goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (8th minute) and Andre Santos (20th minute). David Fuster brought the Greek side one back but to no avail as the English side held on for the 3 points. An interesting note: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had a fantastic game as an 18 year old! One negative? His name is too long! It does not bode well for his future! Haha, all the best for the young man, I hope he has a very successful career with the Gunners.