9 Nov 2009
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Captain John Terry put Chelsea five points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a second-half matchwinner at Stamford Bridge.
Terry glanced home a 76th-minute free-kick from Frank Lampard to snatch a 1-0 win, although United claimed Didier Drogba was in an offside position.
United had their chances with Wayne Rooney twice going close but the Blues made it a club record of 11 straight home wins.
It was the home side who created the first goal attempt when Branislav Ivanovic burst down the right flank and let fly with a left-foot shot which Edwin van der Sar did well to hold at the near post.
United though were far more comfortable on the ball with the home side given little time to build from the back.
But a long cross from Michael Ballack in the 18th minute found the lurking Drogba on the edge of the six-yard box but the Ivory Coast striker failed to direct his header on to the target.
United, despite their dominance, had not created a clear cut chance.
In the 23rd minute, Chelsea won a free-kick but Lampard wasted the chance to test the United defence when he sent his curling effort beyond the far post.
Drogba was fouled by Wes Brown in the 27th minute in a central position 25 yards from goal.
It was another chance for the home side but again Lampard's free-kick was poor as he sent his effort straight into United's defensive wall.
Moments later Nicolas Anelka tried to beat Van der Sar from 35 yards but the United keeper dealt with it most comfortably.
Van der Sar was tested again when he made a one-handed save to keep out a curling shot from Anelka in the 32nd minute.
A quick counter attack from Chelsea saw Anelka put Deco free on the right flank but his cross eluded Ballack before arriving at the feet of Drogba. The Ivory Coast striker was unable to control the ball and it ran harmlessly into the arms of Van der Sar.
Drogba then broke into the penalty from the right flank but his angled drive ended in the upper tier of the stand as referee Martin Atkinson brought proceedings to a finish for the opening period.
In the 50th minute Drogba got the better of United's John O'Shea but his 25-yard shot went wide of the target.
Ivanovic was booked for a foul on Giggs in the 57th minute as the game began to open-up.
Ricardo Carvalho managed to get his body in the way of a fierce shot from Darren Fletcher moments later. It was a fine piece of defending by the Chelsea man.
A cross from Anelka fell kindly to Lampard on the edge of the penalty area but the England midfielder's shot was easily saved by Van der Sar.
Chelsea had gone over 14 hours since they last conceded a goal at Stamford Bridge.
It was time for the home side to make a change and Carlo Ancelotti opted to remove Deco in favour of Joe Cole, who was celebrating his 28th birthday.
Rooney should have punished Chelsea in the 66th minute when he took a return pass from Antonio Valencia on the edge of the penalty area. But the England striker sent his shot a foot wide of the far post.
Seconds later Rooney brought a fine save from Petr Cech with a 20-yard curler which was destined for the top corner until the Czech international intervened.
There was a worrying moment for Chelsea in the 71st minute when Drogba was kicked in the chest by Jonny Evans. Astonishingly, Drogba was then booked by Atkinson.
Chelsea were in front in the 76th minute when Ashley Cole was fouled by Fletcher on the left flank. Captain Terry rose to glance Lampard's free-kick into the corner of the net but United were furious that Drogba appeared to be in an offside position as the ball bounced beyond Van der Sar and into the net.
Rooney was booked afterwards and then Atkinson booked O'Shea and Carvalho in the 82nd minute as tempers flared. Valencia was lucky remain on the pitch with a two-footed challenge on Lampard but Atkinson handed him a yellow card.
8 Nov 2009
Video Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 4 Arsenal : Gunners cruise past Wolves
Arsenal secured an emphatic 4-1 victory against Wolves to keep the pressure up at the top of the Premier League table.
They got a helping hand in the first half from the home side, with both Ronald Zubar and Jody Craddock scoring own goals.
Arsenal kept their foot on the pedal, Cesc Fabregas and Andrei Arshavin extending their lead before Craddock got a consolation goal at the correct end.
Unbeaten in 13 matches in all competitions, Arsene Wenger's side are a clear and positive threat to Chelsea and Manchester United and are scoring goals for funWolves, however, came close to making the breakthrough in the 10th minute when Nenad Milijas delivered a teasing corner.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake peeled away from his marker but he failed to test goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, his close range header going wide of the post.
It was a good chance for the stirker, who was back in the side with Chris Iwelumo absent.
Arsene Wenger's side again found themselves on the back foot in the 18th minute and Milijas picked out Christophe Berra with a free-kick. But he got his bearings wrong and the ball was scrambled away.
Arsenal went ahead in the 28th minute and there was a stroke of luck about their effort.
Fabregas swung in a corner from the left and the ball took a deflection off Zubar, under pressure from Eduardo, for an own goal.
The home side tried to regroup but were undone again seven minutes later and by another own goal.
Eduardo was allowed plenty of space and raced forward only to see his chip deflected off Craddock.
The momentum had swung Arsenal's way and they were now firmly in the driving seat with the advantage of a two-goal cushion.
They extended their lead in stoppage time when Fabregas scored in front of the posts after a simple ball from Robin van Persie.
Arsenal went on the attack at the start of the second half and Andrei Arshavin tried to pick out van Persie in the 48th minute only for Hennessey to make the interception.
Five minutes later Thomas Vermaelen hosited the ball forward towards Eduardo but he failed to get a decent touch and the opportunity was lost.
Arsenal had taken the sting out of the game after their three-goal spell in the first half.
Wolves were finding it hard to string their passes together and there was an air of resignation among the home fans.
Fabregas then tried to release van Persie but Craddock was alert to the danger in the 63rd minute and made the clearance.
Arshavin came close to extending Arsenal's lead in the 63rd minute when he cut inside, only for Hennessy to turn away his effort.
Arshavin got his reward a minute later, latching on to Hennessey's clearance from a corner by Fabregas, thumping the ball beyond the goalkeeper.
It was becoming a rout as Arsenal were beginning to find gaps as Wolves tired.
Fabregas should have added a fifth goal in the 76th minute but sent his effort over the top from close range after van Persie had squared the ball into his path.
Substitute Tomas Rosicky was also wasteful in front of the posts before Wolves got a consolation goal on the stroke of full time.
Craddock scored at the right end this time when he powered home a header from substitute Matt Jarvis's corner.
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Video Atalanta 2 - 5 Juventus
Juventus moved back to within four points of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A with an impressive high-scoring away win.
Mauro Camoranesi scored twice in the space of as many first-half minutes to give Juventus, who also had three goals disallowed, a comfortable lead at the break.
