Real Madrid 4 - Olympiacos 2

Madrid: Casillas; Michel Salgado (Higuaín 64'), Sergio Ramos, Metzelder, Marcelo; Robinho, Gago, Guti, Sneijder (Balboa 82'); Raúl (Miguel Torres 88'), Van Nistelrooy. 4-4-2.
Olympiacos: Nikopolidis; Torosidis, Antzas, Julio César, Raúl Bravo (Zewlakow 75'); Patsatzoglou, Ledesma (Nuñez 86'); Galletti, Stoltidis, Djordjevic; Lua Lua (Kovacevic 72'). 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 02. Raúl. Turned ball in after Nikopolidis blocked shot from Van Nistelrooy.
1-1. 07. Galletti. Controlled cross from Djordjevic and curled shot wide of Casillas.
1-2. 47. Julio César. Got ahead of defence to turn Djordojevic free kick past Iker.
2-2. 68. Robinho. Steered far post header down past keeper from Ramos cross.
3-2. 86. Robinho. Picked up pass from Van Nistelrooy and blasted shot into net.
4-2. 93. Balboa. Collected Robinho cross and turned to shoot past Nikopolidis.

Real Madrid top their group at the half way stage after beating Olympiacos 4-2, although it took an inspired performance by Robinho to save the day after his side fell behind. The young forward had been left out of the weekend game after returning late from international duty, the press full of stories of wild parties in Brazil. But Schuster pardoned him for this match, and within two minutes he won the ball back in midfield and sent Van Nistelrooy away. Nikopolidis stopped the striker's shot, but Raúl was there to drive home the rebound.

The lead only lasted five minutes though before the Greek side equalised, Djordjevic outstripping Salgado and crossing in for Galletti to beat Casillas. But five minutes later the Greek side were left with ten men when Torosidis was sent off for pulling down Van Nistelrooy as he advanced on goal. Madrid were unable to take advantage however, a shot wide from Guti and another effort from Marcelo which the keeper saved their only attempts of note. And just two minutes after the restart they were caught out again when Julio César got on the end of Djordjevic's free kick to give the visitors the lead.

The fans started to give their players a hard time, but Robinho levelled the scores with a header down past Nikopolidis from Sergio Ramos's cross, and then won a penalty after a series of step-overs ended with Patsatzoglou kicking a lump out of him. Van Nistelrooy sent the spot kick way over the bar, but Robinho was there again with four minutes to go to pick up Van Nistelrooy's reverse pass and poke the ball into the net. It was still not over, Casllias being called upon to make a couple of brilliant saves from Nuñez and then Kovacevic, but in the third minute of injury time Robinho broke away from midfield and passed in for substitute Balbao to score a fourth. May the parties go on forever!