Crown Prince, Kuwaiti prime minister discuss strengthening bilateral ties in NEOM    911 emergency centers handle over 2.7 million calls in July    Civil Affairs proposes amendment to death reporting rules for resident expatriates    Commemorative stamp issued honoring Prince Khalid Al-Faisal    Saudi central bank submits new banking draft law to legislative authorities    Saudi report shows 97.7% of businesses have internet access, 57.7% use social media    Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors and alfanar partner to deliver seamless home EV charging solutions across Saudi Arabia Powering the future of mobility    Ministry launches Non-Profit Precious Metals and Gemstones Association to boost industry    Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an 'expanding war'    Poland extends border controls with Germany, Lithuania until October 4 over migration concerns    New Zealand woman arrested after two-year-old found in luggage    Al Qadsiah sign Saudi starlet Musab Al Juwayr from Al Hilal    Salm Al-Dawsari returns to Al Hilal training after injury layoff    Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 299, including 140 children    Saudi defender Saud Abdulhamid joins RC Lens on loan from AS Roma    Riyadh Comedy Festival tickets now on sale for world's biggest stand-up event    Sotheby's returns Buddha jewels to India after uproar    Riyadh Film Music Festival returns with live orchestral performances of iconic movie scores    Nissan Formula E Team celebrates a landmark season 11 with proud Saudi sponsor Electromin    Saudi Arabia approves first Alzheimer's treatment with lecanemab for early-stage patients    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Rubin Kazan stuns champ Barcelona 2-1
By Stuart Condie
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 10 - 2009

1 at home to unheralded Russian side Rubin Kazan and Liverpool lost by the same score to visiting Lyon as the big teams struggled in the Champions League Tuesday.
Rubin Kazan had taken just one point from the first two matches of its debut appearance in the group stage but twice led at Camp Nou to overturn a team containing Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Andres Iniesta.
Champion Barcelona should still advance but Liverpool may be in trouble after Cesar Fabian Delgado scored in injury time to hand the five-time European champion a fourth straight loss for the first time in 22 years.
Liverpool is third in its group, six points behind leading Lyon.
Inter Milan trailed twice at home but the Italian champion salvaged a 2-2 draw with Dynamo Kiev through equalizers by Dejan Stankovic and Walter Samuel. But Inter is last in Group F after stretching its winless streak in Europe to six matches.
Elsewhere on a day of 31 goals and no home wins, Fiorentina won 4-3 at Debreceni and Arsenal drew 1-1 at AZ Alkmaar.
But the biggest shock was Rubin Kazan's victory. Aleksandr Ryazantsev put the Russian champion ahead after just 75 seconds by running onto a loose ball and smashing a shot beyond goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
Iniesta and Messi each had an appeal for a penalty turned down before Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalized for the Spanish champion three minutes after halftime.
But Alejandro Dominguez put Gokdeniz Karadeniz through into the area 25 minutes later and he Valdes with an angled shot that silenced the home crowd.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic came close to a second equalizer when he hit the crossbar with 11 minutes left and midfielder Yaya Toure hit the post with a header in the fourth minute of injury time.
Rubin, Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev all have four points from three games in Group F. Inter has three points.
Liverpool's troubled season continued when it was beaten by Lyon and lost captain Steven Gerrard to a groin injury that could keep him out of Sunday's Premier League match against fierce rival Manchester United.
The loss heaps more pressure on manager Rafa Benitez, whose team is eighth in the Premier League with four losses from nine games. Yossi Benayoun had put the five-time champion ahead four minutes before halftime but an injury-hit and directionless home side conceded to Maxime Gonalons midway through the second half and was then hit by a counterattack in injury time.
Sidney Govou sent a pass right across the goalmouth and, with the home defense hesitating, Cesar Fabian Delgado arrived at the far post to score the winner.
Liverpool has three points from three Group E matches, six fewer than Lyon and three fewer than Fiorentina, which recovered from conceding a second-minute goal to win 4-3 at Debreceni.
Sevilla went five points clear at the top of Group G with a straightforward 3-1 win at Stuttgart, which only scored in the 74th at 3-0 down. The Spanish team has a maximum nine points. Next is Unirea Urziceni, which benefited from two own goals to win 4-1 at Rangers.
Rangers had led through a second-minute own goal by Ricardo Vilana, but the Romanian team fought back with Marius Bilasco and Pablo Brandan scoring either side of own goals by Kyle Lafferty and Lee McCulloch. The win moved Unirea three points ahead of the Scottish champion.
Arsenal's lead in Group H was trimmed to a single point after Mendes da Silva scored in the third minute of injury time to earn AZ a draw. Cesc Fabregas had put the Gunners ahead in the 36th from a pass by Robin van Persie but Mendes da Silva volleyed from close range to earn his team a second point of the season.
Olympiakos beat Standard Liege 2-1 in the other game to move up to six points.


Clic here to read the story from its source.