CFR Cluj grabbed the headlines on the opening night of Champions League group stage as they stunned Roma 2-1.

Cluj sit in a lowly seventh place in the Romanian Liga 1 but their debut in Europe's premier club competition could not have been better as they came from behind to stun Luciano Spalletti's troops in the Group A clash.

Christian Panucci fired the Romans ahead after 17 minutes but Cluj refused to succumb to the expected defeat and levelled through Juan Culio 10 minutes later before the Argentinian midfielder volleyed home a brilliant winner in the second half.

Elsewhere in Group A, headers from Frank Lampard and Joe Cole set Chelsea on their way as they crushed Bordeaux 4-0 to earn manager Luiz Felipe Scolari his first Champions League win.

Failure in Europe's elite competition has signalled the end for the previous three Chelsea bosses but there were no scares for Scolari at Stamford Bridge, whose debut in the competition was straightforward after the hosts established a lead.

Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka added late goals to give a fair reflection to the scoreline.

A Sergio Aguero brace helped Atletico Madrid hit the ground running as a terrific performance from the Argentina midfielder saw his side defeat PSV Eindhoven 3-0 in Group D.

Aguero gave the Spanish team the best possible start in the ninth minute and doubled his tally towards the end of the first half before Nuno Maniche killed the game off nine minutes after the break.

Steven Gerrard played a captain's role by taking his Liverpool goals tally to 99 as the Merseysiders opened their Group D campaign with a crucial 2-1 win over Marseille.

Marseille had taken the lead early on through their skipper Lorik Cana, but Gerrard - already Liverpool's record scorer in Europe - grabbed a fine equaliser with an outstanding 25-yard curler.

Then six minutes later he cracked home a twice-taken penalty to give Liverpool something to hang on to.

Barcelona kicked off their Group C campaign with 3-1 victory over Iberian neighbours Sporting Lisbon at the Nou Camp.

Goals from Rafael Marquez and Samuel Eto'o had put Barca in control, and although Sporting threatened to put the cat among the pigeons by pulling a goal back through Antonio Tonel, Xavi's late strike ended any chance of shock comeback.

Two moments of Brazilian magic secured Shakhtar Donetsk a deserved 2-1 victory in their opening Group C match against Basle.

Fernandinho set the ball rolling for the Ukrainian champions with a stunning free-kick after 25 minutes while fellow Brazilian Jadson doubled the advantage from another set-piece on the stroke of half-time.

Christian Gross' Basle grabbed a late consolation strike through David Abraham.

Internazionale started their quest for Champions League glory with a fortunate 2-0 win at Panathinaikos in Group B.

Jose Mourinho's side went ahead through Mancini in the 27th minute but they were forced to defend for the remaining hour as the home side searched in vain for an equaliser.

Adriano then sealed the win in the 85th minute with his first touch of the game.

Werder Bremen failed to break their opening-day Champions League jinx as they were held to a goalless draw by Group B rivals Anorthosis Famagusta.

Last year's Bundesliga runner-up spurned chance after chance at the Weser Stadion as the Cypriots, making their debut appearance in the group stage, clung on for a desperate point.

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