Gabriel Obertan leaps over the challenge of Besiktas' Fabian ErnstPhotograph: Matthew Peters/guardian.co.ukBesiktas' Ibrahim Toraman complains as he gets a slight nudge in the back from United's Federico Macheda as they go up for a headerPhotograph: Martin Rickett/guardian.co.ukUnited's Rafael tries to go through Besiktas' Michael Fink, left, and Ibrahim KasPhotograph: Phil Noble/guardian.co.uk
After twenty minutes play the first goal comes after Besiktas midfielder Rodrigo Tello, picks the ball out 30 yards from goal and belts it goalwards, it takes a deflection off Rafael and beats the lunging Foster, who could have done a bit better. It's a bit of of a wonder-goal which is why Tello, on top of his team-mates, is so happyPhotograph: ANDREW YATES/guardian.co.ukBesiktas midfielder Ibrahim Uzulmez and Manchester United forward Gabriel Obertan both go up for and miss a headerPhotograph: Andrew Yates/guardian.co.ukYoungster Daniel Welbeck manages to get a shot away despite the challenge of Michael FinkPhotograph: Phil Noble/ReutersAfter coming on in the 68th Michael Owen had a lively game and in stoppage time has his shot on goal saved well by Besiktas goalkeeper Recber Rustu Photograph: Mike Egerton/Empics SportOwen wasn't the only player that Rustu thwarted in the dying minutes of the game as United threw everything at the Besiktas goal in an attempt to salvage a point and their 23-match unbeaten run at home in the Champions League. Here, following a brilliant move involving Owen and Anderson, Rustu palm it over he flicks Macheda's effortPhotograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesChelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti looks on as his defender Branislav Ivanovic stands strong as Porto's Rodriguez attempts to go around him Photograph: Joao Abreu Miranda/guardian.co.ukChelsea's Didier Drogba appeals to the refereePhotograph: Miguel Vidal/guardian.co.ukFormer Porto player Ricardo Carvalho rises above current forward Radamel Falcao to win a headerPhotograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty ImagesDidier Drogba tries a shot from just inside the area Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty ImagesThen later on takes on the roll of peacemaker as Porto's Cristian Sapunaru and Chelsea's Florent Malouda clash and angry words are exchangedPhotograph: Tony O'Brien/Action ImagesWith twenty minutes to go Zhirkov chugged forward down the left, then cut inside before flipping the ball to Malouda, who crossed first-time. Anelka then applied the perfect finish with a diving header from six yardsPhotograph: Tony O'Brien/Action ImagesWhich he celebrates with Didier DrogbaPhotograph: Armando Franca/APBayern Munich players hug before the start of the Champions League match against Maccabi Haifa. The german side needed some team spirit and three points to keep their hopes of qualifyication alivePhotograph: Michael Dalder/ReutersBayern Munich's striker Mario Gomez is lucky not to get a fist in the face as he goes up for the ball with Maccabi Haifa's goalkeeper Nir DavidovitchPhotograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty ImagesIvica Olic reacts following a missed chance. Things got better for the Bayern forward as he scored the only goal of the game just after the hour to give them a much needed victoryPhotograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty ImagesMarouane Chamakh slots home Bordeaux's second goal in the last minute of the gamePhotograph: Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty ImagesEdin Dzeko, left, is hugged by team-mate Obafemi Martins after he opened the scoring and gave Wolfsburg in the lead in the 19th minutePhotograph: Dima Korotayev/Getty ImagesMarcel Schafer of Wolfsburg fires over a cross which CSKA's Aleksei Berezutski attempts to blockPhotograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty ImagesA thoughtful looking Cristiano Ronaldo sits on the Real Madrid bench in the Bernabeu ahead of his return after an eight week lay-off. The Portuguese winger came on for the final twenty minutes of the match and almost grabbed the headlines only to be denied by a fine save from Leoni from eight yardsPhotograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesReal Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain pulls his left leg back before rifling a shot into the Zurich net to score the only goal of the game Photograph: Pierre-philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty ImagesMarseille's supporters fire flares as they cheer on their team in the San Siro before the match against AC Milan Photograph: Tony Gentile/ReutersMilan's Marco Borriello opens the scoring in the tenth minute of the game as he slots the ball past Marseille's goalkeeper Steve Mandanda Photograph: Alessandro Garofalo/ReutersMarseille's Senegalese forward and captain Mamadou Niang controls the ball on his chestPhotograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty ImagesMilan forward Pato gets his head down to win the ball from Marseille defender Taye TaiwoPhotograph: Antonio Calanni/APMarseille midfielder Lucho Gonzalez can't hide his joy as he celebrates after equalising against AC Milan six minutes after they took the lead. The match finished 1-1Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty ImagesApoel Nicosia's players celebrate after Mirosavljevic's strike gives them the lead five minutes into their game against against Atletico Madrid Photograph: Philippos Christou/APApoel Nicosia's Chrisostomos Michail, left, fights for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP
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