Thursday, August 20, 2009

[football] Atletico Madrid Win Away Tie

Atletice Madrid took a step towards qualification to the Champions League group stage when they defeated Panathinaikos 3-2 in a highly eventful tie. Atletico jumped into the lead at the 36th minute when Rodriguez scored from a Forlan pass. However in the beginning of the second half the Greece side restored parity when Salpingidis scored a beautiful goal. However two brilliant goals by Forlan and Aguero in quick succession gave the Sapnish side the driver's seat. Panathinaikos tried for a comeback and Argentine forward Leto scored a goal for them at 74th minute. But they could not match the scorelist of the Madrid side.
In another match Lyon thrashed Anderlecht 5-1 to almost fix a ticket to the group stage.

Results:
Panathinaikos 2-3 Atletico Madrid
goals: (Salpingidis 47', Leto 74') (Rodriguez 36', Forlan 63', Aguero 70')

Lyon 5-1 Anderecht
goals: ( M Pranjic 10', L Lopez 15'P, FM Bastos 39', B Gomis 42', 63)(M Suarez 58')

Levski Sofia 1-2 Debrecan
goals: (C Bardon 51') (L Bodnar 12', C Czithovics 76')

RB Salzburg 1-2 Macabi Haifa
goals: ( A Zicker 57') ( M Ghadir 22', S Arbeitman 84')

Ventspils 0-3 Zurich
goals: (J Volanthen 12', S Agerter 55', D Djurich 75')

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