Wednesday, November 25, 2015

UEFA Champions League, Group B: Wolfsburg Knock Off Horses On Road; Red Devils, PSV Battle To Scoreless Draw

Two games were played in Group B of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

At Khimki, Russia:

Igor Akinfeev (OG-67') and Andre Schurrle (88') each scored once as PSV Wolfsburg moved to the top of the group by blanking CSKA Moscow 2-0 on the road, eliminating the Horses from the tournament (though CSKA can still gain a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage).  Here are the happy Wolfsburg players celebrating one of the goals scored in this match.

At Manchester, England:

PSV Eindhoven held hosts Manchester United to a 0-0 stalemate.  Here, we see the Red Devils' Anthony Martial battling with PSV's Joshua Brenet for the ball.

Getty Images photos

Group B Standings:

1.    VfL Wolfsburg (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 9)
2.    Manchester United (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3.    PSV Eindhoven (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. z-CSKA Moscow (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)

z-Eliminated from tournament but still alive for Europa League knockout-stage berth

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