Real marches on, Arsenal stuns Juventus
Raul Gonzalez scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos that moved Real Madrid closer to a ninth European Champions Cup title Tuesday.
Raul Gonzalez scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos that moved Real Madrid closer to a ninth European Champions Cup title Tuesday.
Arsenal produced the performance of the night by outplaying Juventus 3-1.
Ivan Helguera started Real's victory against the Greek club before Raul struck in the 67th and 71st minutes.
In the other Group C game, Sparta Prague won 1-0 at FC Porto on a goal by Libor Sionko.
Group D is now wide open, with all four teams at three points from two games after Arsenal's win.
Fredrik Ljungberg fired Arsenal ahead and Thierry Henry curled home a free kick against his former club five minutes later.
Juve replied early in the second half as a defender's clearance struck goalkeeper Stuart Taylor for an own goal. But the Gunners added a third score four minutes from the end by Ljungberg.
Beaten 4-0 by Juventus last week, Bayer Leverkusen recovered with a 3-0 victory over one-time group leader Deportivo de La Coruna. Jose Ze Roberto and Oliver Neuville scored within three minutes.