Milan hold Barca to draw in CL opener
Posted September 13, 2011 5:28 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — Barcelona conceded a goal after 24 seconds and another in stoppage time as its Champions League title defence opened with a draw against AC Milan on Tuesday, while Arsenal was also left stunned by Borussia Dortmund’s late equalizer.
Alexandre Pato opened the scoring for Milan and, after goals from Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa put Barcelona in control, Thiago Silva’s header secured a 2-2 draw in Group H.
Dortmund levelled in the 88th minute, with Ivan Perisic’s volley cancelling out Robin van Persie’s first-half goal for Arsenal in the 1-1 draw in Group F.
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas oversaw a 2-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Group E in his first Champions League match, while his former club Porto recovered to beat nine-man Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in Group G.