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PARIS -- European footballs big reputations counted for nothing Wednesday as Real Madrid, AC Milan, Manchester City and Arsenal all lost in the Champions League, while Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb. cheap jerseys . Nine-time European champion Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Borussia Dortmund; seven-time champion Milans woeful season continued with a 1-0 loss at Malaga, while City blew a 1-0 lead on the way to a 3-1 defeat at Ajax, and Arsenal was humbled by a 2-0 home loss to German club Schalke. "I prepared the players badly for this game," City manager Roberto Mancini said. "This defeat is my fault." The day after Manchester United scraped a 3-2 win at home to Braga, the erratic form of Premier League teams was again thrust into the spotlight with City conceding sloppy goals and Arsenals misfiring forwards being given a lesson in clinical finishing by Schalke. Madrid defended in numbers but fell behind to Robert Lewandowskis goal late in the first half, but the lead lasted barely a minute with Cristiano Ronaldo equalizing from a deft lob. Defender Marcel Schmelzer scored Dortmunds winner to extend Madrids terrible record in Germany. The Spanish side has now lost 17 of 24 games in Germany against a German opponent-- and the only win was a 3-2 victory at Bayer Leverkusen in 2000. "Its a sensational evening, such as you can only imagine in your wildest dreams," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said. Dortmund tops Group D with seven points, one more than Madrid. Ajax has three points, while City has one and is in real danger of a second consecutive group-stage exit. "It was an incredibly difficult game. We also had chances to win," Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said. Midfielder Samir Nasri gave City the lead after being set up by James Milner, but Ajax hit back with goals from striker Siem de Jong, defender Niklas Moisander and silky midfielder Christian Eriksen. "We were able to play our own game," Ajax coach Frank de Boer said. "With our wingbacks we were dominant, and they couldnt find an answer for that." Before the match, police riding horses dispersed numerous fans as they were about to fight and 25 people were detained. Milan, which lost its past two Serie A matches to drop to 15th place in the standings, got one reprieve but not a second as Joaquin Sanchez made up for a penalty miss by scoring the second-half winner. The Spanish side is in control of Group C with nine points. "Nobody imagined this. We didnt know what would happen each morning and look at whats happening now," Joaquin said. "I think all of Malaga made history today. Milans not in its best moment but its still a top club." Milan is still in a decent position to qualify as it has four points, one more than Zenit St. Petersburg, which beat Anderlecht 1-0 at home thanks to Alexander Kerzhakovs second-half penalty -- his 200th career goal. Anderlecht is last with one point. Arsenal, meanwhile, did little to suggest it can challenge for an elusive trophy this season -- at least not in the Champions League. Arsene Wengers team, without a trophy since 2005, meekly lost 1-0 away to Norwich last weekend, and Netherlands internationals Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay scored late goals as Schalke outclassed Arsenal to move top of Group B. "We havent played anything like we can ... we lack confidence on the ball for some reason," said Arsenal assistant coach Steve Bould, who took charge while manager Arsene Wenger completed his three-match touchline ban. Arsenals last home loss in the group stage of the competition came against Inter Milan in September 2003. "If wed escaped with a 0-0 draw, we would have been delighted," Bould said. Schalke is on seven points -- one ahead of Arsenal. Olympiakos on three points and Montpellier has one. Greece striker Kostas Mitroglou scored the winner as Olympiakos came from behind to beat the struggling French champions. Gaetan Charbonniers first Champions League goal was not enough as Greece defender Vassilis Torosidis equalized in the 73rd and Mitroglou struck in stoppage time. "For us, these three points are like gold," Olympiakos midfielder Giannis Maniatis said. "They will revive our European campaign." In Group A, Porto beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-2. Porto led 2-1 at halftime thanks to goals from Silvestre Varela and striker Jackson MartDinez, either side of an equalizer from Oleg Gusev. Nigeria striker Ideye Brown made it 2-2, but a late winner from Martinez kept Porto top of Group A with a maximum nine points -- three ahead of PSG, which lost 1-0 away to Porto three weeks ago for its only defeat so far this season. In Zagreb, France winger Jeremy Menez pulled the ball back for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score