Chelsea's defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk
was tempered by Juventus's failure
to beat Nordsjaelland, who picked up
their first point in Group E.
The Danish side's 1-1 draw with Juve
came courtesy of Mikkel Beckmann,
whose first-half free-kick was his team's
first ever Champions League goal.
Substitute Mirko Vucinic got the
equaliser nine minutes from time.
In the other tie in Manchester United's
Group H, Galatasaray could only
manage a 1-1 draw at home with 10-
man Cluj.
The Romanian side took the lead when
Galatasaray's Dany Nounkeu scored an
own goal but were reduced to 10 men
on 28 minutes when Matias
Aguirregaray was sent off for two
bookings.
Galatasaray could not take advantage as
Felipe Melo's penalty was saved by
Mario Felgueiras and they only levelled
with 13 minutes left via substitute Burak
Yilmaz.
The result means Cluj remain second in
the group, five points behind Sir Alex
Ferguson's side.
In Group F, Bate Borisov's 100% record
came to an end as Roberto Soldado's
second Champions League hat-trick
earned Valencia a 3-0 victory in Belarus.
Bayern Munich's 1-0 win in Lille thanks
to Thomas Mueller's first-half penalty
means the French side are the only
team to remain pointless, with the
other three teams all on six points.
In Group G, Spartak Moscow moved to
within a point of second-placed Celtic
after the Russians beat Benfica 2-1.
The first points of their campaign came
courtesy of an own goal by Benfica's
Jardel and Rafael Carioca's early strike,
with Lima scoring for the Portuguese
side.
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