Wednesday, November 04, 2009

UCL Group G: Sevilla Lock Up Spot In Knockout Stage; Rangers and Unirea Draw In Romania

Wednesday saw two games in Group G play in the UEFA Champions League.

At Seville, Spain:

Jesus Navas scored at 14 minutes as Sevilla clinched a berth in the knockout stage with th
eir 1-1 home draw with VfB Stuttgart. Zdravko Kuzmanovic equalized for the visiting German club at 79 minutes. Pictured here, we see Stuttgart's Aleksandr Hleb battling for possession of the ball with Sevilla forward Luis Fabiano.

At Bucharest,
Romania:

Marius Onofras' equalizer at 88 minutes salvaged a 1-1 home draw for FC Unirea Urziceni in their contest with Rangers, whose goal came at 79 minutes from Lee McCulloch. Unirea George Galamaz is shown here battling for the round football with 'Gers' Kenny Miller.





Both Photos © Getty Images





GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Sevilla* (GP: 4; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2. FC Unirea Urziceni (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. VfB Stuttgart (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Rangers (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 2)

*Clinched berth in the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League

No comments: