Tuesday, December 04, 2012

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Zenit Top Rossoneri To Reach Europa League Knockout Rounds, End Anderlecht's European Campaign

Two games were played on Tuesday as Group C action in the UEFA Champions League came to a close.

At Malaga, Spain:

Malaga's Sergio Duda (R) fights for the ball with Anderlecht's Guillaume Gillet (L) during their Champions League Group C soccer match at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga,

Sergio Duda scored twice (45', 61', that's him battling Anderlecht's Guillaume Gillet for the ball) as knockout-stage-bound Malaga gained a 2-2 home draw with RSC Anderlecht. Milan Jovanovic (50') and Dieumerci Mbokani (89') each scored once for the visiting Belgian club, now eliminated from European competition. 

At Milan, Italy:

AC Milan's Colombian defender Cristian Zapata (L) fights for the ball with FC Zenith's Brazilian forward Hulk (C) during the Champions league match between AC Milan and Zenith St Petersburg

Danny scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute as Zenit Saint Petersburg locked up a Europa League knockout-stage berth with their 1-0 road win over Champions League Round-of-16-bound AC Milan.  That's the Rossoneri's Cristian Zapata (left) battling Zenit's Hulk for the ball.

Photos from Yahoo-Eurosport website

FINAL GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Malaga (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
2. AC Milan (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 6; GD: -3; PTS: 7)
4. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 5)

Malaga and AC Milan advanced to the Champions League knockout stage while Zenit Saint Petersburg qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League.

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