Wednesday, September 17, 2014

UEFA Champions League, Group H: Dragons Toast BATE; Athletic And Shakhtar Gather Goose Eggs

Action from Group H of the UEFA Champions League opened with two Wednesday contests.

At Porto, Portugal:
Brahimi brilliance sees Porto blow away BATE
Yacine Barhimi delivered a hat trick (5', 32', 57'; that's him celebrating after his first tally) as FC Porto scorched visiting FC BATE Borisov 6-0.

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At Bilbao, Spain:
Honours even as Athletic hold Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk held hosts Athletic Bilbao to a 0-0 stalemate. In this photo, we see Athletic forward Iker Muniain (left) battling with Shakhtar defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy for the ball.

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GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. FC Porto (GP: 1; GD: +6; PTS: 3)
2. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FC BATE Borisov (GP: 1; GD: -6; PTS: 0)

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