Group A: Dinamo Zagreb remain pointless after defeat to PSG. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his second goal of the tournament to break the deadlock on 32-minutes. Jeremy Menez secured the three points two minutes before half-time to move up to six points.
FC Porto maintain their 100% record in this year's campaign after a topsy turvy match against Dynamo Kyiv. Silvestre Varela put Porto ahead on the quarter of an hour mark before Oleh Gusev scored his second of the tournament to equalise six minutes later. Jackson Martinez put Porto back into the lead nine minutes before half-time. Ideye Brown equalised again for Kyiv on 72-minutes but Martinez was on hand to seal the points six minutes later. Mid-way table:
FC Porto 9
Paris St. Germain 6
Dynamo Kyiv 3
Dinamo Zagreb 0
Group B: Arsenal are beaten at home in a Champions League group game for the first time since 2003. Schalke came to the Emirates and were the better side throughout. They finally got their reward when Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored his third goal in three games on 76-minutes. The win was wrapped up when Huntelaar's fellow Dutchman, Ibrahim Afellay, was on hand to make it 2-0 four minutes from time.
Montpellier have now opened the scoring in all three of their games in their debut Champions League, only to come away without victory. This week it was Gaetan Charbonnier to give the French hosts the lead four minutes into the second half. Vasilis Torosidis equalised for Olympiacos on 73-minutes before Konstantinos Mitroglu scored his second goal of the tournament in injury time to snatch the three points. Mid-way table:
FC Schalke 7
Arsenal 6
Olympiacos 3
Montpellier 1
Group C: Zenit finally have their first points of the campaign on the board in the day's early kick-off. A penalty in the 72nd minute from Aleksandr Kerzhakov was enough to seal the win against Anderlecht.
Malaga are the only side in this season's tournament yet to concede a goal. Joaquin was on target for the second time this campaign on 64-minutes to beat AC Milan. Mid-way table:
Malaga 9
AC Milan 4
Zenit St Petersburg 3
Anderlecht 1
Group D: Manchester City's European woes continue with defeat away to Ajax. It started off in a better vain for the visitors when Samir Nasri put City ahead on 22-minutes. Siem De Jong equalised with a great finish just before half-time. Ajax were the better team throughout the match and deserved their lead when Niklas Moisander scored his second goal of the tournament 12-minutes after the restart. Christian Eriksen's deflected shot sealed the points for Ajax on 68-minutes.
The Bundesliga Champions saw off the La Liga Champions to go top of Group D. Robert Lewandowski scored his second goal of tournament to put Dortmund ahead on 36-minutes. Their lead lasted for two minutes when Cristiano Ronaldo netted his fifth of the campaign. The winner came on 64-minutes in the shape of Marcel Schmelzer to seal the victory for the German hosts. Mid-way table:
Borussia Dortmund 7
Real Madrid 6
Ajax 3
Manchester City 1
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