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Arsenal blows away Sevilla

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FIRING AWAY: Arsenal’s Francesc Fabregas lines up to shoot in his team’s first goal against Sevilla in their Champions League game on Wednesday.

LONDON: Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and AS Roma opened their Champions League campaigns with victories on Wednesday.

Sevilla witnessed first hand the chasm between UEFA Cup football and the Champions League with a humbling 3-0 defeat at Arsenal.

The Andalucians, tipped to make an impact among the big boys, were pulled apart at the Emirates with Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Eduardo da Silva scoring the goals for the silky Gunners.

Good debut

Czech side Slavia Prague, the other debutant in action, had a more enjoyable baptism. It joined Arsenal on three points in Group H with a 2-1 home victory against Steaua Bucharest.

Cristiano Ronaldo headed the winner for Manchester United against Sporting Lisbon.

The results:

Glasgow Rangers 2 (Adam 62, Darcheville 75-pen) bt VfB Stuttgart 1; Barcelona 3 (Clerc 21-og, Messi 82, Henry 90+2) bt Lyon 0; AS Roma 2 (Perrotta 9, Totti 70) bt Dynamo Kiev 0.

Sporting Lisbon 0 lost to Manchester United (1 (Ronaldo 62); Fenerbahce 1 (Deivid 43) bt Inter Milan 0; PSV Eindhoven 2 (Danko Lazovic 59, Kenneth Perez 80) bt CSKA Moscow (Vagner Love 89).

Slavia Prague 2 (Senkerik 13, Belaid 63) bt Steaua Bucharest 1 (Goian 33); Arsenal 3 (Fabregas 27, Van Persie 59, Eduardo 90+2) bt Sevilla (ESP) 0. — Agencies

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