Anderlecht 1 - 1 Lille
Dynamo Kiev 1 - 4 Steaua Bucharest
FC Copenhagen 0 - 0 Benfica
Porto 0 - 0 CSKA Moscow
Hamburg 1 - 2 Arsenal
Lyon 2 - 0 Real Madrid
Man Utd 3 - 2 Celtic
Milan 3 – 0 AEK Athens

The first night of Champions League football this season brought with it shocks and controversy that is befitting of the continents elite competition. Spanish galaticos Real Madrid crashed to a 2-0 defeat masterminded by former Liverpool manager Gerard Houlier.

Arsenal scored two away goals in their win over Hamburg, the first came from a Gilberto spot kick after Dutch stricker Robin Van Persie managed to fall over an out stretched hand, resulting in an instant dismissal for the Hamburg keeper. Czech midfielder Rosicky replicated his World Cup wonder goal to put the gunners two up. The Germans fought till the end and earned a consolation goal in injury time.

There was even more controversy at Old Trafford where Manchester United were taking on Scottish Champions Celtic. Celtic new boy Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink demonstrated fantastic control as he ghosted past Rio Ferdinand and stuck the ball past fellow countryman Edwin Van Der Sar. The events leading up to the equaliser were bizarre, Celtic keeper Boruc came out to the side of his box to close down Giggs. Boruc pulled out of the challenge and Giggs went to ground like he had been shot. Boruc received a yellow card while Giggs was substituted more in embarrassment than injury while Louis Saha converted the penalty. The Celtic fans will remind the world that the referee has form when it comes to making decisions on diving in Celtic’s European games, as he refereed the UEFA cup final when they lost to Jose Mourinho’s Porto. Saha scored a second before Celtic drew level with a free kick reminiscent of those scored by David Beckham in the theatre of dreams. Solskjaer marked his European return with a goal shortly after halftime.