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Wednesday's Champions League match reports
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-03 08:43
Wenger fights his corner as Arsenal qualify in style
Trezeguet simply the best says Capello
Ferguson
backs players, blames pitch after Lille defeat
Late Senna strike puts Villarreal top of group
Irresistible
Barca hit five past Panathinaikos
BREMEN, Germany, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Werder Bremen squandered a three-goal lead
but recovered to clinch a thrilling 4-3 victory over Udinese on Wednesday and
get back in the hunt for a place in the Champions League's last 16.
Bremen, Udinese and Panathinaikos are now all level on four points in Group
C, with Barcelona already into the knockout phase after beating the Greek side
5-0 to move onto 10 points.
The German side had cruised to a 3-0 lead by the 51st minute with goals from
Miroslav Klose, Frank Baumann and Johan Micoud before Udinese pulled level in a
devastating six-minute spell.
Substitute Antonio Di Natale gave Udinese hope with a low shot from the edge
of the box in the 54th minute and added a second three minutes later.
Di Natale then created the equaliser as Christian Schultz bundled his
left-wing cross into his own net.
Micoud swept in Bremen's winner following a corner in the 67th minute and the
sending-off of Gianpiero Pinzi three minutes later helped them keep their lead.
"For six minutes we stopped playing football and we were punished for it,"
said Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf. "Luckily we were still able to win.
"The best thing for me was the way the team got themselves out of the mess
they created."
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