First-half goals by striker Fred and midfielder Tiago gave Olympique Lyon a 2-0 victory over Real Madrid as the French side made another stylish start to the Champions League last night.
Fred opened the scoring with a deft lob that gave goalkeeper Iker Casillas no chance in the 12th minute, while Tiago swept in a cross by winger Sidney Govou from close range to make it 2-0 in the 31st minute.
Lyon dominated Real for most of the Group E game and handed the nine-times European champions their second consecutive defeat at Gerland stadium in a year.
The Spanish side had slumped to a 3-0 loss at the French champions's ground in their opening group match in September 2005.
Steaua Bucharest, winners 20 years ago, marked their return to the competition in style after a decade's absence, beating Dynamo Kiev 4-1 in the other Group E match.
AC Milan, European champions six times, beat AEK Athens 3-0 in Group H, their opening two goals coming from headers by Filippo Inzaghi and Yoann Gourcuff before Kaka added the third 13 minutes from time with a penalty.
Milan were in charge of the game throughout and, although the Greek side tested goalkeeper Dida on occasions, they never managed to truly compete in midfield.
