Darren Bent secured Tottenham's first point of the season in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Chelsea, and Liverpool's perfect start to the season was ended by a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa. Juliano Belletti capped Chelsea's early domination with a 28th-minute goal at Stamford Bridge. But Bent scored his first goal of the season in first-half injury time. Chelsea and Liverpool had won their first two Premier League matches. But Tottenham manager Juande Ramos was under pressure after two losses and the uncertainty surrounding Dimitar Berbatov. "We needed something to kickstart the season to lift the season," Ramos said through a translator. Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said his team's offense struggled to break through when Spurs packed the midfield. "We need to respect Tottenham, they are a very good team and play very well and sometimes makes it impossible to win," Scolari said. "We had more chances but we made mistakes with the final shots. They put five, six, seven, eight, nine players in the back and it's difficult to create." Three days after leaving Chelsea, winger Shaun Wright-Phillips reignited his career by scoring two goals on his return to Manchester City in a 3-0 victory at Sunderland. Madrid, Barca lose Real Madrid and FC Barcelona lost their opening matches of the new Spanish league season on Sunday. Defending champion Madrid was defeated 2-1 at Deportivo La Coruna and has not won at Riazor Stadium since 1991. Miguel Angel “Mista” Ferrer and Albert Lopo scored Deportivo's goals, while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored for Madrid. Barcelona lost at promoted Numancia 1-0 in a major disappointment for new coach Pep Guardiola. Madrid lacked Robinho, who was left out by coach Bernd Schuster due to uncertainty about his future. The Brazil forward made a public appeal to the club earlier Sunday to let him join Chelsea before the transfer window closes on Monday. Villarreal drew its first match at Osasuna 1-1. Also Sunday, it was: Atletico Madrid 4, Malaga 0; Sporting Gijon 1, Getafe 2; Racing Santander 1, Sevilla 1; Athletic Bilbao 1, Almeria 3; and Real Betis 0, Recreativo Huelva 1. Milan loses opener In Italy, newly promoted Bologna beat AC Milan 2-1 Sunday to spoil Ronaldinho's debut in the Serie A opening round. Ronaldinho set up Milan's equalizer with a cross headed in by Massimo Ambrosini in the 41st minute, after Marco Di Vaio had put Bologna ahead in the 18th. Francesco Valiani sealed the win in the 79th at Milan's San Siro stadium in front of 60,000 spectators that included Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister and Milan's owner. Milan was not the only preseason Serie A favorite to stumble in the opening round. Inter Milan drew 1-1 against Sampdoria on Saturday, while AS Roma only managed a 1-1 tie with Napoli which had 10 men for most of Sunday's second half. Fiorentina got a late goal from Alberto Gilardino to draw with Juventus 1-1. Lazio went behind 1-0 and then scored four goals in the last 30 minutes to beat 10-man Cagliari 4-1. Also Sunday, it was: Chievo 2, Reggina 1; Torino 3, Lecce 0; Catania 1, Genoa 0; and Atalanta 1, Siena 0.
