1.   It was the kind of game where they really missed injured stars Ziggy Palffy and Mathieu Schneider, who will be sidelined until at least Christmas with injuries.

2.   Maybe the stars miss their view of the audience as much as some in the audience miss the stars.

3.   This time, they were catching the Mexicans in a down cycle, winless since October and missing stars Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Ramon Ramirez.

4.   Paris-St. Germain was missing two stars, Brazilian Rai and Youri Djorkaeff, both injured.

5.   Again missing Brazilian star forward Rivaldo, Barcelona was boosted by the returns of first-leg absentees Spanish international defender Carles Puyol and midfielder Xavi Hernandez.

6.   Albanian forward Igli Tare scored the only goal for Brescia, which badly missed injured star Roberto Baggio.

7.   Both teams are missing some stars.

8.   Grasshoppers rallied in the second half but clearly missed their star forward Kubilay Turkyilmaz, who missed the match through suspension.

9.   Italy showed to badly miss injured stars such as Alessandro Del Piero, Christian Vieri and Puerluigi Casiraghi.

10.   Last season, Inter finished fourth in the Italian League, missing stars Christian Vieri and Ronaldo for long stretches.