Moratti: "A very difficult group"

MILAN - Inter president Massimo Moratti spoke briefly to journalists on his arrival at the Saras offices on Wednesday morning.

This is what he had to say:

President Moratti, are you more angry or disappointed after Inter's draw against Dynamo Kiev last night?
"I'm neither angry nor disappointed. The Champions League is a tournament where we are all on equal footing. Our group is a very difficult group and it has been since the start. There are four teams who are champions of their respective countries. We knew it would be a difficult group for us and Barcelona, and so it is."

How can you explain the difference between the team's performance last night and the game in Genoa?
"We could explain it with the fact that the Champions League is a one-off match in which only one mistake is enough to have a certain responsibility. You would be talking differently now if we had scored more goals last night."

Source By Inter

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ACT III

The Champions League 2009/2010 has reached the third matchday of the Group Stage. Inter drew against Dynamo Kiev while Milan, Juventus and Fiorentina win.

MILAN - On Tuesday 20 October and Wednesday 21 October the matches of the 3rd matchday of Group Stage of the Champions League 2009/2010 were played. Here's how it went:

	Tuesday 20 October 2009 - 20.45
Group	Match	Result
E	Debrecen-Fiorentina	3-4
E	Lyon-Liverpool	1-2
F	Inter-Dynamo Kiev	2-2
F	Barcelona-Rubin Kazan	1-2
G	Rangers-Unirea Urziceni	1-4
G	Stuttgart-Sevilla	1-3
H	AZ Alkmaar-Arsenal	1-1
H	Olympiacos-Standard Luik	2-1

HERE ARE THE STANDINGS OF THE GROUPS

GROUP E: Lyon 9, Fiorentina 6, Liverpool 3, Debrecen 0

GROUP F: Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, Rubin 4, Inter 3

GROUP G: Sevilla 9, Unirea Urziceni 4, Stuttgart 2, Rangers 1

GROUP H: Arsenal 7, Olympiacos 6, AZ Alkmaar 2, Standard Luik 1

	Wednesday 21 October 2009 - 20.45
Group	Match	Result
A	Bordeaux-Bayern Munich	2-1
A	Juventus-Maccabi Haifa	1-0
B	CSKA Moscow-Manchester United (18.30)	0-1
B	Wolfsburg-Besiktas	0-0
C	Real Madrid-Milan	2-3
C	Zurich-Olympique Marseille	0-1
D	Porto-Apoel	2-1
D	Chelsea-Atletico Madrid	4-0

HERE ARE THE STANDINGS OF THE GROUPS

GROUP A: Bordeaux 7, Juventus 5, Bayern Munich 4, Maccabi Haifa 0

GROUP B: Manchester United 9, Wolfsburg 4, CSKA Moscow, 3, Besiktas 1

GROUP C: Milan, Real Madrid 6, Zurich, Olympique Marseille 3

GROUP D: Chelsea 9, Porto 6, Atletico Madrid, Apoel 1

Source By Ac Milan

Juve dominate and win!