Jaime Valdes reduced the arrears early in the second half, but Felipe Melo soon restored Juve's advantage.
Fabio Ceravolo brought Atalanta back into it again, but two late goals from Diego and David Trezeguet completed a 5-2 win for Ciro Ferrara's side.
Simone Tiribocchi had the first chance for Atalanta in the 15th minute, but he failed to get a good enough touch on Valdes' through-ball and his shot went wide.
Juve saw the first of three goals disallowed for offside in the 28th minute, with Trezeguet clearly beyond the last Atalanta defender when he headed Martin Caceres' cross in from close range.
There was no doubt about Juve's opening goal as the Atalanta defence opened up to allow Camoranesi to replicate the goal he scored in midweek against Maccabi Haifa, heading in Fabio Grosso's cross.
He added his and Juve's second within 60 seconds, again taking advantage of some poor defending before placing his shot expertly from 15 yards.
Atalanta coach Antonio Conte refused to throw in the towel and continued to urge his players on.
And Chilean midfielder Valdes took his coach's advice on board to break free from the attention of Caceres and race onto a perfectly-weighted ball from Tiberio Guarente and slot the ball under Gianluigi Buffon in the 51st minute.
Juve reacted again and had two more goals disallowed, with Felipe Melo and Christian Poulsen both accepting the linesman's correct offside decisions without a murmur of complaint.
And Felipe Melo showed the perfect response with Juve's third goal in the 55th minute, which nobody could rule out.
He picked his spot in the top corner of Andrea Consigli's goal from 25 yards out to restore Juve's two-goal advantage.
But Atalanta hit back once again, with Valdes curling his shot just inches past the corner of Buffon's goal.
Ceravolo was more accurate when he cut in past Grosso to send the ball past Buffon and set up a grandstand finish in the 71st minute.
Yet the goal served to ignite the Bianconeri once again and Diego netted his first goal since the end of August to score their fourth in the 85th minute.
He needed two touches with his left foot, first to control a cross from Camoranesi and then to nudge the ball past Consigli into the far corner.
And Trezeguet wrapped up the win with his 177th goal in Italian football in the 87th minute, leaving Consigli no chance with his shot inside the near post after a fortunate touch from Paolo De Ceglie.
Video Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca : Barca pass Mallorca test
Pedro bagged a brace and Thierry Henry scored his first goal of the season as Barcelona cruised to a routine 4-2 win at home to Mallorca.
Barca began the day a point ahead of fierce rivals Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Division.
The Catalans took to the field two hours before Madrid's derby clash at city rivals Atletico, in the knowledge a win would keep them top for another week, regardless of what happened in the capital.
Barca coach Pep Guardiola sprung several surprises as he left Xavi, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Dani Alves out of the starting line-up for this match.
Their absence from the first XI meant a start for the in-form Pedro on the right and another chance for the misfiring Henry on the left, while Sergio Busquets came in alongside Yaya Toure and Seydou Keita in midfield and captain Carles Puyol was switched from central defence to right-back.
Even without four of their best players, this was still an impressive line-up.
And they were ahead within 12 minutes as Pedro latched onto Zlatan Ibrahimovic's sublime back-heeled pass and slotted the ball underneath Dudu Aouate.
The Tenerife-born forward almost got in again two minutes later when Aouate failed to hold Henry's fierce drive but the Israel keeper gathered at the second attempt.
At the other end, Jose Luis Marti blasted over the bar with a speculative effort.
Pierre Webo, who scored the only goal as Mallorca maintained their perfect home record with a 1-0 win over Racing Santander last weekend, then missed a great chance to equalise.
The Cameroon forward flashed a low, angled drive towards goal but Victor Valdes was equal to it and Barca remained in front.
But the Catalans' lead was gone a minute later when Gerard Pique could only flick Marti's corner into the path of the unmarked Nunes, who headed home from close range to silence the Nou Camp.
Barca struggled to find their rhythm after the goal and Mallorca were a match for their more illustrious rivals in the next 20 minutes.
But Barca struck a double blow before half-time to effectively end the islanders' hopes of taking anything from this match.
Aouate saved three times in quick succession from Pedro, Henry and Busquets but could do nothing to prevent the former from crashing home at the fourth time of asking five minutes before the break.
It was Pedro's second of the night and his eighth goal of the season.
Those goals have come in five different competitions, a feat not previously achieved by any other Barcelona player in history.
Henry, meanwhile, has been having a poor season by his standards and had yet to score in any competition prior to this match.
But that changed just before half-time, when the Frenchman intervened with an opportunist header to divert Busquets' effort past Aouate following Pedro's free-kick.
Messi replaced Pedro six minutes into the second half, while Xavi came on for Busquets shortly afterwards.
The hosts were cruising now, though, and the game lost its intensity until the final 10 minutes, when the introduction of Iniesta for Henry appeared to spark the Catalans back into life.
Iniesta set up Ibrahimovic with a fine pass but the Sweden striker fired into the side netting.
Messi then blasted over the bar from close range but was presented with a great chance to get on the scoresheet moments later after Josemi brought down Ibrahimovic and the referee awarded a penalty to Barcelona.
The Argentina winger sent Aouate the wrong way to make it 4-1 and, even though substitute Alhassane Keita grabbed a second for Mallorca at the death, it turned out to be a routine win for Barcelona.
video Atlético Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid : Real edge five-goal thriller
Ten-man Real Madrid continued their remarkable run of success against city rivals Atletico at the Vicente Calderon, but they were given a huge scare after almost surrendering a 3-0 lead in an incident-packed 3-2 derby triumph.
Real have not lost a league game at this ground since the 1998/99 season, and they looked set to cruise to another victory as goals from Kaka, Marcelo and Gonzalo Higuain put them in total control midway through the second half.However, the 65th-minute dismissal of Sergio Ramos gave Atletico a lifeline and the struggling hosts pulled goals back through Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero before mounting a sustained - if ultimately unsuccessful - bid for a late equaliser.
Real's win kept them within a point of leaders Barcelona, who beat Real Mallorca 4-2 earlier in the evening.
Aside from their total domination in this fixture, Real also have made a habit of scoring early goals here in recent years, with Raul netting after just 48 seconds two seasons ago and Ruud van Nistelrooy notching even quicker last season.
And it was a familiar story again today, with Kaka putting the visitors after just four minuntes.
The Brazilian was given far too much time on the edge of the box and he took advantage by rifling a shot past Sergio Asenjo's right hand and into the top corner.
