Poor results for Spanish sides in the Champions League

Real Madrid lose at home and Villarreal deserved more than a draw

Real Madrid will have it all to do at Anfield after Liverpool got the all-important away goal at the Bernabeu last night in the first leg of the Champions League.
It was a technical game with Rafa Benítez considered to have out thought Juande Ramos, and the goal came for the Merseyside team from a set piece in the second half, Yoissi Benayoun the scorer with a header. It came after 82 minutes play and a stupid fault from Heinze. The return match is on March 10.

In the other game with a Spanish side last night, Villarreal drew 1-1 with Panathinaikos. It was a good result for the Greek side as Villarreal were superior and deserved a better outcome.
The Greek side went ahead after half an hour on the break with the goal from Karagounis.
A foul on Pires resulted in a penalty for the Spanish side, converted by Italian player Rossi, for the equalizer. Villarreal has not lost at home now in 1 games.