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| Chelsea's Damien Duff (L) is
tackled by CSKA Moscow's Alexei Berezutsky during their Champions League Group H
soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, October 20,
2004. [Reuters] |
Inter Milan, Chelsea and
AC Milan stayed perfect on Wednesday as the Champions League group stage reached
the halfway mark.
Chelsea converted first-half headers from John Terry and Eidur
Gudjohnsen, defeating CSKA Moscow 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in London for its
third victory.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is undefeated in 14 straight Champions
League matches, which includes last season with champion FC Porto. He
fended off questions about
striker Adrian Mutu, who tested positive for cocaine use and is facing a
possible two-year ban.
"The players don't deserve their manager speaking about other players,"
Mourinho said. "I won't speak about players who didn't participate in this
game."
English league leader Arsenal was held to a 2-2 draw at Greek champion
Panathinaikos. Thierry Henry gave Arsenal a 2-1 lead in the 74th, but
Emmanuel Olisadebe got the equalizer in the 82nd.
 In other results, AC Milan defeated Barcelona 1-0; Werder Bremen
topped Anderlecht 2-1; Paris Saint-Germain beat Porto 2-0; PSV Eindhoven
beat Rosenborg 2-1; and Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Glasgow Celtic 3-0.
Inter Milan got second-half goals from five different players in their
victory, giving the team nine points to lead its group.
AC Milan also stayed perfect, thanks to Andriy Shevchenko's goal in the
31st minute. Barcelona entered the game with a perfect record.
Porto and Celtic are in trouble. Porto has only one point and is set to
become the first defending champion ousted in the group stage, while the Scots
have lost all three games.
The only other undefeated team after three games is Juventus, which
defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 on Tuesday.
Each team still has three games to play with the top two from each of the eight groups moving to the knock-out second
stage. Though it's not mathematically certain, the four clubs with perfect records are
almost sure to advance.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-10-21 09:35