P	W	D	L	F	A	PTS
Real Madrid	6	4	1	1	15	7	13
Porto		6	4	0	2	9	6	12
Olympiakos	6	2	1	3	9	12	7
Molde		6	1	0	5	6	14	3

Top two qualify for Phase 2, third placed team for the UEFA Cup

3 NOVEMBER 1999 

MOLDE				0-1			REAL MADRID
							Karembeu 43

Real Madrid put their miserable league form behind them to win their final group
one encounter. A brilliant passing move opened up the Molde defence, Roberto
Carlos and Seedorf picked out Sanchis (what the hell was he doing in the box?)
he rudely dummied Lydersen and his centre was met by Karembeu.

Attendance : 10,785


OLYMPIAKOS			1-0			PORTO
Giannakopoulos 55

Porto rested six first teamers but Olympiakos laboured to victory, needing 'the
commentators nightmare' Giannacopoulos's deflected free kick to win.

Attendance : 25,000


26 OCTOBER 1999

PORTO				3-1			MOLDE
Deco 30 seconds, 28					Berg Hestad 82
Jardel 58                                      

Deco got Porto off to a flyer literally with a majestic diving header and then curled
in a free kick. A punt upfield by Baia was missed by everyone save crucially Jardel
who beat the 'keeper with ease.  Berg Hestad headed in the consolation goal.

Attendance : 35,000


Real Madrid	3 (Raul 20, Morientes 64, Roberto Carlos 82)
Olypiakos	0

By Bill Bride

Real Madrid qualified for the next phase of the Champions League after they
crushed Olympiakos Piraeus 3-0 in their Champions League Group E match.

Real Madrid, who cannot finish lower than second, attacked from the opening and
Raul hit the bar after only six minutes. His efforts were rewarded 14 minutes later
when, unmarked in front of goal, he banged home a Fernando Morientes pass from
the edge of the box.

Several other good chances were squandered in the first half but Morientes
ensured victory after 64 minutes with Real Madrid's second goal.

Roberto Carlos completed the Real Madrid rout with the final goal in the 82nd
minute off a nice feed from Clarence Seedorf.

Valencia and Real Madrid, who are suffering thru disappointing seasons in
La Liga, join Barcelona in the next phase of the Champions League.

Attendance : 9,000


20 OCTOBER 1999

PORTO				2-1			REAL MADRID
Jardel 13, 35						Peixe 68 (og)

Jardel's effort took a wicked deflection off Campo past Illgner. Illgner flapped
horribly at a corner, Chainho headed goalwards, Roberto Carlos handled on the
line, no penalty? Obviously! Porto were not to be denied however and Jardel
headed them further in-front despite Roberto Carlos's pathetic attempts to clear
the ball off the line. Salgado succeeded where Roberto Carlos failed by making
a magnificent clearance off his line when Illgner's block from Jardel cannoned
off Hierro and headed goalwards. Not to be outdone Vilar? made a great
goal-line clearance, where were the 'keepers? A brilliant flick by Geremi sent
away Raul on the left flank and Peixe turned his center past his own 'keeper.
Baia made a brilliant reflex save to deny Hierro as Porto held on.

Attendance : 32,000


Porto		2 (Jardel 13, 35)
Real Madrid	1 (Own goal 68)

By Bill Bride

Mario Jardel scored two goals in the first half to lead Porto a 2-1 win over Real
Madrid. The win lifted the Portuguese side to first place in group E.

Porto had to fight off pressure from the Real attack after defender Emilio Peixe
had given the Spanish renewed hope with a 68th minute own goal.

Great goalkeeping by former Barcelona goalkeeper Vitor Baia kept Real Madrid
off the scoreboard as they went for the draw in the end. Real dominated the
second half after coach John Toshack switched his midfield, bringing on Dutch
international Clarence Seedorf and Jose Maria Gutierrez to boost the Real attack.

But despite the pressure, strikers Raul Gonzalez and Fernando Morientes saw their
best efforts blocked by Baia or bounce off another Porto defender.

The victory gives Porto nine points from four games, two more than Real, and
puts them great shape to advance. This loss won't hurt Real's chance in possible
advancement too much. I think they can beat Olympiakos at home and Molde as
well, but you never know....
 
Jardel's first goal came after only 13 minutes when his shot from the edge of the
area took a deflection and curled over the head of Real Madrid goalkeeper Bodo
Illgner.

His second came from a header in the 35th minute which was judged to have
crossed the line before defender Roberto Carlos headed the ball clear. Television
replays raised doubts about whether the ball had really gone in, but minutes earlier
Roberto Carlos had appeared to handle the ball when blocking it on the line
without a penalty being awarded. Lose one, win one I guess...

It was Porto's first win over Real Madrid in twenty years.

Attendance : 32,000


28 SEPTEMBER 1999

REAL MADRID			3-1			PORTO
Morientes 23						Jardel 24
Helguera 37
Hierro (Pen) 68

Hierro and Helguera combined to give Morientes an easy goal. Bizarri made
a horrendous mistake to gift Jardel a goal and more inept defending from
Macca's corner restored Real Madrid's lead, Helguera slid in from close range.
Roberto Carlos threw himself to the floor, no contact in the box, obvious penalty,
Hierro converted.

Attendance : 27,000


OLYMPIAKOS			3-1			MOLDE
Giovanni 16, 70 						Lund 58
Luciano 77

Jimmy Smitts, I mean Giovanni tapped in as the Molde defence stood still
pathetically appealing for offside just as pathetic though was Eleftheropoulos's
(I hope I don't have to write that again) attempts at claiming Lund's looping
header. Giovanni's headed in Olympiakos second and Luciano added the third
by skinning his marker and blasting a shot past the 'keeper.

Attendance : 50,000