Sport 16-09-2004 Champions` League Round-up who: Manchester United what: Draw 2-2 with Lyons in Champions` League Group D where: Lyons, France when: Last night snippet: Two second-half goals by Ruud van Nistelrooy rescued Manchester United from a two-goal deficit in their Champions` League Group D away tie with Lyons and sounded a reminder that United "are still capable of the old panache that has eluded them so far this season," says Sam Wallace in The Telegraph. The two goals also lifted the Dutchman`s tally of European goals to a record 30 in 33 games, two clear of Denis Law. "But how ever valiant United`s recovery," says The Guardian, "the striker`s contribution cannot disguise flaws in the team." Meanwhile, at Anfield, goals by Djibril Cissé (22 minutes) and substitute Milan Baros (84 minutes) opened Liverpool`s European campaign with a "morale-boosting" 2-0 win over Monaco in Group A, says the BBC, remarking that "Didiers Deschamps` outfit were a pale imitation of the side that reached last year`s final". On TV tonight you can see Steve McClaren`s Middlesbrough take on Banik Ostrava at the Riverside in the UEFA Cup first round, first leg. [... more]

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