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AC Milan, Barcelona in second round

LONDON, NOV. 25. AC Milan and Barcelona joined the other powerhouses in the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday while Arsenal had two players sent off in a fourth tie in a row and still isn't there yet.

Milan outplayed Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 with two goals each from Argentina striker Hernan Crespo and Brazilian star Kaka in a high quality performance at San Siro.

"I needed the goals and the good performance after much suffering," said Crespo.

In the same Group F, Barcelona also needed just a point and got it by tying 1-1 at home with Scottish champion Glasgow Celtic.

The results: PSV Eindhoven 1 (Andre Ooijer 8th) drew with Arsenal 1 (Thierry Henry 31st ); Rosenborg 2 (Thorstein Helstad 68, 76) drew with Panathinaikos 2 (Michael Kostantinou 16, Rudolf Skacel 71); FC Barcelona 1(Samuel Eto'o 24) drew with Celtic 1 (John Hartson 45); AC Milan 4 (Kaka 52, 90; Hernan Crespo 53, 85) beat Shakhtar Donetsk 0; Anderlecht 1 (Christian Wilhelmsson 24) lost to Valencia 2 (Bernardo Corradi 19, Marco Di Viao 48); Werder Bremen 1 (Valerien Ismael 49 (pen.) drew with Inter Milan 1 (Obafemi Martins 55). Chelsea 0 drew with Paris Saint-Germain 0; CSKA Moscow 0 lost to FC Porto 1 (Benny McCarthy 28). — Agencies

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