Reds start Euro campaign with win
Greek tragedy for Hearts
Blues day for Black Cats
—– Five times European champions Liverpool start their Champions League campaign with a narrow win against Maccabi Haifa at Anfield.
Goals from Craig Bellamy and Mark Gonzalez - both on debut - spare the Reds’ blushes after the visitors take the lead through Gustavo Boccoli.
With Israel, and the city of Haifa in particular, still under fire from Lebanon, the venue for the second leg of the Third Qualifying Round tie has still to be decided.
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—– Heart of Midlothian’s Champions League hopes are in tatters after AEK Athens grab two last-gasp goals to win 2-1 at Murrayfield.
Against the run of play, Saulius Mikoliunas gave Hearts a 62nd minute lead but then had Bruno Aguiar sent-off.
The Edinburgh outfit now face a tough task to qualify for the group stages when they travel to the Greek capital in two weeks time.
—– Birmingham City retain their 100% record in the Championship but Sunderland are still without a point after a Mikael Forssell penalty settles the meeting of two of last season’s relegated clubs.
A crowd of 26,668 witness Niall Quinn’s first game in charge at the Stadium of Light.
Southampton beat Coventry City 2-0 at St Mary’s with second-half goals from Gareth Bale and Grzegorz Rasiak.
—– In League One, Chesterfield and Carlisle United fail to score at Saltergate while, in League Two, Peterborough United win 1-0 at Boston United.
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