Tuesday, November 03, 2015

UEFA Champions League: Citizen Dominate Sevilla On Road, Advance To Knockout Stage; Juve Gain Road Draw With Now-Eliminated Gladbach

Two games in Group D of the UEFA Champions League were contested on Tuesday.

At Monchengladbach, Germany:
Mönchengladbach held by ten-man Juventus
Stephan Lichtsteiner's equalizer in the 44th minute lifted Juventus to a 1-1 road draw with Borussia Monchengladbach.  Fabian Johnson scored for the hosts (who were the first club to be eliminated from the tournament)  in the 18th minute.  That's ol' Stephan celebrating after scoring the game-tying goal that enabled The Old Lady to grab a point on the road.

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At Seville, Spain:
City ease past Sevilla to seal last-16 place
Raheem Sterling (8', that's him celebrating), Fernandinho (11'), and Wilfried Bony (36') delivered the goals as Manchester City laid claim to a berth in the Round of 16 following their 3-0 road domination of Sevilla.

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Group D Standings:

1. x-Manchester City (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2.    Juventus (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
3.    Sevilla (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. z-Borussia Monchengladbach (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage

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

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