his 11th goal of the season. Menez doubled the lead just before the break. "We made some stupid mistakes and conceded two goals," Dinamo defender Domagoj Vida said. "PSG showed its class and used its opportunities." Dynamo has three points, while Dinamo -- which conceded a tournament record amount of goals last season -- has none after losing its ninth straight Champions League match. French reports before the match said about 70 PSG fans had been intercepted on the border between Croatia and Slovenia in hire cars they had rented from Italy. French police had provided Slovenian border officials with files on several hundred known hooligans from PSG, with about 150 expected to be travelling to Zagreb without tickets.cheap nfl jerseys . The 35-year-old New Zealand defender played the full 90 minutes in QPRs 1-1 tie with West Ham United in east London. Nelsen, whose playing contact expires June 30, is in talks with the Premier League club about leaving early to take over his MLS coaching duties. cheap jerseys from china . Central Electoral Commission President Roberto Rosario said at a press conference that Nunez signed a sworn statement saying he is not the person identified in official documents. Dominican authorities also have arrested Hector Pena Diaz, who is accused of falsifying Nunezs documents. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox guaranteed their first losing season in 15 years with a very fitting performance -- a rout at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. Daisuke Matsuzaka, Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard all struggled to record outs as the Red Sox were beaten 13-3 on Wednesday night. "We threw too many pitches. We must have thrown 200-plus pitches," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "(It was) tough to look at. Walks are the killer bee." Six Red Sox pitchers threw 173 pitches and walked 10, six in the Rays seven-run sixth inning. Desmond Jennings hit a two-run triple, and the Rays snapped a four-game losing streak. Matsuzaka (1-6) gave up five runs and nine hits in three-plus innings. "After the first inning, I kept throwing it where they wanted the ball," he said through an interpreter, "and they never miss those pitches. It really hurt me." It was the fourth straight start in which Matsuzaka gave up at least four earned runs in fewer than six innings. "After the last time I thought I was headed in the right direction, and I wanted to keep that momentum going, but it didnt end up that way in the sixth," he said. "Its been really hard to keep the positive going, so far. As always Im disappointed in myself for not helping my team out." Bard faced five batters, walking three and giving up a hit after Aceves allowed four runs in two-plus innings. The Red Sox (68-82), assured of their first losing season since 1997 when they were 78-84, got two RBIs from Jacoby Ellsbury. Despite the win, Tampa Bay (79-70) fell 6 1/2 games behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees, who swept a day-night doubleheader against Toronto. The Rays started play six games back inn the AL wild-card race. wholesale nfl jerseys. Four Boston pitchers walked six in the sixth inning, including passes to Carlos Pena and Jose Molina with the bases loaded. Luke Scott had a sacrifice fly, and Jeff Keppinger added an RBI single. Keppinger hit a solo homer, and Pena added a two-run shot off Matsuzaka, who is 2-8 in 14 career starts against Tampa Bay. Chris Archer (1-3) allowed three runs and five hits in five innings for the Rays, who won for the second time in nine games. It was the rookies first major league win. Boston took a 3-1 lead in the third on Ellsburys run-scoring single and an RBI grounder by Dustin Pedroia. Ellsbury has 10 RBIs in his last 11 games. Ben Zobrist, who drove in four runs in the Rays 7-5 loss to Boston on Tuesday, cut the deficit to 3-2 with an RBI single later in the third. Tampa Bay loaded the bases with no outs during the second on singles by Evan Longoria, Scott, and Keppinger. The Rays scored just once, tying it at 1 when Matt Joyce followed with a walk. Matsuzaka avoided further damage by striking out Pena and getting a double-play grounder from Molina. Pedro Ciriaco led off the game with a single, stole second and scored to make it 1-0 on Ellsburys single. Ciriaco is 15-for-15 in stolen-base attempts this season. Notes: Valentine wouldnt say if Matsuzaka will get another start this season. "Maybe a little more rest is whats needed at this time of year," he said. ... Tampa Bay LHP David Price (18-5) will go for his 19th win this season against Boston RHP Clay Buchholz (11-6) in the finale of the four-game series on Thursday night. ... Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter bronze medallist at the London Olympics, threw the ceremonial first pitch. cheap jerseys ' ' '