Bayern, Valencia and PSV all progress
Fernando Morientes scored as Valencia made it through after a battling draw
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Tuesday, 31, Oct 2006 10:34
While Chelsea were gaining a dramatic draw at the Nou Camp, an altogether more one-sided encounter was unfolding in the other group A game.
Werder Bremen overran a struggling Levski Sofia side, winning 3-0 thanks to strikes from Frank Baumann, Torsten Frings and an own goal from Nikolay Mihailov.
Bayern Munich are the first team to emerge from group B as their stalemate with Sporting Lisbon was enough for the Olympic stadium fans to be sure of further Champions League action this season.
Inter Milan succeeded where Arsenal could not and came away from Moscow with all three points after defeating Spartak 1-0 through an early Julio Cruz goal.
PSV Eindhoven's 2-0 home win over Galatasaray ensures that the remaining two games in group C are effectively dead rubbers.
Timmy Simons and Arouna Kone scored the goals to book a place in the next round alongside Liverpool.
Former Anfield flop Fernando Morientes showed that his skills are better suited to continental competition as he scored his fourth in this year's tournament to help new club Valencia through to the knockout stages with a 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
Roma came from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Olympiacos as Francesco Totti made amends for his earlier penalty miss with a second-half leveller.