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LONDON - Liverpool, AS Roma and Schalke each made good use of home-field advantage Tuesday, winning their matches in the first leg of the Champions Leagues second round. Victor Cruz Authentic Jersey . Chelsea, however, was held to a 0-0 draw at Olympiakos. Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard scored late goals to give Liverpool a 2-0 win over 10-man Inter Milan, while Roma rallied to beat Real Madrid 2-1 and Schalke defeated FC Porto 1-0. Inter played with 10 men for 60 minutes after Marco Materazzi was sent off for two yellow cards, but it took until the 85th for Kuyt to score with a volley. Gerrard made it 2-0 in the 90th with a long range shot that went underneath Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Liverpool substitute Jermaine Pennant set up both goals. "Were not going to get carried away," Gerrard said. "They were playing for 0-0 so it was important that we were patient. We kept working them and in the last 10 minutes we got our rewards because they were very tired." The result will help Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez, whose job is reportedly on the line after the club fell back in the Premier League title race and lost to lower-league Barnsley on Saturday in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Materazzi looked at referee Frank de Bleeckere in astonishment after he received his second yellow card for pulling Liverpool striker Fernando Torres back by the shoulder. Hed also brought down the Spaniard in the 12th. Cesar had to dive to prevent Torres from scoring in the 58th, with Sami Hyypia heading over a minute later. Torres and substitute Peter Crouch also had shots as Liverpool tried to get past the strong Inter defence. Madrid still hasnt won away from home in the Champions League this season, and the nine-time winners let a 1-0 lead slip in Rome. The Spanish team went ahead in the eighth minute when Raul Gonzalez scored his 60th goal in the Champions League. David Pizarro drew Roma even in the 24th and Brazilian midfielder Amantini Mancini scored the winning goal in the 58th minute off a pass from Roma captain Francesco Totti. Madrid had won each of its three previous games with Roma at the Stadio Olimpico - the last two by three-goal margins. Roma, meanwhile, hasnt lost a home game in Europe since falling to Madrid on Dec. 8, 2004, in a match played without fans. Since then, Roma has compiled 10 wins and four draws at the Stadio Olimpico. Chelsea hadnt conceded a goal in its four previous Champions League games, but this time it couldnt score. Instead, Olympiakos had one of the best chances of the game when Vassilis Torosidis failed to connect with a header into the goalmouth in the 30th. Chelseas best chance came in the 71st minute with a well-placed shot from Florent Malouda grazing the bar. Blues manager Avram Grant left John Terry on the bench and only sent on striker Nicolas Anelka and midfielder Frank Lampard late in the game. Chelsea can win its first silverware of the season on Sunday when it plays Tottenham for the League Cup. Its also in contention for the FA Cup and is in third place in the Premier League. Kevin Kuranyi scored a fourth-minute goal to lift Schalke over FC Porto for its first win in its first appearance in the tournaments knockout stage. The Germany forward hit a low show inside the far post after Porto goalkeeper Helton had saved an effort from Rafinha. Three of the return legs are scheduled for March 5, with Inter hosting Liverpool on March 11. On Wednesday, defending champion AC Milan travels to Arsenal, 2006 champion FC Barcelona is at Celtic, Lyon hosts Manchester United and Fenerbahce plays Sevilla. Eli Manning Jersey . Executives said pressure from sliding sales, competition in gadget prices and a stronger yen all contributed to the decline for the leading Japanese electronics maker. Devin McCourty Jersey . 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