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[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Nine years after missing the 1999 UEFA Champions League final because he was suspended, Paul Scholes will get a chance to return to the final thanks to his first-half goal that stood up for Manchester United’s 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the second leg of their semifinal series. The 1-0 aggregate victory set up a date on May 21 in Moscow against Liverpool or Chelsea in an all-English final. Chelsea and Liverpool meet Wednesday at Stamford Bridge (TV: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, live, 2:30 pm ET) in the second leg of their semifinal series.

UEFA Champions League second-leg quarterfinal play continues on Wednesday as home teams Manchester United and Barcelona take leads into their second-leg games against Roma and Schalke 04, respectively. For Wednesday’s Champions League action …

[IN THE SPOTLIGHT] A German team hasn’t lifted the European Champions League title since Bayern Munich’s victory in 2001. Schalke 04, the lone German club among this year’s quarterfinalists, faces an uphill battle, going to Barcelona Wednesday after falling, 1-0, at home last week in the first leg of their quarterfinal series. But Schalke’s strong run in Bundesliga play has lifted its confidence.

Glasgow Rangers lost more than a chance to clinch a berth in the second stage of the UEFA Champions League when it fell to German champion VfB Stuttgart, 3-2, on Tuesday. The Scottish club lost its American star, DaMarcus Beasley, who injured his right knee in a violent collision early in the second half, and its manager, Walter Smith, conceded after the game that at the very least it would be without Beasley for the deciding match against French club Lyon on Dec. 12 in Glasgow. Pending results of a scan, Beasley himself feared a lengthy layoff with ligament damage.

Marseille and Shakhtar Donetsk both won on the road on Wednesday to join Arsenal, Manchester United, Rangers and Barcelona as the only teams to win their second straight game in Champions League group play. For complete results and goalscorers …

Day 2 of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League concludes with live and delayed coverage of Wednesday’s matches on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and Setanta Sports USA. There is also live pay-per-view coverage as well as Internet viewing on ESPN360.com.

American DaMarcus Beasley scored one goal and set up another to lead Scottish club Rangers to a 3-0 win at six-time French champion Lyon in one of the biggest upsets this season in the UEFA Champions League.

Slavia Prague won in its UEFA Champions League debut, beating Steaua Bucharest, 2-1. For all Champions League results and goalscorers …

DaMarcus Beasley became the first American player to play for two different clubs in the UEFA Champion League when he came on in the second half of Glasgow Rangers’ 2-1 victory over German champion VfB Stuttgart before almost 50,000 fans Wednesday night at Ibrox.

Defending champion AC Milan opened its UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Benfica, while last season’s runner-up, Liverpool, was held to a 1-1 tie by Porto, the other Portuguese representative in action on Tuesday. For the complete results and goalscorers …

[MARQUEE MATCHUP] Barcelona hopes to ignite its offense Wednesday when it opens play in the UEFA Champions League against six-time French champion at Camp Nou Stadium. Thierry Henry, who has yet to score since arriving at Barcelona, should join Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho in the Barcelona attack.

[MAKING A LIST] Real Madrid’s Raul enters the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League as the record holder in games played and goals. For the all-time leaders …

DaMarcus Beasley is returning to the Champions League. With the American winger a second-half substitute, Scottish club Rangers clinched a spot in the group stage thanks to a 0-0 tie at Serbian powerhouse Red Star in Belgrade on Tuesday night. The draw gave Rangers a 1-0 victory on aggregate in the third qualifying round.

Liverpool and Lazio joined Rangers as winners in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Freddy Adu will look to join fellow American DaMarcus Beasley in the group stage when Benfica faces FC Copenhagen on Wednesday.

Qualifying for the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League began with the first leg of the first-round series on Wednesday. The 32-team field for the group stage will be completed after three rounds of qualifying in July and August.