That was the perfect start for Real, and they dominated for the next half-hour with Lassana Diarra, Pepe and Ramos all going close from distance.
And Asenjo was powerless to stop Marcelo making it 2-0 in the 24th minute as Madrid made their dominance count.
Karim Benzema's pass looked to have pushed Marcelo too near to the goalline, but the Brazilian spun and sent a thunderous shot into the roof of the net with his less-favoured right foot.
At that point it looked set to be a Real walkover, but going two goals behind actually sparked Atletico into life and they came within a whisker of getting a goal back in the 30th minute when Forlan struck the outside of the post from Simao Sabrosa's cross.
Poor control from Forlan then saw him spurn another opening, while at the other end Asenjo did superbly to keep turn behind Benzema's stabbed shot.
The final chance of the half fell to Atletico, and really should have seen Simao reduce the deficit, but he was denied by a brilliant one-handed block by Iker Casillas when clean through.
Atletico boss Quique Sanchez Flores decided to unleash Aguero at half-time, having started with him on the bench, but it was Real who began the second period better with Benzema twice going close.
Atletico were looking better with Aguero on the pitch, though, and they were starting to build some pressure before an awful defensive mistake from Luis Perea saw any momentum lost as he allowed Real to go 3-0 up.
The centre-back lost possession to Higuain on the edge of his own box, and the Argentinian charged into the area before coolly slotting past Asenjo.
There appeared no way back for Atletico, but they were handed a glimmer of hope when Ramos was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Aguero on the edge of the box.
As Ramos was making his way off the pitch, there was a commotion by the Real bench and it appeared as though coach Manuel Pellegrini had been struck in the face by something thrown from the crowd.
The referee came over to check on the Chilean, and play continued with Pellegrini still standing on the touchline and seemingly unhurt.
Back on the pitch, Atletico could not make the most of their dangerous free-kick as Simao fired wide.
Casillas then denied Tomas Ujfalusi and Cleber Santana as Atletico looked to make their numerical advantage count, and the home side did just that as strike duo Forlan and Aguero pulled goals back to set up a grandstand finish.
Forlan made it 3-1 in the 78th minute after slotting home Simao's cross, and then two minutes later Aguero muscled aside Pepe before firing a low shot past Casillas.
Atletico set up camp around the Real area and Aguero had a great chance to level in the injury time when faced only with Casillas, but the Spain number one saved with his feet as the visitors held on for the win.
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TOP 5 gold Round 11 SERIE A 2009-2010
5. Antonio Floro Flores 27’ (Chievo 1-1 Udinese)
4. David Trezeguet 35’ (Juventus 2-3 Napoli)
3. Marco Marchionni 4’ (Fiorentina 3-1 Calcio Catania)
2. Giuseppe Mascara 48’ (Fiorentina 3-1 Calcio Catania)
1. Marco Borriello 93’ (AC Milan 2-0 Parma)
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5. Haris Medunjanin 94’ (Espanyol 1-1 Valladolid)
4. Pierre Webo 18’ (Mallorca 1-0 Santander)
3. Alvaro Negredo 42’ (Xerez 0-2 Sevilla)
2. Gonzalo Higuain 53’ (Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe)
1. Giuseppe Rossi 51’ (Villarreal 5-0 Tenerife)
5 Nov 2009
TOP 5 gold - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE round 4 (04-05/11/2009)
5. Sergio Aguero 91’ (Atletico Madrid 2-2 Chelsea)
4. Zdravko Kuzmanovic 78’ (Sevilla 1-1 Stuttgart)
3. Milos Krasic 31’ (Man Utd 3-3 CSKA Moskva)
2. Marius Onofras 88’ (Unirea Urziceni 1-1 Rangers)
1. Andriy Shevchenko 81’ (Dinamo Kyiv 1-2 Inter Milan)
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Champions League: Liverpool rocked, Inter salvo
Liverpool's Champions League hopes are now hanging by a thread after they conceded a 90th-minute equaliser at Lyon.
Ryan Babel looked to have given the visitors a much-needed victory at Stade Gerland as he fired home a stunning strike with seven minutes to go, but Lisandro Lopez burst through to make it 1-1 and ensure his side progress.
In the other game in Group E, Fiorentina look well-placed to join Lyon in the knockout stages as they thrashed Hungary's Debrecen 5-2 at home. Adrian Mutu set them on their way in the 14th minute and, while Gergely Rudolph levelled on 38 minutes, Dario Dainelli, Ricardo Montolivo and Marco Marchionni made it 4-1 with three goals in nine minutes early in the second half. Adamo Coulibaly threatened a comeback with a header to make it 4-2 in the 70th minute, but Alberto Gilardino completed the scoring shortly afterwards.
Inter Milan staged a dramatic late comeback as they beat Dynamo Kiev 2-1 for their first win in the group stages.
Andriy Shevchenko, facing his former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, looked to have done serious damage to the Italian champions' hopes of making the next round with his 21st-minute goal, but Diego Milito levelled four minutes before time and Wesley Sneijder clinched the win in the 89th minute. The win puts Inter top of the group.
Barcelona, meanwhile, fell to third as they drew 0-0 with Russian side Rubin Kazan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck the post early on for the reigning champions, but they were unable to break down a strong defensive unit and now need results in both their remaining games.
Arsenal all but booked their place in the next round as they thrashed AZ Alkmaar 4-1 at Emirates Stadium.Cesc Fabregas caught goalkeeper Sergio Romero off guard to open the scoring on 25 minutes and Samir Nasri doubled their advantage with a fine solo effort just before the break. Fabregas added his second and his team's third with a superb finish on 52 minutes before Abou Diaby rounded off a sublime team effort for 4-0 in the 72nd minute. Jeremain Lens then grabbed a late consolation for the visitors after some poor goalkeeping from Manuel Almunia.
Standard Liege kept their hopes of reaching the next round alive as they beat Olympiakos 2-0 at home. Deludonne Mbokani fired home the first after half an hour before a Milan Jovanovic header secured the win in the dying moments.
Sevilla made it through despite dropping points for the first time as they were held 1-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart. Jesus Navas gave Sevilla an early lead, but Zdravko Kuzmanovic fired home from distance in the 78th minute to give his side a valuable point.
Rangers' hopes now look forlorn as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Romania's Unirea Urziceni. Lee McCulloch looked to have kept his side in contention with a 25-yard drive as the goalkeeper failed to make the save, but substitute Marius Onofras kept Unirea in second place with a stunning strike with two minutes left on the clock.
Ryan Babel looked to have given the visitors a much-needed victory at Stade Gerland as he fired home a stunning strike with seven minutes to go, but Lisandro Lopez burst through to make it 1-1 and ensure his side progress.
In the other game in Group E, Fiorentina look well-placed to join Lyon in the knockout stages as they thrashed Hungary's Debrecen 5-2 at home. Adrian Mutu set them on their way in the 14th minute and, while Gergely Rudolph levelled on 38 minutes, Dario Dainelli, Ricardo Montolivo and Marco Marchionni made it 4-1 with three goals in nine minutes early in the second half. Adamo Coulibaly threatened a comeback with a header to make it 4-2 in the 70th minute, but Alberto Gilardino completed the scoring shortly afterwards.
Inter Milan staged a dramatic late comeback as they beat Dynamo Kiev 2-1 for their first win in the group stages.
Andriy Shevchenko, facing his former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, looked to have done serious damage to the Italian champions' hopes of making the next round with his 21st-minute goal, but Diego Milito levelled four minutes before time and Wesley Sneijder clinched the win in the 89th minute. The win puts Inter top of the group.
Barcelona, meanwhile, fell to third as they drew 0-0 with Russian side Rubin Kazan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck the post early on for the reigning champions, but they were unable to break down a strong defensive unit and now need results in both their remaining games.

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Inter Milan's coach Jose Mourinho celebrates his team's late winner
Standard Liege kept their hopes of reaching the next round alive as they beat Olympiakos 2-0 at home. Deludonne Mbokani fired home the first after half an hour before a Milan Jovanovic header secured the win in the dying moments.
Sevilla made it through despite dropping points for the first time as they were held 1-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart. Jesus Navas gave Sevilla an early lead, but Zdravko Kuzmanovic fired home from distance in the 78th minute to give his side a valuable point.
Rangers' hopes now look forlorn as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Romania's Unirea Urziceni. Lee McCulloch looked to have kept his side in contention with a 25-yard drive as the goalkeeper failed to make the save, but substitute Marius Onofras kept Unirea in second place with a stunning strike with two minutes left on the clock.
Video Lyon 1 - 1 Liverpool : Reds' hearts broken late on
Liverpool's hearts were broken by a cruel last-minute equaliser that has all but ended their Champions League dreams for a traumatic season.
The much-maligned Ryan Babel had scored a wonderful goal with just seven minutes left and if Liverpool could have hung on to that lead they would still have had a realistic chance of reaching the last 16.
But Liverpool's season has been littered with shattering luck and bitter body blows, as well as beach-ball goals.
And when Lisandro struck an equaliser in the final seconds for Lyon - sending them into the last 16 - Liverpool knew their own hopes were left hanging by a thread.
Fiorentina's expected win over Debrecen keeps them firmly in second spot and Liverpool will need more than a miracle now after this devastating blow.
Daniel Agger passed a late fitness test on his back injury to play in this crunch Group E clash in the Stade Gerland, boosting the Anfield club's side who were eventually missing seven senior players as they battled for their European lives.
Fernando Torres was also in the starting line-up, while Alberto Aquilani was on the bench, Andriy Voronin partnering Torres up front.
Lyon made two changes from their side that won at Anfield a fortnight ago. Michel Bastos and Bafetimbi Gomis came in for Ederson and Sidney Govou, who were both in the bench.
At first Torres looked barely able to run, certainly with nothing like his usual mobility. The occasional sprint when needed was about his limit early on such is the severity of the serious groin injury he is carrying.
Lyon may have been lulled into a false sense of security against the Spanish ace, and when he found a yard of space in the box he almost had Liverpool ahead after 12 just minutes.
Emiliano Insua swung over a cross from the left, and the striker met it first -time eight yards to force a fine point-blank save from Hugo Lloris, who was to deny Liverpool twice more before the break.
Liverpool defended deep and in numbers, desperate not to concede early while Lyon had plenty of possession. They moved the ball around crisply and Bastos tested Jose Reina from 20 yards while the giant Gomis had Liverpool's keeper stretching again with a 25-yarder.
But Liverpool were searching for a breakthrough of their own, and another Insua cross gave Dirk Kuyt the chance of a clever lob, again Lloris needing to be at his best to touch the ball over the bar.
The French side then lost Anthony Reveillere and Miralem Pjanic to leg injuries with Lamine Gassama and Ederson taking their places.
Liverpool's third decent chance of the half came after a foul on Torres deep in his own half. Javier Mascherano's quick free-kick cleared Lyon's back line and allowed Voronin a clear run at goal. His shot was low, but again Lloris was up to the task, blocking the effort with his legs.
Agger was booked after 33 minutes for blocking Gomis' run on the halfway line, with Lisandro cautioned for a foul on Kuyt a minute later.
Lyon started the second period with a quicker tempo, and Lisandro hooked over an Aly Cissokho cross. The full-back's next cross saw Bastos head over the far angle.
As Liverpool pressed forward, the gaps were appearing behind them, and Gomis looked increasingly dangerous.
Liverpool's first change came after 67 minutes when Babel replaced Voronin, Torres being left on this time.
Then Lloris made yet another stunning save, turning away Lucas' effort with his left hand with Kuyt following up with an overhead shot that was kicked off the line.
Lyon brought on Govou for Gomis, before Reina had to make his first serious save of the night, blocking Lisandro from close range. Lisandro got away again after 78 minutes, turning Agger and then firing a curling shot just wide of the far post with Liverpool now playing with four men up front.
Torres' misplaced header gave Bastos another chance to run at Liverpool's defence, his shot being deflected for a corner.
But Liverpool broke from defence after a painful bout of head tennis to get the ball away and grabbed a sensational goal after 83 minutes. Yossi Benayoun spun the ball out to the left for Babel, who cut inside to unleash a thunderous drive into the top corner from 30 yards, before being engulfed by his team-mates.
Three minutes from the end Torres was finally taken off, David Ngog taking over up front. But with just seconds left, Liverpool's dream crashed. Lisandro got past Insua in the box and lifted his shot over Reina for the equaliser.
video Dynamo Kiev 1 - 2 Internazionale : Late drama seals win
Two goals in the last five minutes spared Jose Mourinho's blushes at Dynamo Kiev and reignited Inter Milan's Champions League campaign.
Andrey Shevchenko, a legend at Inter's city rivals AC Milan, scored the only goal of the first half after 21 minutes and it looked like being enough for a shock win.
