Wednesday, October 01, 2014

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Goose Eggs In Saint Petersburg; Leverkusen Top Visiting Eagles

Wednesday saw two games played in Group C of the UEFA Champions League.

At Saint Petersburg, Russia:

AS Monaco held hosts Zenit Saint Petersburg to a 0-0 stalemate.  Here's Monaco's Nabil Dirar heading the ball in front of Zenit's Viktor Fayzulin.

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At Leverkusen, Germany:
Leverkusen show strength against Benfica
Stefan Kiessling (25'), Heung-Min Son (34', that's him on the left, celebrating with teammates), and Hakan Calhanoglu (PK-64') each scored once as Bayer Leverkusen defeated visiting SL Benfica 3-1.

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GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS; 4)
2. AS Monaco (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. SL Benfica (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

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