Today's matches produced few surprising results, apart from Rangers' 3-0 thrashing of hapless Lyon in France. In a match that just never looked to go Lyon's way, Rangers jumped at their chances (including a goal and an assist from American DeMarcus Beasley), pushing the French side to the brink of elimination after only two matches. Despite controlling the possession for large portions of the match, only Juninho seemed to be interested in getting anything out of the match. Amazing stuff from Rangers, who look to be in a great position to advance after their match day one victory over Stuttgart. Barcelona also flexed their muscle in the group, seeing off Stuttgart 2-0 and making it two for two so far.
In other action, both Manchester United and Arsenal took home all three points with 1-0 victories. Rooney broke out of his slump with a delightful goal after a smooth set-up from Nani. Arsenal again snatched all the points through a strike from the red-hot Van Persie.
Group G action saw Inter take a big step towards qualification, capitalizing on their chances in a fairly even game, beating PSV 2-0 at home. PSV didn't take their chances and were left to rue missed points after Inter went down to 10 men with 25 minutes remaining and then down to nine at the death of the game.
Lessons from today's matches: The English big guns can (and will) be toppled and beware Barcelona...
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