Inter piled on the pressure in the second period and it finally paid off as the in-form Diego Milito equalised in the 86th minute and Wesley Sneijder won it one minute from time.
Even a draw would have kept the Italians bottom of Group F, but as it was they went top - a point ahead of Rubin Kazan and Barcelona.
In just the second minute, Sneijder fired over the bar, while at the other end Milos Ninkovic could not find the target from distance.After 18 minutes Samuel Eto'o sent a wicked strike over from a narrow angle - and just three minutes later his side were behind.
Artem Milevskiy controlled Roman Eremenko's throw into the path of Shevchenko, who controlled the ball on his chest before sending a looping volley over the reach of Julio Cesar.
Both sides produced some slick football, with one well-worked move from Inter finishing with a one-two between Diego Milito and Walter Samuel, but the former fired straight at Stanislav Bogush when he should have done better.
Shevchenko had chances for a second but could not match his earlier deadly finishing, first straying offside on the counter-attack to prevent a good chance, then pulling a shot wide from the edge of the box.
Mourinho made a double switch at half-time, bringing Mario Balotelli and Thiago Motta on for Esteban Cambiasso and Cristian Chivu.
Inter took the initiative from the restart, Dejan Stankovic firing from distance but preventing an easy save for Bogush.
After 50 minutes, Sneijder swung in a free-kick from right wing and Samuel flung himself at the ball, but his diving header was off target.
Just after the hour mark, Shevchenko headed the ball to Ninkovic, who took the ball away from Lucio with a neat first touch before dragging the ball just wide of the near post.
Milito then tried his luck but could not beat Bogush from an acute angle.
A string of set-pieces caused trouble for Bogush, never more than when Sneijder's delivery was headed onto the post by Samuel.
Samuel then touched the ball wide after being played in by a neat Eto'o through ball.
It looked like being Dynamo's day, but four minutes from time, Sneijder picked out Milito, who was all alone on the edge of the Dynamo box, and his scuffed shot caught Bogush off balance before dribbling over the line.
And moments later when substitute Sulley Muntari sent in an angled shot, Bogush allowed the ball to squirm under his body.
It was going just wide, but Milito turned the ball from an impossible angle against the keeper's knees and Sneijder followed in.
It was heartbreaking for Dynamo, but they contributed to their own downfall with some slack defending late on.
FK Rubin Kazan 0 - 0 Barcelona
Champions draw blank and face uphill struggle

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Rubin Kazan striker Gokdeniz Karadeniz is thwarted
| Scoring Summary | |
| FK Rubin Kazan | Barcelona |
| Match Stats | ||
| FK Rubin Kazan | Barcelona | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 4(1) | 19(5) |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 6 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 25% | 75% |
| Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 5 | 1 |
| Match Information |
| Stadium: Central Stadium Kazan Attendance: Match Time: 17:30 UK Official(s): Konrad Plautz (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| FK Rubin Kazan | Barcelona |
| 77 Sergei Ryzhikov | 1 Víctor Valdés |
| 4 César | 5 Carles Puyol |
| 76 Roman Sharonov | 3 Gerard Pique |
| 3 Cristian Ansaldi | 22 Eric Abidal |
| 9 Lasha Salukvadze | 2 Daniel Alves |
| 16 Christian Noboa | 24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure |
| 7 Sergei Semak | 15 Seydou Keita |
| 19 Vitaliy Kaleshin | 6 Xavi |
| 15 Aleksandr Ryazantsev | 8 Andrés Iniesta |
| 10 Alejandro Damian Dominguez | 9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 61 Karadeniz Gökdeniz | 10 Lionel Messi |
| Substitutes | |
| 5 Petr Bystrov | Thierry Henry 14 |
| 29 Nukri Revishvili | Rafael Márquez 4 |
| 32 Andrei Gorbanets | Jose Manuel Pinto 13 |
| 88 Alan Kasaev | Maxwell 19 |
| 6 MacBeth Sibaya | Bojan Krkic 11 |
| 24 Aleksei Popov | Pedrito 17 |
| 11 Aleksandr Bukharov | Sergi Busquets 16 |
| Substitutions | |
| Aleksandr Bukharov for Karadeniz Gökdeniz (63) | Thierry Henry for Seydou Keita (82) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Sergei Semak (73) | Carles Puyol (75) |
| Sergei Ryzhikov (90) | |
| · Club Squads: FK Rubin Kazan | Barcelona | |
Updated: November 4, 2009, 8:45 AM UK
Rubin Kazan followed up their shock victory against Barcelona a fortnight ago with a defensive masterclass to leapfrog their Catalan opponents in Champions League Group F ahead of the evening game between Dynamo Kiev and Inter Milan.Barcelona were the victims of one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history when goals by Aleksandr Ryazantsev and Gokdeniz Karadeniz guided the Russians to a 2-1 victory at the Nou Camp a fortnight ago, also the first game they had won in the competition.Although Barca dominated possession tonight they produced few clear-cut chances as the Russian champions produced a perfect defensive display and they could even have taken all three points had Alexander Bukharov taken his chances after being introduced as a substitute with a little under half an hour remaining.
Barca started brightly and should have been ahead in the third minute.
The visitors forced two corners before Zlatan Ibrahimovic left the home defence for dead and clipped the ball over the goalkeeper who had gone to ground only to see the ball hit the post and bounce out.
The Russians were working hard to close their visitors down and the bobbly pitch was preventing Barca from employing their usual slick passing game with Lionel Messi unable to make any real contribution.
However, the Catalan side were prepared to play a patient game and Xavi chipped just over.
Ibrahimovic then chested a lofted ball on to Messi who bustled through but he was denied by Sergei Ryzhikov smothering the ball at the Argentinian's feet and Seydou Keita failed to connect properly with a Dani Alves cross as Barca dominated.
Messi sent a shot wide but a rigid, disciplined Russian defence meant Barcelona were unable to create clear-cut chances and it was the hosts who almost took the lead five minutes before half-time.
Rubin broke quickly with a ball out to the right and with Eric Abidal nowhere to be seen Karadeniz found himself in acres of space.
The striker made his way into the box and sent in a fierce shot which Victor Valdes did well to save down at his near post.
The Russians then momentarily lost concentration when Ibrahimovic had a free-kick in a central position outside the area but rather than blast the ball, the Sweden striker played it short to Andres Iniesta but Ryzhikov was alert to save the shot.
Ibrahimovic produced a snap shot which was hit straight at the keeper and the half ended goalless.
The second period opened in the same fashion, the Russians closing down and stifling their opponents.
