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Liverpool fans show their support for their team before their Champions League soccer match against Ludogorets at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England September 16, 2014.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Borussia Dortmund fans cheer prior to the Champions League group D soccer match against Arsenal, in Dortmund September 16, 2014.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Juventus supporters wait for the start of the UEFA Champions League football match Juventus vs. Malmo in Turin on September 16, 2014.MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP / Getty Images

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Malmo's supporters cheer before the start of the UEFA Champions League football match Juventus vs Malmo in Turin on September 16, 2014.MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP / Getty Images

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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale fights for the ball against FC Basel's Luca Zuffi and Walter Samuel during their Champions League soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid September 16, 2014.JUAN MEDINA/Reuters

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Zenit's Givanildo 'Hulk' Souza, right, from Brazil, scores the opening goal past Benfica's goalkeeper Artur Moraes, also from Brazil, during a Champions League Group C soccer match between Benfica and Zenit at Benfica's Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014.Francisco Seco/The Associated Press

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Dortmund's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan reacts during the first leg UEFA Champions League Group D football match Borussia Dortmund vs. Arsenal in Dortmund, western Germany on September 16, 2014.PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP / Getty Images

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Goalkeeper Davy Roef of Anderlecht saves in front of Burak Yilmaz of Galatasaray during their Champions League Group D soccer match in Istanbul September 16, 2014.MURAD SEZER/Reuters

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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo vies with Basel's midfielder Taulant Xhaka and defender Fabian Schar during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid vs. FC Basel 1893 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 16, 2014.JAVIER SORIANO/AFP / Getty Images

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Liverpool's Mario Balotelli is fouled by Ludogorets' Junior Caicara during their Champions League soccer match at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England September 16, 2014.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Dortmund's Neven Subotic, top, and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez, bottom, challenge for the ball during the Champions League group D soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, Sept.16, 2014.Martin Meissner/The Associated Press

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Juventus' Paul Pogba tries to control the ball during their Champions League Group A soccer match against Malmo at Juventus Stadium in Turin September 16, 2014.GIORGIO PEROTTINO/Reuters

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Monaco's Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho, right, vies for the ball with Leverkusen's midfielder Lars Bender during the Champions League football match between Monaco (ASM) and Bayer Leverkusen on September 16, 2014.ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP / Getty Images

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Olympiakos Piraeus celebrate after scoring during the Champions League group A fooball match at the Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus near Athens on September 16, 2014.LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP / Getty Images

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Borussia Dortmund's Erik Durm, left, jumps for a header with Arsenal's Mesut Ozil during their Champions League group D soccer match in Dortmund September 16, 2014.KAI PFAFFENBACH/Reuters

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Real's Nacho celebrates after Basel's Marek Suchy scored an own goal to open the scoring during the Champions League Group B soccer match between Real Madrid and Basel at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday Sept. 16, 2014.Andres Kudacki/The Associated Press

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Monaco forward Dimitar Berbatov, right, challenges Leverkusen's Omer Toprak for the ball during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen at Louis II stadium in Monaco, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014.Claude Paris/The Associated Press

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Borussia Dortmund's goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller saves a shot from Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez during their Champions League group D soccer match in Dortmund September 16, 2014.RALPH ORLOWSKI/Reuters

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Malmo's forward Markus Rosenberg, right, fights for the ball with Juventus defender Patrice Evra during the UEFA Champions League football match Juventus vs Malmo in Turin on September 16, 2014.GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP / Getty Images

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Real Madrid's Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez celebrates after scoring their fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Basel 1893 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on September 16, 2014.JAVIER SORIANO/AFP / Getty Images

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Dortmund's Italian striker Ciro Immobile (front) celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal with Dortmund's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan during the first leg UEFA Champions League Group D football match Borussia Dortmund vs. Arsenal.PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP / Getty Images

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Matias Suarez of Anderlecht vies for the ball with Veysel Sari of Galatasaray during their UEFA Champions Leauge group D match on September 16, 2014, at TT Arena Stadium in Istanbul.BULENT KILIC/AFP / Getty Images

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Monaco's Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic catch the ball during the Champions League football match Monaco (ASM) vs Bayer Leverkusen on September 16, 2014 in Monaco.VALERY HACHE/AFP / Getty Images

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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, left, vies with Basel's goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik during the UEFA Champions League football match Real Madrid CF vs FC Basel 1893 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.JAVIER SORIANO/AFP / Getty Images

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Zenit's Ezequiel Garay shoots near Benfica's goalkeeper Artur during their Champions League Group C soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon September 16, 2014.RAFAEL MARCHANTE/Reuters

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