• Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring the winning goal in his side's 2-1 Champions League win over Anderlecht in Brussels on Wednesday. Julien Warnand / EPA
    Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring the winning goal in his side's 2-1 Champions League win over Anderlecht in Brussels on Wednesday. Julien Warnand / EPA
  • Marco Reus, right, of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's third goal in their 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray on Wednesday night in Istanbul. Lars Baron / Getty Images
    Marco Reus, right, of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's third goal in their 4-0 Champions League win over Galatasaray on Wednesday night in Istanbul. Lars Baron / Getty Images
  • Atletico Madrid's French striker Antoine Griezmann, left, jumps onto coach Diego Simeone after scoring against Malmo in Atletico Madrid's 5-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday night in Madrid. Kiko Huesca / EPA
    Atletico Madrid's French striker Antoine Griezmann, left, jumps onto coach Diego Simeone after scoring against Malmo in Atletico Madrid's 5-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday night in Madrid. Kiko Huesca / EPA
  • Yordan Minev, left, of Ludogorets Razgrad celebrates with his teammates after scoring the eventual winner against FC Basel in a 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday night in Sofia. It was the first time a Bulgarian side earned Champions League group stage points. Vassil Donev / EPA
    Yordan Minev, left, of Ludogorets Razgrad celebrates with his teammates after scoring the eventual winner against FC Basel in a 1-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday night in Sofia. It was the first time a Bulgarian side earned Champions League group stage points. Vassil Donev / EPA
  • Olympiakos' Pajtim Kasami, top, celebrates with teammate Kostas Mitroglou, bottom, after scoring against Juventus in a 1-0 Champions League victory in Athens on Wednesday. Yannis Kolesidis / EPA
    Olympiakos' Pajtim Kasami, top, celebrates with teammate Kostas Mitroglou, bottom, after scoring against Juventus in a 1-0 Champions League victory in Athens on Wednesday. Yannis Kolesidis / EPA
  • Lucas Ocampos of AS Monaco in action during his side's 0-0 draw with Benfica on Wednesday night in the Champions League at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Sebastien Nogier / EPA
    Lucas Ocampos of AS Monaco in action during his side's 0-0 draw with Benfica on Wednesday night in the Champions League at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. Sebastien Nogier / EPA
  • Giulio Donati of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates scoring his side's first goal in a 2-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League on Wednesday in Leverkusen, Germany. Dennis Grombkowski / Bongarts / Getty Images
    Giulio Donati of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates scoring his side's first goal in a 2-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League on Wednesday in Leverkusen, Germany. Dennis Grombkowski / Bongarts / Getty Images
  • Simon Mignolet of Liverpool is unable to stop Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid scoring the opening goal in his side's Champions League loss on Wednesday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
    Simon Mignolet of Liverpool is unable to stop Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid scoring the opening goal in his side's Champions League loss on Wednesday. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
  • Juventus' Stephan Lichtsteiner, left, and Olympiakos' Pajtim Kasami challenge for the ball during their Champions League group match on Wednesday. Petros Giannakouris / AP
    Juventus' Stephan Lichtsteiner, left, and Olympiakos' Pajtim Kasami challenge for the ball during their Champions League group match on Wednesday. Petros Giannakouris / AP
  • Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, back right, scores his side's second goal in their Champions League win over Galatasaray on Wednesday. Tolga Bozoglu / EPA
    Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, back right, scores his side's second goal in their Champions League win over Galatasaray on Wednesday. Tolga Bozoglu / EPA
  • Danny Welbeck of Arsenal battles with Steven Defour of Anderlecht during their Champions League match in Brussels on Wednesday. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
    Danny Welbeck of Arsenal battles with Steven Defour of Anderlecht during their Champions League match in Brussels on Wednesday. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
  • Geoffrey Kondogbia of AS Monaco, right, vies for the ball with Talisca of Benfica in their Champions League contest on Wednesday. Sebastien Nogier / EPA
    Geoffrey Kondogbia of AS Monaco, right, vies for the ball with Talisca of Benfica in their Champions League contest on Wednesday. Sebastien Nogier / EPA
  • Malmo's Markus Rosenberg, right, challenges for the ball with Atletico's Diego Godin during their Champions League match on Wednesday. Andres Kudacki / AP
    Malmo's Markus Rosenberg, right, challenges for the ball with Atletico's Diego Godin during their Champions League match on Wednesday. Andres Kudacki / AP
  • Manager Andre Villas-Boas of Zenit St Petersburg reacts during his side's loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday in the Champions League. Marius Becker / EPA
    Manager Andre Villas-Boas of Zenit St Petersburg reacts during his side's loss to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday in the Champions League. Marius Becker / EPA
  • Junior Caicara, right, of Ludogorets Razrad vies for the ball with Derlis Gonzalez of FC Basel during their Champions League match on Wednesday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vassil Donev / EPA
    Junior Caicara, right, of Ludogorets Razrad vies for the ball with Derlis Gonzalez of FC Basel during their Champions League match on Wednesday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vassil Donev / EPA

Football

Real ruin Anfield mood; Arsenal find late life – Champions League in pictures

Jake Badger

October 23, 2014

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Images from Wednesday’s round of Champions League group play, including Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Liverpool in England and Arsenal’s comeback 2-1 win over Anderlecht in Belgium.

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