Yaya Toure sent in a fierce 25-yard shot which the keeper palmed down without anyone following up and Iniesta put a shot wide after wriggling through although Ryzhikov had it covered.
Alejandro Dominguez wasted a free-kick when he was in a promising position on the left by floating the ball onto the roof of the net.
However, Rubin had a great chance in the 74th minute when Dominguez sent a ball over the defence to Bukharov who was half a yard ahead.
However, the striker chose to chest the ball down rather than head it or shoot giving Valdes the chance to come out and smother.
Valdes then dived at Bukharov's feet as the Russia international ran in on goal and Carles Puyol cleared the danger with the goalkeeper out of his area as Rubin caused confusion in the visitors' defence.
Bukharov then went narrowly over from Dominguez's corner before substitute Thierry Henry had no time to react when he appeared to be be taken by surprise when the ball came to him yards from goal.
The former Arsenal striker then blazed yards wide in the final minute when Messi set him up on the left of the area but Henry was way off balance.
4 Nov 2009
Ticket News: Besiktas and Carling Cup tickets available + Portsmouth and Villa apps
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Matchday 4 Recap: Tuesday
Matchday 4 Recap: Tuesday
- MU 3-3 CSKA
Gold: Owen 29', Scholes 84', Shennykov 90; (og) - Dzagoev 25', Krasic 31', Berezutsky 47'
MU: 1. Edwin van der Sar 2. Gary Neville 6. Wes Brown 7. Michael Owen 17. Nani 18. Paul Scholes 20. Fabio 23. Jonny Evans 24. Darren Fletcher 25. Antonio Valencia 27. Federico Macheda
CSKA: 35. Igor Akinfeev 2. Deividas Semberas 4. Sergey Ignashevich 6. Aleksei Berezutski 10. Alan Dzagoev 11. Pavel Mamaev 17. Milos Krasic 22. Evgeni Aldonin 24. Vasili Berezutski 42. Georgy Shchennikov 89. Tomas Necid
- Milan 1-1 Real
Milan: 1. Nelson Dida 7. Pato 10. Clarence Seedorf 13. Alessandro Nesta 15. Gianluca Zambrotta 21. Andrea Pirlo 22. Marco Borriello 23. Massimo Ambrosini 33. Thiago Silva 44. Massimo Oddo 80. Ronaldinho
Real: 1. Iker Casillas 2. Álvaro Arbeloa 3. Pepe 4. Sergio Ramos 8. Kaka 10. Lassana Diarra 11. Karim Benzema 12. Marcelo 18. Raúl Albiol 20. Gonzalo Higuaín 22. Xabi Alonso
Gold : Ronaldinho (pen) 34' - Karim Benzema 29’
- Atletico 2-2 Chelsea
Atletico: 1. Sergio Asenjo 3. Antonio Lopez 7. Diego Forlan 12. Paulo Assuncao 14. Florent Sinama-Pongolle 16. Juanito 19. Jose Antonio Reyes 20. Simão 21. Luis Perea 22. Pablo 23. Cleber Santana
Chelsea: 1. Petr Cech 3. Ashley Cole 5. Michael Essien 8. Frank Lampard 10. Joe Cole 11. Didier Drogba 15. Florent Malouda 21. Salomon Kalou 26. John Terry 33. Alex 35. Juliano Belletti
Gold: Kun Agüero 66', 90’ - Didier Drogba 82', 88'
- Maccabi : 0-1 Juventus
Gold: Camoranesi 45'
Maccabi: 1. Nir Davidovitch 5. Jorge Teixeira 7. Gustavo Boccoli 8. John Culma 9. Vladimir Dvalishvili 17. Tsepo Masilela 18. Ali Osman 19. Shlomi Arbaitman 20. Yaniv Katan 21. Dekel Keinan 27. Eyal Meshumar
Juventus: 1. Gianluigi Buffon 2. Martin Caceres 3. Giorgio Chiellini 4. Felipe Melo 6. Fabio Grosso 11. Amauri 16. Mauro Camoranesi 18. Christian Poulsen 28. Diego 30. Tiago 33. Nicola Legrottaglie
- Bayern 0-2 Bordeaux
Gold: Gourcuff 37', Chamakh 90'
Đội hình ra sân:
Bayern: 4. Edson Braafheid (33. Mario Gomez) 6. Martin Demichelis 9. Luca Toni 17. Mark van Bommel 18. Miroslav Klose (10. Arjen Robben) 21. Philipp Lahm 22. Hans-Jörg Butt 23. Danijel Pranjic 28. Holger Badstuber 31. Bastian Schweinsteiger 44. Anatoliy Tymoschtschuk
Bordeaux: 1. Cedric Carrasso 2. Mickael Ciani 4. Alou Diarra 5. Fernando 8. Yoann Gourcuff 17. Wendel (10. Jussie) 18. Jaroslav Plasil (25. Ludovic Sane) 21. Matthieu Chalme 27. Marc Planus 28. Benoît Tremoulinas 29. Marouane Chamakh
Champions League: Chelsea and Man Utd through
Champions League: Chelsea and Man Utd through
Previous winners Manchester United and Porto were joined by Bordeaux and Chelsea in qualifying for the Champions League last 16 tonight, but AC Milan and Real Madrid could yet miss out on progression from the group stages.
Ronaldinho, AC Milan
Bayern Munich are in danger of missing out in qualification from Group A after Bordeaux claimed a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena.
The pressure mounted on Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal after strikes from Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh secured qualification for Les Girondins, who are unbeaten at the top of the Group A standings.
Juventus are two points behind the French side and four ahead of Bayern following their 1-0 win at Maccabi Haifa, courtesy of Mauro Camoranesi's winner in first-half injury-time.
Chelsea booked their progression from Group D after a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. Sergio Aguero gave Atletico the lead in the 66th minute, but Didier Drogba - on his return to European action following suspension - netted twice in the last eight minutes to seemingly earn Chelsea the win.
It was not to be as Aguero struck his second goal from a free-kick in stoppage-time to earn Atletico a draw, but Chelsea are still assured of a place in the knockout stages.
That's because Porto triumphed over Apoel Nicosia in Cyprus, though they had to wait until late on to get the goal their dominance deserved.
Falcao on target six minutes from time after a nice feint and low shot across the keeper into the bottom corner.
Last season's runners-up Manchester United required a stoppage-time equaliser from Antonio Valencia to secure their place in the last 16 with a 3-3 Group B draw against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford.
