Matchday 2(I won't even get into the fact that both Tuesday AND Wednesday are Matchday 2) went according to plan, mostly. Man U defeated Aalborg 3-0, behind Rooney's opener and a brace from Berbatov. Rooney did pickup a knock(injury), and Paul Scholes had to be subbed out in the 16th minute for ligament damage and seems to be out for a while. Over at El Madrigal(Spanish for The Madrigal), Villareal defeated Celtic 1-0. Celtic will feel hard done by(upset) not to get a point, and were able to stop every part of Villareal's game except a Marcos Senna free kick. He and Santi Cazorla dominated the game for Villareal, and now Celtic will to take some points of Man U if they are to make it past the group stages.In Group F, Bayern Munich tied Lyon 1-1. This moves Bayern to the top of the group, and is probably some comfort for their poor domestic form. Ribery is close to a return, which should see them make a great leap in form. Fiorentina tied Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 to move into a tie with Lyon in second. Lyon has been a juggernaut in France, but they have yet to make any noise in Europe. They are not off to a good start in this campaign, and if they don't step up they might not even make it out of the knockout stages. The strike partnership of Mutu and Gilardino is working well for Fiorentina, and could see them progress.
Arsenal's 4-0 defeat of FC Porto sees them move to the top of Group G. Adebayor and Van Persie each grabbed a brace, and Walcott missed a couple of sitters(easy ones) that could have gotten them a touchdown(self explanatory). Arsenal does much better in Europe against teams that play a quick, fluid, passing game because they can play that style even better. Fenerbahce tied Dynamo Kiev 0-0 as Luis Aragones' team falls to bottom of the group. Fenerbahce have to play Arsenal twice in a row, and they will need a win from one of those games if they have a hope of progressing. Kiev have proved tough to break down, and if they can stay strong at the back they should find opportunities to score against Porto.The group of death lived up to the hype. Real Madrid defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 to move to the top of Group H with 6 points. Things were not so easy in Bulgaria as BATE Borisov tied Juventus 2-2. Things could have gone worse for the visitors, who were down 2-0 until Iaquinta answered with his own first half brace. Juventus is missing Trezeguet, and while Del Piero has performed admirably, the question is how will the 33 year old deal with a full season.
