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| Juventus's Pavel Nedved (L) shoots and scores
past Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Oliver Khan and Thomas Linke during
their Champions League Group C clash at the Delle Alpi stadium in
Turin, nothern Italy October 19,
2004. [Reuters] |
Pavel Nedved scored the winner as Juventus edged Bayern Munich 1-0
in the first meeting between the two storied clubs, maintaining its
perfect record in the Champions League.
Michael Owen marked his first Real Madrid start with the winner in a
1-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev. And, in the night's most surprising result,
Manchester United was held to a scoreless tie at Sparta Prague.
In other results, Liverpool and Deportivo La Coruna played to a
scoreless tie; Monaco defeated Olympiakos 2-1; Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1
over Roma; Ajax won 3-0 over Maccabi Tel Aviv, and Lyon defeated
Fenerbahce 3-1.
In Turin, the first meeting between clubs with a combined six European
championship titles was a cautious affair. After more than an hour of
mostly lackluster play, French
defender Lilian Thuram launched a full-field pass that Zlatan Ibrahimovic
headed toward Nedved.
 The Czech playmaker then performed a quick zig-zag and beat Bayern goalie Oliver Kahn
with a perfectly angled shot for his second goal in three Champions League
games this season.
Real Madrid's win was a rare bright spot for the nine-time European
champion, on its second coach of the season and languishing in the bottom
half of the Spanish league in its worst-ever start to the season.
Owen took a cross from Ronaldo to beat goalie Olexandr Shovkovskiy in the 35th
minute.
"We knew it would be a hard game. We were facing a very good team. But
we played a great game and created a lot of chances," Madrid coach Mariano
Garcia Remon said.
Roma, led by a third different coach in its third Champions League
match, fell to its third straight defeat. And it's only going to get worse
for Roma - after it forfeited its match against Dynamo Kiev on Sept. 15
when a fan injured referee Anders Frisk, it has to play its next two home
games behind closed doors.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-10-20 10:01