AS Roma brings to the Chelsea

Chelsea suffered their first defeat in Rome (3-1) in the group stage of the Champions League and was resurrected to all that no Italian was going through its best. For his part, the Inter saved a point 'in extremis' (3-3) in Cyprus to the Anorthosis in a fourth day.

Scolari of Chelsea, flamboyant leader of the Premier League, went to the Olympic Rome with the aim of strengthening its leadership in Group A, before a joint Roman immersed in a serious crisis of results, and with his technical Luciano Spalletti , Very challenged.

However, the return of Francesco Totti to 'eleven' Italian gave wings to the premises, which after a hesitant start imposing their style of encounter versus Chelsea, who forgave during the first half hour of play and then by the blizzard of apabullado a enrabietado Rome.

Christian Panucci took advantage of a defensive error from behind to edge the English of the first half to advance to theirs, but it was after the resumption when the Spalletti, through an inspired Vucinic, finally ended the resistance of the 'blues' desarbolados completely, which could only make up the marker with both Terry and they see as tightens the classification of the group in the absence of two days.

And is that the Girondins again imposed on the Romanian Cluj, as already happens for two weeks. The de Blanc joined a major victory (1-2), which puts them squarely in the fight for the ticket to next round, before a joint Romanian started well but the competition is already colista group.

Nor was anything good to Inter, who led the group B with strength, but could only tie (3-3) in Cyprus to the modest Anorthosis, at a meeting in which Mourinho accused of serious defensive mistakes before the burgeoning Ketsbaia team.

The Inter anticipated twice in the first part, but based bleeding defensive errors, the 'neroazzurri' got into the game the locals who simply taking advantage of the facilities of an unknown Italian had trailed in check at Inter, who saved a point-and-the lead thanks to a bit of Julio Cruz, who was returning to the team after being put aside as indiscipline, ten minutes of the conclusion.

In the other match of the group, surprised Panathinaikos at home (0-3) at Werder Bremen, making their first victory in the group stage at the expense of a German who still does not know what it is to win and be much more complicated his passing to the quarter finals.

For his part, in the group of Atletico de Madrid, Olympique premiered in the group stage with imposing deserves (3-0) to a weak PSV. In Barcelona, Sporting of Portugal won (1-0) at Shakthar Donest and will play the first place in Group C with Barca, with both teams already classified.

Roma's players celebrated one of the goals. (Photo: AFP)

Result Champions League 4 November 2008

Group A

AS Roma 3 - 1 Chelsea

CFR Cluj 1 - 2 Bordeaux

Group B

Anorthosis 3 - 3 Inter Milan

Werder Bremen 0 - 3 Panathinaikos

Group C

Barcelona 1 - 1 Basel

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Group D

Liverpool 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid

Marseille 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven