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.

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Inter Milan's coach Jose Mourinho celebrates his team's late winner

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.