Inter Milan fell to a "humiliating" 3-0 loss at Lokomotiv Moscow in the Champions League Tuesday, just two days after firing coach Hector Cuper. Inter's loss was the first for an Italian club in this season's Champions League.
"It's a moment in which everything is off whack," Inter captain Javier Zanetti said. "We're creating a lot of chances, but everything's going wrong. We hope it ends quickly. We'll try to get it back together in every which way. Nobody wants to keep going like this."
In the other Group B match, Arsenal lost at Dynamo Kiev 2-1, hampering the English club's chances in Europe.
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Loskov's goal ended Lokomotiv's six-match goalless streak in the Champions League. Inter was led by assistant coach Corrado Verdelli, a stand in before former Lazio and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni takes over.
Verdelli called the result "humiliating."
"The team is missing something, although I can assure you the players gave their all," he said. "There's tension inside the team and an enormous desire to make use of its potential. I leave Zaccheroni a team that must be improved not technically, but morally."
In Kiev, Dynamo took the lead through a 27th-minute Maksim Shatskikh strike before an error by Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann allowed Valentin Belkevich to score in the 64th. Thierry Henry scored for Arsenal in the 80th minute.
Arsenal hasn't won in its past eight Champions League matches. It will have to win its last three group games to have any chance of progressing.
"We are playing well in the Premiership. But in Europe, for whatever reason, we just can't seem to get going at the moment," Arsenal defender Sol Campbell said.
Inter still leads the group with six points, followed by Kiev with six, Lokomotiv with four and Arsenal with one.
In Group D, last season's runner-up Juventus scored nearly all the goals at the Delle Alpi. David Trezeguet and Marco Di Vaio scored two goals each before Inter defender Igo Tudor helped the ball into his own net.
French striker Trezeguet scored in the third and 63rd minutes and Di Viao, who has been playing in place of injured striker Alessandro Del Piero, converted in the seventh and 45th.
"This is exactly what we were looking for," Trezeguet said.
Javier De Pedro had a late consolation goal for Sociedad, which is playing for the Champions Cup for the first time since the 1982-1983 season.
Juve and 2002 champion Real Madrid are the only clubs to have perfect records so far -- Madrid plays Wednesday.
Cihan Haspolatli scored in the ninth minute as Galatasaray beat Olympiakos 1-0 in Istanbul. Greece and Turkey have long-standing tensions and Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim said a fight broke out between Olympiakos' Brazilian forward Giovanni and Galatasaray captain Bulent Korkmaz in the tunnel at halftime.
Juve has nine points, Sociedad six, Galatasaray three and Olympiakos none.
Lyon held Bayern Munich to a 1-1 draw with an 88th minute equalizer from substitute Peguy Luyindula. Roy Maakay scored in the 25th minute for the 2001 champion. Anderlecht played 64 minutes with 10 men after captain Glen De Boeck was dismissed for two yellow cards. It still managed to score through Didane Aruna in the 72nd minute.
Bayern has five points, Anderlecht jumps from last to second with four points, with Celtic and Lyon both on three.
"The group is very, very tight. Everybody is still in it," Celtic coach Martin O'Neill said.
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