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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Football: Wednesday night's Champions League and Premier League action

Wednesday football: Antonio Valencia tries to go past Jonathan Spector and Alessandro Diamanti
United's Antonio Valencia tries to hold off the attentions of the Hammers' Alessandro Diamanti, left, and Jonathan Spector
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday football: West Ham's James Tomkins tackles Man United's Wayne Rooney
West Ham's James Tomkins gets a foot to the ball to deny Wayne Rooney
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Anderson is injured
The pain is evident on the face of Anderson, as a United physios assesses the damage to his knee after he over stretched playing a pass. It was serious enough for him to be substituted
Photograph: Jon Super/AP
Wednesday football: Wayne Rooney opens the scoring against West Ham
With seven minutes to go in the first half, Wayne Rooney powers home a header to open the scoring Photograph: Neal Simpson/Empics Sport
Wednesday football: Wayne Rooney scores his, and United's, second goal
Seventeen minutes later an unmarked Rooney bags his, and United's, second as he powers home another header Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday football: A mouse on the Old Trafford pitch
For once Paul Scholes isn't the smallest individual on the Old Trafford pitch Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday football: West Ham's Robert Green pounces on the ball ahead of United's Ji-Sung Park
West Ham keeper goalkeeper Robert Green pounces on the ball as United's Ji-Sung Park closes in Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
Wednesday football: Michael Owen celebrates scoring United's third goal
With 12 minutes left Michael Owen comes on for Berbatov and within two minutes has made it 3-0 with a tidy clipped finish over Robert Green Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Cacau scores
In the Champions League in Stuttgart, 25 minutes into the first half, Khedira whips in a cross from the right which evades Puyol and Cacau is there to power home a header past Valdes and give Stuttgart the lead
Photograph: Bernd Weissbrod/EPA
Wednesday football: Charles Puyol, Rafael Marquez, Sergio Busquets tackle Cacau
After opening the scoring Cacau finds himself getting a bit more attention from the Barcelona players Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Bongarts/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring the equaliser
Seven minutes into the second half and Barcelona are level. Ibrahimovic finds himself 10 years out with the ball at his feet and fires a shot goalwards which Lehmann does well to block but the ball rebounds kindly and the Barcelona forward prods the ball home Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP
Wednesday football: Barcelona's Gerard Pique gives some advice to the officials
Barcelona's Gerard Pique offers some advice to the officials, after a couple of decisions didn't go Barca's way. It wasn't their day as the game finished 1-1
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/Reuters
Wednesday football: Bordeaux's Mark Planus and Olympiacos' Lomana Lualua battle for the ball
It's a tight affair over in Greece, as Bordeaux's Mark Planus, right, attempts to drive forward despite the close attention of Olympiacos' Lomana Lualua Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Bordeaux's Ludovic Sane screams out after fouled by Olympiacos' Raoul Bravo
Bordeaux's Ludovic Sane screams out after being on the wrong end of a late challenge by Olympiacos' Raoul Bravo Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Bordeaux's Ciani scores against Olympiakos
On the stroke of half time Michael Ciani rises up and gives Bordeaux the lead Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Wednesday football: Bordeaux's Ludovic Sane and Olympiacos' Ieroklis Stoltidis
Bordeaux's Ludovic Sane screams out in pain again, this time after a challenge with Olympiacos' Ieroklis Stoltidis
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Wednesday football: Bordeaux's Fernando fights for the ball with Olympiacos' Vasilis Torosidis
Bordeaux's Fernando fights for the ball with Olympiacos' Vasilis Torosidis. The final score was 1-0 to Bordeaux Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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