Champions League matchup for Sept 13, match day 1, live commentary

*In the Champions League openers tonight Chelsea and Liverpool have to face Anderlecht and Real Betis respectively. Neither looks the stiffest of tests on paper. Real Madrid face the most difficult challenge, Lyon, impressive again at the weekend is showing that without Essien they continue to be formidable. With Brazilian top scorer Fred (who scored 2 goals in his French league debut) in action for his new club it looks like the best match of the night to me.

Another potentially great match sees Rangers take on FC Porto. Porto, reeling last season from all their player sales have hired impressive Dutch coach Co Adriaanse in a move to improve their fortunes. It’s his first time leading Porto in the Champions League.

In the remaining clashes tonight we see Milan take on Fenerbahce, Artmedia face Inter Milan and Olympiacos of Greece take on Rosenborg.

*NOTE: I’ll be continuing the live blogging experiment tonight for the Lyon vs Real Madrid match. Tune into http://footballcommentator.blogspot.com at 18:45 GMT for commentary. (I'll also be updating the other scores)