Milan edge past Barcelona as Inter hammer Valencia

Champions League/Round Up: AC Milan moved three points clear at the top of Champions League Group F after a first-half header from Andriy Shevchenko gave them a 1-0 win over Barcelona last night.

Brazilian Cafu broke down the right flank and delivered a deep cross from the back post which Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes failed to reach and Shevchenko powered in a header at the back post.

Barca, who had hit the crossbar through Swedish striker Henrik Larsson in the 19th minute, dominated after the break and almost grabbed a dramatic last-minute equaliser when substitute Andres Iniesta crashed a shot against the bar.

Milan have a maximum nine points from three games with Barcelona in second place in the group, three points behind.

Inter Milan continued their perfect start to their Champions League campaign as they blitzed their way to a 5-1 win away to Valencia in Group G.

Goals from midfielder Dejan Stankovic and striker Christian Vieri broke the deadlock in the space of just two minutes at the start of the second half.

Claudio Ranieri's Valencia pulled one back when Pablo Aimar cracked home midway through the half, but the Serie A side who restored their two-goal lead three minutes later when substitute Andy van der Mayde scored with his first touch.

Brazilian striker Adriano scored with a thundering close-range finish nine minutes from time and there was time for his substitute Julio Cruz to complete the rout in injury time.

PSV Eindhoven beat Rosenborg 2-1 to move top of group E ahead of Arsenal.

The Dutch side went ahead after 26 minutes when Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink stabbed a neat pass to striker Jefferson Farfan who outpaced three defenders and shot past a sprawling Frode Johnsen.

Rosenborg pulled back to 1-1 just before half-time when Oyvind Storflor headed into the corner from Stale Stensaas' cross.

But PSV scored the winner in the 85th minute when John de Jong won the ball in the penalty area and shot hard past Johnsen.

Paris St Germain restored their hopes of reaching the knockout stage when they beat holders Porto 2-0 in their Group H game.

Two goals in three minutes earned the French side a deserved win over the struggling Portuguese, who are now bottom of the group with just one point from three matches.

Charles-Edouard Coridon scored PSG's first goal in this season's competition on the half-hour mark with Portugal's Pedro Pauleta adding a second two minutes later.

Striker Ivan Klasnic scored twice as Werder Bremen came from behind to beat Anderlecht 2-1 away in Group G.

Winger Christian Wilhelmsson put the Belgian side in front in the 26th minute scoring from a cross by defender Vincent Kompany.

Klasnic equalised for Werder 10 minutes later netting after goalkeeper Daniel Zitka had spilt the ball on the edge of his box.

The striker won it for Werder just before the hour when he tapped in Johan Micoud's centre.