The winger scored the winner in Russia and his effort this time around capped a rousing fightback by Sir Alex Ferguson's side following strikes from Michael Owen and Paul Scholes.
CSKA Moscow squandered a 3-1 advantage, with Alan Dzagoev, Milos Krasic and Vasili Berezutsky the men on target.
Wolfsburg are in pole position for second place behind United after a 3-0 win at Besiktas. Zvjezdan Misimovic put the away side a goal to the good within ten minutes but they had to wait until the final ten to seal the game.
Christian Gentner and Edin Dzeko scored late on to ensure Wolfsburg secured all three points.
European giants AC Milan and Real Madrid, who have won the competition on seven and nine occasions, respectively, shared a 1-1 draw in Group C, with both teams a point above Marseille.
Karim Benzema gave Real the lead in the 29th minute, but Ronaldinho replied with a penalty 10 minutes before the break. Alexandre Pato had a goal controversially disallowed moments later before Dida denied Raul a late winner in a dramatic game at the San Siro.
Marseille could yet progress at the expense of Milan or Real after a 6-1 defeat of FC Zurich, with two goals in the opening 10 minutes and three in the final 10.
An own-goal from Silvan Aegerter put them on their way before Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, Vitorino Hilton, Benoit Cheyrou and Brandao were on target. The visitors' Alexandre Alphonse made it 2-1 after 31 minutes.
Previous winners Manchester United and Porto were joined by Bordeaux and Chelsea in qualifying for the Champions League last 16 tonight, but AC Milan and Real Madrid could yet miss out on progression from the group stages.
Ronaldinho, AC Milan
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Ronaldinho rifled his penalty into the back of the net
Bayern Munich are in danger of missing out in qualification from Group A after Bordeaux claimed a 2-0 win at the Allianz Arena.
The pressure mounted on Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal after strikes from Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh secured qualification for Les Girondins, who are unbeaten at the top of the Group A standings.
Juventus are two points behind the French side and four ahead of Bayern following their 1-0 win at Maccabi Haifa, courtesy of Mauro Camoranesi's winner in first-half injury-time.
Chelsea booked their progression from Group D after a 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. Sergio Aguero gave Atletico the lead in the 66th minute, but Didier Drogba - on his return to European action following suspension - netted twice in the last eight minutes to seemingly earn Chelsea the win.
It was not to be as Aguero struck his second goal from a free-kick in stoppage-time to earn Atletico a draw, but Chelsea are still assured of a place in the knockout stages.
That's because Porto triumphed over Apoel Nicosia in Cyprus, though they had to wait until late on to get the goal their dominance deserved.
Falcao on target six minutes from time after a nice feint and low shot across the keeper into the bottom corner.
Last season's runners-up Manchester United required a stoppage-time equaliser from Antonio Valencia to secure their place in the last 16 with a 3-3 Group B draw against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford.
The winger scored the winner in Russia and his effort this time around capped a rousing fightback by Sir Alex Ferguson's side following strikes from Michael Owen and Paul Scholes.
CSKA Moscow squandered a 3-1 advantage, with Alan Dzagoev, Milos Krasic and Vasili Berezutsky the men on target.
Wolfsburg are in pole position for second place behind United after a 3-0 win at Besiktas. Zvjezdan Misimovic put the away side a goal to the good within ten minutes but they had to wait until the final ten to seal the game.
Christian Gentner and Edin Dzeko scored late on to ensure Wolfsburg secured all three points.
European giants AC Milan and Real Madrid, who have won the competition on seven and nine occasions, respectively, shared a 1-1 draw in Group C, with both teams a point above Marseille.
Karim Benzema gave Real the lead in the 29th minute, but Ronaldinho replied with a penalty 10 minutes before the break. Alexandre Pato had a goal controversially disallowed moments later before Dida denied Raul a late winner in a dramatic game at the San Siro.
Marseille could yet progress at the expense of Milan or Real after a 6-1 defeat of FC Zurich, with two goals in the opening 10 minutes and three in the final 10.
An own-goal from Silvan Aegerter put them on their way before Fabrice Abriel, Mamadou Niang, Vitorino Hilton, Benoit Cheyrou and Brandao were on target. The visitors' Alexandre Alphonse made it 2-1 after 31 minutes.
Fergie - Fletcher no diver
United boss can't believe Fletcher was booked for diving
Sir Alex Ferguson described the decision to book Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher for diving as 'unbelievable'.
Fletcher
was penalised by the referee early in the second half just moments after CSKA Moscow had taken a 3-1 lead.The Scotland international appeared to be tripped in the penalty area by Vasili Berezutsky, only to be cautioned for diving.
Ferguson
told Sky Sports
: "I can't believe it, I just can't believe that one."It's one of the worst I've seen in my lifetime. Unbelievable."
Meanwhile, Ferguson praised the intensity of United's performance after the 3-3 draw at home to CSKA secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
CSKA were on the brink of a shock win at Old Trafford when the Russian side held a 3-1 lead heading into the final 10 minutes.
But Paul Scholes' header gave United a lifeline and Antonio Valencia's injury-time shot deflected in off Georgy Schennikov to earn the point needed to guarantee progression from Group B.
Ferguson was disappointed to see his team concede three goals at home, but was happy with the response from his players in the latter stages.
Terrific
"The chances we made you have to say their keeper has made some fantastic saves," Ferguson said."We lost three goals at home and you don't like that. It was a surprise the third one after half-time and that gave them something to hold on to.
"I thought the intensity of our play, particularly in the last 25 minutes, was terrific."
Ferguson continued: "I don't know how many chances we did create, but it's something about United, just the history.
"We went for it and risked everything to get the result. I think we deserved it."
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Video Milan 1 – 1 Real: Euro giants share the spoils
AC Milan and Real Madrid remain on course to qualify for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages after a 1-1 draw at the Giuseppe Meazza.
The European giants seldom hit the heights of their dramatic clash in Spain a fortnight ago but a point each leaves them joint top of Group C.The first half threatened to produce a classic similar to the game in Madrid with the visitors raining shots on Dida's goal. It was no surprise when they took the lead on the half-hour, Karim Benzema scoring from close-range after the Brazilian keeper could only parry Kaka's shot into his path.
But Milan hit back within five minutes thanks to a controversial penalty. Pepe was harshly adjudged to have handled Gianluca Zambrotta's cross and Ronaldinho clinically put away the spot-kick.
The home side appeared to have got their noses in front moments later but Pato was penalised for a push on Alvaro Arbeloa before firing beyond Iker Casillas.
