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PARIS, Sept 29: The two most successful sides in the history of Europe's premier club competition had mixed fortunes in yesterday's European Champions League with Real Madrid taking control of Group E with a 3-1 victory over closest rivals FC Porto while in Group H, AC Milan are still looking far from convincing after a 1-1 home draw with Hertha Berlin.
Real, second behind FC Porto before the start of play in Group E, won 3-1 at their Bernabeu Stadium fortress to leapfrog the Portuguese side in the table and give their campaign for an eighth European title a boost.
An Ivan Helguera strike eight minutes before the interval put the Spanish side back in front and a Fernando Hierro penalty after 68 minutes calmed the nerves of the fans and Real's Welsh coach John Toshack.
Scores
Group E: Real Madrid 3 (Fernano Morientes, Ivan Helguera, Fernano Hierro) bt FC Porto (Jardel); Olympiakos 3 (Giovanni 2, Luciano) bt Molde 1 (Andreas Lund).
GROUP F: Bayern Munich 1 (Giovane Elber) drew Valencia 1(Gerard Lopez); Rangers 1 (Jorg Albertz) bt PSV Eindhoven 0.
Group G: Bordeaux 2 (Wiltord, Johan Micoud) bt Spartak Moscow 1 (Artem Bezrodnyi); Sparta Prague 4 (Jiri Novotny, Martin Prohaszka, Tomas Rosickybt, Jiri Jarosik) bt Willem II Tilburg 0.
Group H: AC Milan 1 (Oliver Bierhoff) drew Hertha Berlin 1 (Ali Daei); Chelsea 1 (Petrescu) bt Galatasary 0.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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