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Chelsea, Liverpool stake their claims;Inter beaten
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-20 08:56
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Holders Liverpool, Chelsea and Olympique Lyon set
a course for the Champions League knockout stage but there was a scare for Real
Madrid on Wednesday.
Lyon, who opened their Group F campaign with a 3-0 drubbing of Real, look
certain to qualify after reaching nine points from three games with a 2-1 win
over Olympiakos Piraeus.
Real Madrid's Beckham shoots to score against
Rosenborg Trondheim during their Champions League soccer match in Madrid.
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Real moved up to second place on six points but were trailing 1-0 to
Norwegian outsiders Rosenborg Trondheim in the second half before running out
4-1 winners.
English defender Jonathan Woodgate, scorer of two own goals this season, got
the equaliser, Raul extended his European Cup scoring record to 51 and further
strikes from Ivan Helguera and David Beckham turned victory into a rout.
Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool, on seven points apiece, are
favourites to qualify in Group G after the English champions crushed Real Betis
4-0 at Stamford Bridge and the European champions edged Anderlecht 1-0 in
Brussels.
Inter Milan's hopes of a third straight win were dashed by a 2-0 defeat away
to 2004 champions Porto but they still lead Group H after Rangers only drew 0-0
at home to Artmedia Bratislava.
Last season's losing finalists AC Milan had to settle for a 0-0 draw with PSV
Eindhoven in a re-run of their semi-final with the Dutch side earlier this year.
They still lead Group E after a six-goal thriller ended 3-3 between
Fenerbahce and Schalke 04 in Turkey.
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