London, September 14:

Liverpool continued its Champions League defense with a 2-1 win at Real Betis, and nine-time winner Real Madrid was outplayed 3-0 by Lyon. The first round of the group phase also brought wins for six-time champion AC Milan, neighbour Inter Milan, Chelsea, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven and Rosenborg.

Madrid had a nightmare start at Lyon, where shots by John Carew, Juninho Pernambucano and Sylvain Wiltord all hit the target for the French champions in the first 31 minutes.

Also in Group F, Rosenborg began with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory at Olympiakos with goals from Pe Ciljan Skjelbred, a Dimitris Mavrogenidis own-goal and a third by Oyvind Storflor. An own-goal by Alejandro Lago had given the Greek club an early lead. Livertool was boosted by early goals from Florent Sinama Pongolle and Luis Garcia in the first 14 minutes. Garcia Arzu replied for Betis in the 51st.