Juventus dominate in the first half showing that they mean business right from kick-off. On the 1st minute a good ball is put into the area for Trezguet, the ball is cleared by the defence and put back in by Camoranesi but the keeper cradles the ball. Maccabi reacts Dvalishvili heads a ball in the Juve area and Buffon is forced to a great save. On the 2nd minute there is a good incursion by Diego after a through ball into the area. Four minutes later there is a free-kick for Juve from the edge of the area in what seemed like a foul in the area: Grosso shoots but the keeper saves the central conclusion. Five minutes later a Diego free-kick is saved by the keeper. The 12th minute sees a good ball into the area by Camoranesi but it is slightly too long for Trezeguet. One minute later, a cross into the area goes out as Camo slips. Juve are very organized in midfield. On the 16th minute, a perfect Diego ball is passed to Giovinco who puts the ball in the area and Trezeguet misses the deflection by a millimetre. The 17th minute sees a free-kick for Maccabi: the shot is weak and Buffon cradles the ball easily. One minute later it’s a minute of magic: corner for Juve following a good cross into the area by Camoranesi: ball into the area, Chiellini tries to head the ball in the area but the defence clears. The ball is once again put into the Camoranesi but the defence clears a second tme. Grosso picks up the lose ball and passes to trezeguet who with a spectacular shot sees the ball go inches wide.
Three minutes later, there is a great incursion by Grosso but the defence manage to clear in some way. On the 21st minute there is a great move by Giovinco who passes to Sissoko who’s shot from outside the area goes wide hindered by the wet field.
On the 29th minute, Chiellini liberates the Juve area but seconds after Maccabi shoot high over the bar. One minute later, there is a great tackle by Chiellini to free the area. On the 31st minute, there is a good run by Giovinco who is fouled from behind before entering the area. Seconds later, there is yet another free-kick for Juve: Diego's shot is not strong enough to worry the keeper. Three minutes later, there is a free-kick for Juve for a foul on Camoranesi. Caceres comes on for Zebina. Melo's free-kick is high over the bar. On the 38th minute, there is another bad foul from behind on Giovinco. Two minutes later, there is another free-kick for Juve: Camoranesi puts the ball into the area and Sissoko heads wide. On the 41st minute, a beautiful long distance shot by Grosso goes slightly high. Seconds later, a good Giovinco ball finds Trezeguet off-side. Two minutes later, a great shot by Grosso in the area is cleared by a defender but Diego is fouled as he gathers the lsoe ball for a free-kick: Diego's shot goes inches wide. The last two bits of action of the first half are by Maccabi. On the 45th minute Maccabi enter the area but the shot is saved easily by Buffon after a deviation. Seconds later, Buffon saves easily on a Maccabi shot. The score remains 0-0 at the end of the first half.
Juventus’ great play in the first half leads to satisfaction at the beginning of the second. It is the 2nd minute when there is a free-kick for Juve: Diego puts a perfect ball into the area and Chiellini heads home for the opener: 1-0. Four minutes later, Giovinco is about to enter the area but he loses the ball. On the 7th minute, Giovinco with a great run enters the area and the defence is forced to put the ball into corner. From the flag the ball reaches Giovinco who is unlucky. One minute later, a Diego shot goes high grazing the bar. On the 9th minute, a great low ball into the area by Grosso reaches Trezeguet who slides to shoot and is unlucky to see the keeper save. One minute later, a great Giovinco shot forces the keeper to save. On the 15th minute, Melo is forced to leave the field after a bad foul on his ankle. Poulsen to come on. Maccabi committed a number of nasty fouls. Four minutes later, Free-kick for Juve: Camoranesi puts the ball into the area and Chiellini heads wide.
On the 23rd minute, Dutra is sent-off after a serious of nasty fouls. He should have been off earlier. One minute later, Trezeguet enters the area but is anticipated by the keeper. It is the 28th minute when a beautiful Diego long ball finds Giovinco in an off-side position. On the 35th minute Amauri comes on for Trezeguet. Juve fall back and on the 36th minute Buffon performs a brilliant save on Dvalishvili in what could have been a chance of goal. One minute later there is a free-kick for Maccabi: ball into the area, Buffon grabs safely. On the 38th minute there is a corner for Juve: Amauri tries to head following the Grosso cross but the defence clears. One minute later, Camoranesi hits the post with a first timer after a beautiful pass by Diego. On the 42nd minute a Caceres cross into the area is too long. Two minutes later a bad foul on Diego outside the area sees a free-kick for Juve: The Giovinco shot is saved by the keeper as it seems destined to enter the net. On
The 45th minute there is a corner for Juve: the ball is put into the area but the defence clears. The last chance of the match is for Maccabi and it makes Juve fans tremble as Buffon makes a great save on Ghadir to save the result. After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the team leave the field with Juve back to victory and after a beautiful match played by the bianconeri.
Champions League, Group A – 3rd match day
Turin, Stadio Olimpico

Wednesday 21st October 2009
JUVENTUS – MACCABI HAIFA: 1-0 Goals: Chiellini (47th). JUVENTUS: Buffon; Zebina (Caceres 34th), Cannavaro, Chiellini, Grosso; Felipe Melo (Poulsen 61st), Sissoko; Camoranesi, Diego, Giovinco; Trezeguet (Amauri 80th). Reserves: Manninger, Caceres, Legrottaglie, De Ceglie, Poulsen, Amauri, Iaquinta. Coach: Ferrara. MACCABI HAIFA: Davidovitch; Meshumar, Teixeira, Keinan, Masilela (Zaguri 45th); Osman, Boccoli, Culma, Refaelov (Dutra 56th); Dvalishvili, Arbeitman (Ghadir 45th). Reserves: Edri, Harazi, Maymon, Strahman, Dutra, Ghadir, Zaguri. Coach: Levi. Referee: O. Benquerenca Yellow Cards: Culma (10th), Texeira (31st), Osman (39th), Zaguri (48th), Boccoli (89th), Red Card: Dutra (68th),

Source By: Juventus Official Website