Wednesday marked the end of Group G play in the UEFA Champions League.
At Stuttgart, Germany:
First-half goals from Ciprian Marica (5'), Christian Trasch (8') and Pavel Pogrebnyak (11') powered VfB Stuttgart to a 3-1 home win over FC Unirea Urziceni to overtake the Romanian club and clinch a Champions League knockout-stage berth while relegating the visitors into the Europa League's round of
32. That's a bunch of happy Stuttgart players celebrating their big win.At Seville, Spain:
Frederic Kanoute's successful penalty kick at 8 minutes (that's him celebrating) turned out to be the only goal of the match as Sevilla, already having locked up top spot in Group A, put the finishing touches on a dismal campaign for Rangers, defeating the visitors 1-0.
Both Photos © Getty Images
FINAL GROUP G STANDINGS:
1. Sevilla (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 13)
2. VfB Stuttgart (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
3. FC Unirea Urziceni (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
4. Rangers (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 2)
Sevilla and Stuttgart will play in the knockout stage of the Champions League while FC Unirea Urziceni will play in the Europa League's knockout stage. Rangers were eliminated form European competition.
No comments:
Post a Comment