London, England (My Sportsbook) - Robin Van Persie scored in the 78th minute and Andrei Arshavin added the clincher in the 86th, as Arsenal finally solved Olympiacos goalie Antonis Nikopolidis to earn a 2-0 win at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday in the Champions League.

Arsenal peppered Nikopolidis, who helped Greece win Euro 2004, throughout the match but the longtime Olympiacos goalie turned away shot after shot until the final 15 minutes.

Van Persie finished from six yards out and Arshavin added a great between-the- legs backheel finish, both set up by Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

Arsenal, which rallied from two goals down to win its group stage opener over Standard Liege, took command in Group H with the win. Standard Liege tied AZ 1-1 in the group's other match.

English rival Liverpool couldn't follow suit Tuesday, losing 2-0 at Fiorentina in Group E, which saw Lyon move to the top with a 4-0 win over Debrecen.

Barcelona disposed of Dynamo Kyiv 2-0 to take the lead in Group F, while Inter Milan stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Rubin. Sevilla crushed Rangers 4-1 to take the top spot in Group G, followed by Stuttgart after its 1-1 draw against Unirea.

Arsenal dominated the first half against Olympiacos, with Arshavin the first to test Nikopolidis in the 13th, but the goalie kept his low drive out.

Fabregas hit the crossbar in the 16th, and Tomas Rosicky latched onto the ball only to be denied by Nikopolidis. Nikopolidis frustrated Arshavin again in the 19th, and denied Fabregas in the 26th.

Van Persie had one last chance before half, but after making a few nice moves to lose a defender, had his curling shot saved by Nikopolidis.

Olympiacos had its best chance five minutes into the second half when a corner found Olof Mellberg in the area and he headed toward the right post. Arsenal goalie Vito Mannone dove to tip the ball wide, even though a defender had the post covered.

Nikopolidis was back under pressure in the 51st, denying Van Persie off a shot from 16 yards out. Van Persie was denied again in the 73rd, and William Gallas couldn't sneak the rebound by Nikopolidis either.

Arsenal finally broke through in the 78th when Fabregas freed Eduardo into the left side of the area and he drove to the end line before slipping a pass back across the top of the six-yard box. Van Persie ran onto the perfect ball and finished from close range for his 12th career goal in Champions League play.

Although Arsenal was in control, Arshavin sealed all the points in the closing minutes when he waited for a pass from the right from Fabregas, let the ball roll through his legs and backheeled inside the left post from close range.

Fabregas nearly completed his outing with a goal in the 88th, but Nikopolidis made one more save - his ninth of the match - to cap his great performance.

Standard Liege avoided an 0-2 start when Traore Moussa scored in the 90th of a draw at AZ, leaving the rest of group wide open.

Lionel Messi scored his second goal in as many Champions League games - he has five in as many La Liga games this season - to lead Barcelona to its win over Dynamo.

In Russia, Alejandro Dominguez scored in the 11th and Rubin held on for a 1-1 draw against Italian champion Inter Milan. Dejan Stankovic scored Inter's lone goal in the 27th and the Italians avoided a crushing loss despite having Mario Balotelli red carded in the 60th.

Stevan Jovetic, a 19-year-old forward, increased his European stock with both goals in Fiorentina's surprising win over Liverpool. Jovetic scored both goals in the first half, and Fiorentina sits second in the group.

Lyon rolled to its second win in group play, getting goals from Kim Kallstrom, Miralem Pjanic and Sidney Govou in the opening 24 minutes of a 4-0 victory in Hungary over pointless Debrecen.

Sevilla cruised thanks to goals from Abdoulay Konko, Adriano, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute in the first 30 minutes of the second half of its crucial win at Rangers, while Unirea overcame an early goal from Serdar Tasci to earn one point at home on Dacian Varga's equalizer against Stuttgart.

On Wednesday, Bayern Munich hosts Juventus and Bordeaux hosts Maccabi Haifa in Group A, Manchester United hosts Wolfsburg and CSKA Moscow hosts Besiktas in Group B, AC Milan hosts Zurich and Real Madrid hosts Marseille in Group C, and APOEL hosts Chelsea and FC Porto hosts Atletico Madrid in Group D.