Source: Telegraph
Standard Liège captain Steven Defour out of Champions League game with Arsenal
The Belgian international sustained the injury when he attempted a shot in the early stages of the 3-0 league win against KV Mechelen on Saturday but his foot made contact with a defender's boot. Defour was still able to hobble off the pitch but doctors later diagnosed a broken bone in his foot and he could be sidelined for up to six weeks. [LNB]Porto warmed up for their trip to Chelsea on Tuesday with an impressive 4-1 victory over Leixoes, which put them top of the table. [LNB] Related ArticlesChampions League guideRonaldo secures Real win'Uefa ball is unfair'Sport on televisionAll of Porto's goals came in the first half. Silvestre Varela put them ahead after 20 minutes, and Hulk, returning from a two-game ban, slotted home a penalty, three minutes later. Rolando added the third before Radamel Falcao one of five Porto players picked up from a World Cup qualifier by a private club jet completed the rout. [LNB]Manchester United will on Tuesday face a Besiktas side still smarting from a 3-0 defeat by Turkish league leaders Galatasaray, former Liverpool striker Milan Baros scoring two second-half goals.[LNB]Liverpool's opponents Debrecen won 1-0 away to Paks in the Hungarian league. [LNB]Stuttgart, who take on Rangers on Wednesday, were crushed 3-1 by table-topping Hamburg. [LNB]Inter Milan enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Parma ahead of their eagerly awaited showdown with European champions Barcelona on Wednesday at the San Siro. [LNB]Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o struck first, after Parma had frustrated Inter for 70 minutes, the Cameroon international curling in a shot from 20 yards. [LNB]Diego Milito then made sure of the points with a second a minute from time. [LNB]Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was a happy man after seeing his team claim a hard-fought victory 2-0 over Getafe. [LNB]Barca made it two wins out of two at the start of the new season after second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi. [LNB]It was far from easy for the treble winners though, especially in the opening period when Getafe can consider themselves unfortunate not to have been at least one goal ahead. [LNB]"We've beaten a good opponent, at a ground that is always tough," Guardiola said. [LNB]"Getafe are the team who have contested possession the best against us since I've been coach of the first team, and that says a lot about this side." [LNB]
