BEIJING, Oct. 22-- Defending champion Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich took big strides toward the next round of the Champions League with easy victories Tuesday, and Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1 on a night of high scoring across Europe.
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Juventus players rival with Real Madrid player on Oct. 22. Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1. |
Dimitar Berbatov scored twice and Wayne Rooney took his total to nine goals in seven games as United outplayed Scottish champion Celtic 3-0. Arsenal won at Fenerbahce 5-2 and Bayern shrugged off its poor Bundesliga form with a 3-0 victory over Fiorentina. United leads Group E on goal difference with seven points, ahead of Villarreal, which beat Aalborg 6-3 by getting a second-half hat trick from Joseba Llorente on a night when 36 goals were scored in the eight matches.
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Juventus player (R) rivals with Real Madrid players on Oct. 22.Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1. |
Both teams are six points clear of Celtic and Aalborg, with only two clubs advancing from each group. We got a break for a change (with the refereeing), United manager Alex Ferguson said in a reference to Berbatov's goals possibly being offside. It was marvelous performance by Berbatov again. He brought composure to the final third of the field again.
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Bayern Munichplayer (front)competes with Fiorentian player on Oct. 22.Bayern shrugged off its poor Bundesliga form with a 3-0 victory over Fiorentina. |
Emmanuel Adebayor and Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a 2-0 lead in the first 11 minutes and, although Gunners defender Mikael Silvestre deflected a 19th-minute shot into his own net, Abou Diaby and Alexandre Song put the visitors up 4-1 by the 48th minute. Daniel Guiza made it 4-2 but 17-year-old Wales international Aaron Ramsay added a fifth for Arsenal in the final minute.