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CHELSEA'S Champions League title defense began with a 2-2 draw at home to Juventus on Tuesday, while Lionel Messi came to Barcelona's rescue against Spartak Moscow and a sloppy Manchester United edged Galatasaray 1-0.
Chelsea went 2-0 up through a brace from Brazilian starlet Oscar at Stamford Bridge but had to make do with a point after Juventus fought back to draw their Group E opener.
Oscar, 21, was making his first start since a 25 million pound (US$40 million) move from Internacional and he announced his arrival in style.
In the 31st minute he beat Gianluigi Buffon with a deflected effort from 25 yards and two minutes later he doubled Chelsea's lead with a stunning goal, sweeping a glorious shot into the top-right corner from outside the box.
Arturo Vidal pulled a goal back before half-time with a low shot into the bottom-right corner but Juventus' equalizer did not arrive until the 80th, when Claudio Marchisio released substitute Fabio Quagliarella to beat Petr Cech.
"We found ourselves in a great position to win the game and we only got a draw, but we knew we were playing a quality side," Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo told Sky Sports.
The result in west London meant that Shakhtar Donetsk finished the evening top of Group E following a 2-0 win at home to Danish competition debutante Nordsjaelland.
United took a 7th-minute lead against Galatasaray at Old Trafford when Michael Carrick swapped passes with first Robin van Persie and then Shinji Kagawa before skipping past goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and sliding the ball home.
Nani squandered a chance to give United breathing space when his 53rd-minute penalty was saved by Muslera.
In the other Group H game, United's next opponents, Romanian CFR Cluj, won 2-0 at Portuguese side Braga.
Barcelona suffered an early blow at Camp Nou when Gerard Pique had to go off injured, but the Catalans - champions in 2006, 2009, and 2011 - went ahead when Cristian Tello curled a low shot home from the cusp of the 18-yard area. A Dani Alves own goal gifted Spartak a 29th-minute equalizer, however, and the Russians took the lead just before the hour when Romulo beat Victor Valdes from Aiden McGeady's pass.
The Russians stood on the verge of a famous upset, only for Messi to equalize from Tello's lay-off in the 71st before heading in Alexis Sanchez's cross 10 minutes from time to hand Tito Vilanova victory in his first Champions League game as coach.
In the night's other Group G fixture, Scottish champion Celtic was held to a 0-0 draw at home to Benfica.
Bayern Munich assumed control of Group F, winning 2-1 at home to Valencia through goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos while French champion Lille lost 1-3 at home to Belarusian outfit BATE Borisov .
Chelsea went 2-0 up through a brace from Brazilian starlet Oscar at Stamford Bridge but had to make do with a point after Juventus fought back to draw their Group E opener.
Oscar, 21, was making his first start since a 25 million pound (US$40 million) move from Internacional and he announced his arrival in style.
In the 31st minute he beat Gianluigi Buffon with a deflected effort from 25 yards and two minutes later he doubled Chelsea's lead with a stunning goal, sweeping a glorious shot into the top-right corner from outside the box.
Arturo Vidal pulled a goal back before half-time with a low shot into the bottom-right corner but Juventus' equalizer did not arrive until the 80th, when Claudio Marchisio released substitute Fabio Quagliarella to beat Petr Cech.
"We found ourselves in a great position to win the game and we only got a draw, but we knew we were playing a quality side," Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo told Sky Sports.
The result in west London meant that Shakhtar Donetsk finished the evening top of Group E following a 2-0 win at home to Danish competition debutante Nordsjaelland.
United took a 7th-minute lead against Galatasaray at Old Trafford when Michael Carrick swapped passes with first Robin van Persie and then Shinji Kagawa before skipping past goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and sliding the ball home.
Nani squandered a chance to give United breathing space when his 53rd-minute penalty was saved by Muslera.
In the other Group H game, United's next opponents, Romanian CFR Cluj, won 2-0 at Portuguese side Braga.
Barcelona suffered an early blow at Camp Nou when Gerard Pique had to go off injured, but the Catalans - champions in 2006, 2009, and 2011 - went ahead when Cristian Tello curled a low shot home from the cusp of the 18-yard area. A Dani Alves own goal gifted Spartak a 29th-minute equalizer, however, and the Russians took the lead just before the hour when Romulo beat Victor Valdes from Aiden McGeady's pass.
The Russians stood on the verge of a famous upset, only for Messi to equalize from Tello's lay-off in the 71st before heading in Alexis Sanchez's cross 10 minutes from time to hand Tito Vilanova victory in his first Champions League game as coach.
In the night's other Group G fixture, Scottish champion Celtic was held to a 0-0 draw at home to Benfica.
Bayern Munich assumed control of Group F, winning 2-1 at home to Valencia through goals from Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos while French champion Lille lost 1-3 at home to Belarusian outfit BATE Borisov .
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