But the big surprise of the night was that Liverpool was knocked out by FC Basel, after they played a 1 - 1 draw, in group B. Liverpool needed to win the match in order to go through, but they came short.
In Group A, Juventus playing at home played a goalless draw with Atletico Madrid. The Spanish team topped the table with 13 points, while Juventus followed with 10 points.
Both are through to the second round.
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The defending champions, Real Madrid, defeated Ludogaret Razgrad 4 - 0 in the group B encounter, and finished on top of the table with 18 points and Basel finished second with 7 points.
In Group C, Benfica hosting Bayer Leverkusen played a 0 - 0 goalless draw while Monaco defeated the Russian Zenit St. Petersburg 2 - 0. Monaco finished on top of the table with 11 points while Bayer Leverkusen finished second with 10 points.
The last season finalist Borrusia Dortmund playing at home, played a 1 - 1 draw with the Belgian Anderlecht in group D, while Arsenal visiting Galatasaray defeated them 4 - 1. Both Arsenal and Dortmund finished with 13 points each, but the German team was on top of the table due to goal differences.
Group A
Juventus 0 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Olympiakos 4 - 2 Malmo FF
Group B
Liverpool 1 - 1 Basel
Real Madrid 4 - 0 Ludogaret Razgrad
Group C
Benfica 0 - 0 Leverkusen
Monaco 2 - 0 Zenit St Petersburg
Group D
B. Dortmung 1 - 1 Anderlecht
Galatasaray 1 - 4 Arsenal
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