Tuesday, October 21, 2014

UEFA Champions League, Group H: Luiz Adriano's Quintuple Helps Shaktar Deliver A Fist Beating (Frontier Style, Of Course) To BATE; Dragons Top Visiting Athletic

Two games were played on Tuesday as UEFA Champions League Group H action reached the halfway point.

At Barysaw, Belarus:
Luiz Adriano leads Shakhtar parade at BATE
Luiz Adriano scored five---count 'em---five goals (PK-28', 37', 40', 44', PK-82', that's him celebrating after scoring one of them)---four of them in the first half---as Shaktar Donestsk destroyed FC BATE Borisov 7-0 on the road. 

At Porto, Portugal:
Quaresma the Porto hero as Athletic fall short
Ricardo Quaresma scored the winning goal in the 75th minute (that's him celebrating afterward) as FC Porto defeated visiting Athletic Bilbao 2-1.

AFP/Getty Images photos

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. FC Porto (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 7)
2. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 5)
3. FC BATE Borisov (GP: -12; PTS: 3)
4. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

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