Atletico Madrid 2-3 Aris Salonika ( Diego Forlan, Sergio Aguero/ Koke*2, Lazaridis )
Aris Salonika boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Europa League as they stunned Atletico Madrid 3-2 at Vicente Calderon. Aris are now level on points with Atletico in the points table and only one of the two teams will progress on Match Day 6 ( Bayer Leverkusen have already qualified).
Manchester City 3-0 Red Bull Salzburg ( Mario Balotelli*2, Adam Johnson)
A brace from Mario Balotelli and a second half strike from winger Adam Johnson allowed Manchester City to record a 3-0 win over Red Bull Salzburg in the Europa League on December 1, 2010.
Arsenal 2-0 Wigan Athletic (Alcaraz Own goal, Nicklas Bendtner)
Wigan’s disappointing away form this season continued as the Latics failed to pose any major challenge to Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup on November 30, 2010.
Arsenal should be now considered favourites to win the Carling Cup, especially after the shock exit of holders Man United at the hands of West Ham.