The second period failed to live up to the first with a series of niggling fouls disrupting play but both sides will be happy enough with a point.
Warm reception
Filippo Inzaghi, just one goal short of Gerd Muller's all-time record of 69 goals in European competition, was left on the Milan bench with Leonardo preferring Marco Borriello, who scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Parma at the weekend.And Raul, who is just one goal behind Inzaghi on 67, was also benched as Real coach Manuel Pellegrini kept his faith in Gonzalo Higuain, whose brace earned three points against Getafe.
Kaka was given a warm reception on his return to Milan but, after he inspired Real to a bright start, that applause soon turned to jeers.
Sergio Ramos and Benzema both sent shots inches wide of the post, with keeper Dida clearly beaten on both occasions.
Milan threatened against the run of play when Clarence Seedorf sent Pato clear on Casillas, but the Real goalkeeper kept his composure to save with his right hand.
Real then took a deserved lead in the 29th minute when Kaka skipped past Seedorf, who practically invited him to shoot.
His effort took a slight deflection off Thiago Silva, which probably did enough to prevent Dida from holding onto the ball. It spilled into the path of Benzema, who shot into the far corner from a tight angle.
Milan responded and were gifted the chance to equalise when Zambrotta's cross hit the arm of Pepe, just a yard away from him, inside the penalty area.
Referee Felix Brych pointed to the penalty spot and Ronaldinho blasted the ball into the roof of the net.
The game was transformed and Milan looked to capitalise with Pato scoring what looked like a perfectly valid goal, but Brych saw something he did not like in the build-up and ruled it out.
There had been such a pace to the first half that the second 45 minutes simply could not carry on in the same manner, and so it was that the game lost its way slightly.
The best chance for Milan was squandered by Inzaghi - who, like Raul, was sent on as a final throw of the dice.
He was on the end of an inviting cross from Massimo Oddo in the 84th minute, but Pepe did just enough to unsettle the Milan striker, who lifted the ball over the crossbar from point-blank range.
And Dida saved Milan in the 89th minute with a fine reflex save to turn Raul's shot behind for a corner when it looked like the Spaniards were going to steal victory.
Video MU 3 - 3 CSKA Moscow
Manchester United stumbled into the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League after a lucky stoppage-time goal secured a 3-3 draw at home to CSKA Moscow.
Russian outfit CSKA appeared to be heading towards a famous win at Old Trafford after moving into a 3-1 lead early in the second half, but Paul Scholes gave United a lifeline before Antonio Valencia's wayward shot took a wicked deflection off Georgy Schennikov in the second minute of added time.CSKA were lively from the off and, producing a much-improved performance from the 1-0 home defeat by United a fortnight ago, took the lead on 25 minutes through the impressive Alan Dzagoev's thumping finish.
United were playing in fits and starts, but drew level just four minutes after falling behind when Michael Owen's predatory instincts finally kicked in and he fired past Igor Akinfeev from close range.
But CSKA were back in front within another two minutes as Milos Krasic capitalised on the gaps in the home defence to skip past Edwin van der Sar and lift his shot into the net.
Any hope of a positive start to the second half for United quickly evaporated when CSKA scored a third goal on 47 minutes as the unmarked Vasili Berezutsky headed home a free-kick at the far post.
The Red Devils should then have had a penalty, only for Darren Fletcher to be booked for diving, while Federico Macheda headed against the post and Akinfeev produced a string of fine saves.
The famous late rally from United eventually materialised, though, as Scholes rose well to head home Gary Neville's free-kick with six minutes to go.
And the comeback was completed in stoppage-time as Valencia's deflected effort left Akinfeev with no chance to ensure United reached the last 16 with two games to spare.
Frailty
Within the opening 30 seconds Dzagoev had fired over after striding through a static United defence and only two minutes were on the clock when Deividas Semberas flashed a shot wide.Given Sir Alex Ferguson had only just declared his faith in central defensive pairing Jonny Evans and Wes Brown to keep Chelsea out on Sunday should the respective calf injuries of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand keep them out, it was not an ideal start.
For a while it did not seem as though the frailty would matter.
Valencia justified his manager's declaration that his form has improved markedly over the past few weeks and although neither Owen nor strike partner Macheda - who was making his Champions League debut - could profit from the Ecuador star's incisiveness, it seemed only a matter of time before the hosts scored.
There was a sense of bewilderment therefore when the opening goal ended up in the home net.
Evgeni Aldonin floated a cross towards target man Tomas Necid, who chested it first time to Dzagoev, who found himself with only Evans to run at.
The young Northern Ireland star appeared to have done the right thing in shadowing Dzagoev down the channel. The Russian though had a pretty startling response, lashing a shot into the far corner from an acute angle which Van der Sar barely reacted to as it whizzed past.
Owen drilled home a typical poacher's effort in response but parity lasted two minutes as Krasic galloped into the box unchallenged, collected Necid's pass, skipped past Van der Sar and, after a neat pivot, tapped into an empty net.If Ferguson had called for more solidity at half-time, the words fell on deaf ears as within two minutes of the restart, Dzagoev had floated a free-kick to the far post where Berezutsky nodded home.
The home cause was not helped when Fletcher was denied a certain penalty when he was chopped down by Berezutsky, the irritation only compounded when the Scot was booked for diving.
Wayne Rooney's introduction just before the hour mark offered England's most deadly striker the chance to provide baby Kai with the most appropriate arrival present as well as offering United a solution to their predicament.
He nearly managed it too, only to be denied twice by Akinfeev who made excellent follow-up saves after initially repelling Owen and Macheda's header had struck a post.
Akinfeev was beaten on 84 minutes as Scholes stole in unmarked at the near post to head home Neville's delivery from the right.
And the CSKA keeper was left helpless again in added time as Valencia's drive was heading wide before taking a heavy deflection off Schennikov.
In a frantic finale, CSKA finished the game with 10 men as Semberas was shown a second yellow card after tangling with United substitute Gabriel Obertan, who was also booked for his trouble.
3 Nov 2009
Round 11 PREMIERSHIP - TOP 5 gold
5. Deco 61’ (Bolton 0-4 Chelsea)
4. Matthew Etherington 44’ (Stoke City 2-2 Wolverhampton)
3. Fernando Torres 42’ (Fulham 3-1 Liverpool)
2. Francesc Fabregas 43’ (Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham)
1. Dimitar Berbatov 55’ (Man Utd 2-0 Blackburn)
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