Wednesday, November 25, 2009

UCL Group A: Bordeaux Win Group; Bayern Still In Hunt For Knockout Stage Berth


MatchDay # 5 in UEFA Champions League group stage concluded Wednesday with eight games, including two in Group A.

At Bordeaux, France:

Fernando (54', here he is, mobbed by happy teammates) and Marouane Chamakh (90'+4) each used his noggin in tallying second-half goals as Bordeaux clinched the Group A title with their 2-0 home win ove
r Juventus.

At Munich, Germany:

Ivica Olic scored the only goal of the match at 62 minutes as Bayern Munich blanked visitng Maccabi Haifa 1-0 to stay alive in the race for a berth in the Champions League's knockout stage. That's Ivica celebrating with teammate Mario Gomez.




Both Photos © Getty Images




GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Bordeaux** (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 13)
2. Juventus (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. Bayern Munich (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. Maccabi Haifa## (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS 0)

**Won Group A and advanced to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League
##Eliminated from European competition

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