Fenerbahce's Ugur Boral jumps over FC Porto's Rolando during a Champions League G match at the Dragao stadium in Porto yesterday. Porto won 3-1. - AP
LONDON (AP):
VILLARREAL HELD defending champions Manchester United to a 0-0 Champions League draw and a referee sent off the wrong player in Aalborg's goalless tie at Celtic.
On another night of surprises and comebacks, Arsenal snatched a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Dynamo Kiev and Lyon hit back from two goals down with 17 minutes to go to draw 2-2 with Fiorentina.
Daniel van Buyten captured a 1-0 victory for visiting Bayern Munich at Steaua Bucharest in a meeting of two former European champions and nine-times winner Real Madrid beat BATE Borisov 2-0.
Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero netted the only goal as Juventus returned to European football's premier competition with a 1-0 victory over UEFA Cup champion Zenit St. Petersburg.
FC Porto, winners under Jose Mourinho four years ago, captured a 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce, guided by Luis Aragones, the man who led Spain to their Euro 2008 triumph.
More surprises
After Romanian champions CFR Cluj upset AS Roma 2-1 on Tuesday, more surprises followed in yesterday's matches.
Villarreal hit the post at Old Trafford and followed up their two draws with Manchester United from 2006 with another. In a bad omen for Alex Ferguson's team, his side was eliminated in last place in its group three years ago after tying twice 0-0 with the Spanish club.
Not even the return of Cristiano Ronaldo made a difference. The Portuguese star, who said he wanted to move to Real Madrid but decided to stay at the club, returned after being sidelined with an ankle injury and went on as a second-half substitute.
While Ronaldo was given a warm welcome by the Red Devils fans, there were some embarrassed faces at Celtic Park in the other Group E game.
Barry Robson fired a 30th-minute penalty straight at goalkeeper Karim Zaza after Aalborg defender Steve Olfers brought down Shaun Maloney.
The red card
Ten minutes from the end, Aalborg's Michael Jakobsen pulled down Celtic striker Giorgios Samaras and was amazed to see Italian referee Matteo Trefoloni show the red card to teammate Michael Beauchamp.
The results leave all four teams level on one point with no goals scored. Bayern Munich, four-time winners aiming to capture the title for the first time since 2001, top Group F after their triumph in Bucharest.
Fiorentina will be furious they couldn't hold on to a two-goal lead at Lyon after Alberto Gilardino's first-half strikes in the 11th and 42nd minutes.
Frederic Piquionne replied in the 73rd and Karim Benzema equalised with five minutes to go.
Likewise, Ismael Bangoura's 64th-minute penalty appeared to be guiding Dynamo Kiev to victory at home to 2006 runners-up Arsenal, who seemed to be headed for another miserable result on their travels to eastern Europe. But Gunners defender William Gallas levelled in the 88th for a Group G point.
