Post by Taxigirl on Sept 29, 2004 7:41:39 GMT
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Wayne Rooney shone on his Manchester United debut as he grabbed a sensational hat-trick in The Red Devils' 6-2 hammering of Fenerbahce at Old Trafford.
Rooney could barely have made a bigger impact on his debut as he terrorised Fener from the first whistle to the last.
United opened the scoring after just seven minutes when Ryan Giggs headed home from Kleberson's fine right wing cross.
The Rooney show then began on 18 minutes as he fired home brilliantly from the edge of the area after Ruud van Nistelrooy threaded through a wonderful ball.
On the half hour Rooney scored a spectacular effort when he picked the ball up from Giggs and fired past Rustu Recber into the corner from 20 yards.
Fener pulled one back just 60 seconds into the second period when Brazilian Marcio Nobre hammered home from a corner.
Just as Fener were getting themselves back into the game they gave away a free kick right on the edge of the area and the stage was set for Rooney, who dully obliged by curling the ball over the wall and into the corner past a hapless Recber.
Fener - to their credit - kept up the pressure and Tuncay Sanli fired home from edge of the area with a smart finish, but they had no answer to United's striking power as the home side added a further two goals.
Van Nistelrooy fired home from six yards after a great ball from Darren Fletcher and then David Bellion showed good composure as he slotted home after he broke clear.
The other game in Group D saw Lyon come from behind to seal a 2-1 win.
Sparta took the lead after just seven minutes when great work from Pavel Pergl created a simple chance for Tomas Jun - who could not miss with his header.
Michael Essien (25) levelled with a fabulous strike into corner of the net from the far edge of penalty area.
Lyon then deservedly won the game thanks to Syvlain Wiltord (58), who broke clear and poked the ball past Jaromir Blazek to silence the home crowd..
Liverpool suffered defeat in Athens as they failed to match their opening Champions League efforts.
A poor Reds performance saw Olympiakos claim all three points with a single goal from Ieroklis Stolidis, who headed home from seven yards following Rivaldo free kick after just 17 minutes.
Liverpool did have a chance later on as Tassos Pantos was dismissed for two bookable offences, but Rafael Benitez's side could not take advantage of their numerical advantage.
Olympiakos are now top of Group A, after Monaco defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at The Stade Louis II.
The French side repeated their win from last season's competition as they proved too good for Deportivo to claim their first points of this season's tournament.
Emmanuel Adebayor played a major role as he set up both goals in the opening ten minutes - firstly for Mohamed Kallon and then Javier Saviola.
The games in Group B were full of action and goals as both ended in 4-2 wins for the home sides.
In Kiev, Dynamo went ahead after half an hour when Diogo Rincon turned Paul Freier before curling the ball into the corner.
Leverkusen levelled from close range after Andrej Voronin picked up a rebound from Dimitar Berbatov's effort.
Jens Nowotny then put Bayer ahead when Voronin spotted him free in the area and the defender showed great composure to slot home, but just 60 seconds later Rincon grabbed his second as he fired home from a tight angle to level matters.
Romanian substitute Florin Cernat then took over as he claimed a brace to win the game for Kiev and make sure they maintained their 100 percent record.
Bayer's hopes of a late comeback were dashed when impressive replacement Voronin was sent off.
There was also a classic encounter at The Santiago Bernabeu as Roma threw away a two-goal lead as Real Madrid claimed a 4-2 victory.
Italian starlet Danielle De Rossi tucked the ball away after a great chip from Traianos Dellas to put Roma ahead early on.
Antonio Cassano then fired home after great work from Francesco Totti on 21 minutes and Roma were running riot.
Raul brought Real back into the game with a deflected effort from edge of the area just before the interval to give the home side hope.
The comeback was completed when Luis Figo slotted home a penalty after Raul was pushed to the ground by Christian Panucci.
Real went ahead through captain Raul when he flicked home at the near post from Luis Figo and the impressive victory was sealed by a trademark Roberto Carlos thunderbolt late on.
Group C looks like being a straight fight between Bayern Munich and Juventus after both claimed victories.
Juve edged past hard working Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a 1-0 win at The Stadio Delle Alpi.
The winner came from the unlikely source as diminutive winger Mauro Camoranesi headed home Pavel Nedved's corner just before half time.
Bayern Munich showed real class as they destroyed Ajax 4-0 at The Olympic Stadium, with Roy Makaay claiming a hat-trick.
The ubiquitous Dutchman fired home his first after 28 minutes and then headed home brilliantly on the stroke of half time.
Makaay sealed his treble from the penalty spot before Ze Roberto fired home after 55 minutes.
Monaco 2-0 Deportivo
Olympiakos 1-0 Liverpool
Dynamo Kiev 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Real Madrid 4-2 Roma
Bayern Munich 4-0 Ajax
Juventus 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Man United 6-2 Fenerbahce
Sparta Prague 1-2 Lyon
Wayne Rooney shone on his Manchester United debut as he grabbed a sensational hat-trick in The Red Devils' 6-2 hammering of Fenerbahce at Old Trafford.
Rooney could barely have made a bigger impact on his debut as he terrorised Fener from the first whistle to the last.
United opened the scoring after just seven minutes when Ryan Giggs headed home from Kleberson's fine right wing cross.
The Rooney show then began on 18 minutes as he fired home brilliantly from the edge of the area after Ruud van Nistelrooy threaded through a wonderful ball.
On the half hour Rooney scored a spectacular effort when he picked the ball up from Giggs and fired past Rustu Recber into the corner from 20 yards.
Fener pulled one back just 60 seconds into the second period when Brazilian Marcio Nobre hammered home from a corner.
Just as Fener were getting themselves back into the game they gave away a free kick right on the edge of the area and the stage was set for Rooney, who dully obliged by curling the ball over the wall and into the corner past a hapless Recber.
Fener - to their credit - kept up the pressure and Tuncay Sanli fired home from edge of the area with a smart finish, but they had no answer to United's striking power as the home side added a further two goals.
Van Nistelrooy fired home from six yards after a great ball from Darren Fletcher and then David Bellion showed good composure as he slotted home after he broke clear.
The other game in Group D saw Lyon come from behind to seal a 2-1 win.
Sparta took the lead after just seven minutes when great work from Pavel Pergl created a simple chance for Tomas Jun - who could not miss with his header.
Michael Essien (25) levelled with a fabulous strike into corner of the net from the far edge of penalty area.
Lyon then deservedly won the game thanks to Syvlain Wiltord (58), who broke clear and poked the ball past Jaromir Blazek to silence the home crowd..
Liverpool suffered defeat in Athens as they failed to match their opening Champions League efforts.
A poor Reds performance saw Olympiakos claim all three points with a single goal from Ieroklis Stolidis, who headed home from seven yards following Rivaldo free kick after just 17 minutes.
Liverpool did have a chance later on as Tassos Pantos was dismissed for two bookable offences, but Rafael Benitez's side could not take advantage of their numerical advantage.
Olympiakos are now top of Group A, after Monaco defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at The Stade Louis II.
The French side repeated their win from last season's competition as they proved too good for Deportivo to claim their first points of this season's tournament.
Emmanuel Adebayor played a major role as he set up both goals in the opening ten minutes - firstly for Mohamed Kallon and then Javier Saviola.
The games in Group B were full of action and goals as both ended in 4-2 wins for the home sides.
In Kiev, Dynamo went ahead after half an hour when Diogo Rincon turned Paul Freier before curling the ball into the corner.
Leverkusen levelled from close range after Andrej Voronin picked up a rebound from Dimitar Berbatov's effort.
Jens Nowotny then put Bayer ahead when Voronin spotted him free in the area and the defender showed great composure to slot home, but just 60 seconds later Rincon grabbed his second as he fired home from a tight angle to level matters.
Romanian substitute Florin Cernat then took over as he claimed a brace to win the game for Kiev and make sure they maintained their 100 percent record.
Bayer's hopes of a late comeback were dashed when impressive replacement Voronin was sent off.
There was also a classic encounter at The Santiago Bernabeu as Roma threw away a two-goal lead as Real Madrid claimed a 4-2 victory.
Italian starlet Danielle De Rossi tucked the ball away after a great chip from Traianos Dellas to put Roma ahead early on.
Antonio Cassano then fired home after great work from Francesco Totti on 21 minutes and Roma were running riot.
Raul brought Real back into the game with a deflected effort from edge of the area just before the interval to give the home side hope.
The comeback was completed when Luis Figo slotted home a penalty after Raul was pushed to the ground by Christian Panucci.
Real went ahead through captain Raul when he flicked home at the near post from Luis Figo and the impressive victory was sealed by a trademark Roberto Carlos thunderbolt late on.
Group C looks like being a straight fight between Bayern Munich and Juventus after both claimed victories.
Juve edged past hard working Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel-Aviv with a 1-0 win at The Stadio Delle Alpi.
The winner came from the unlikely source as diminutive winger Mauro Camoranesi headed home Pavel Nedved's corner just before half time.
Bayern Munich showed real class as they destroyed Ajax 4-0 at The Olympic Stadium, with Roy Makaay claiming a hat-trick.
The ubiquitous Dutchman fired home his first after 28 minutes and then headed home brilliantly on the stroke of half time.
Makaay sealed his treble from the penalty spot before Ze Roberto fired home after 55 minutes.
Monaco 2-0 Deportivo
Olympiakos 1-0 Liverpool
Dynamo Kiev 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Real Madrid 4-2 Roma
Bayern Munich 4-0 Ajax
Juventus 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Man United 6-2 Fenerbahce
Sparta Prague 1-2 Lyon
