Wednesday, November 04, 2015

UEFA Champions League, Group H: Zeni Advance To Knockout Stage; Gent Knock Off Sevilla, Prevent Spanish Club From Clinching Round-of-16 Berth

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

At Lyon, France:
Hulk and Dzyuba combine to take Zenit through
Artem Dzyuba (that's him on the left) scored twice (25', 57') as Zenit Saint Petersburg continued their perfect campaign---and clinched a berth in the knockout stage----by blanking Lyon 2-0 on the road.

At Ghent, Belgium:
Gent beat Valencia to claim historic first win
Sven Gums (that's him saluting the crowd) successfully converted a penalty kick in the 48th minute as KAA Gent kept their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage alive by preventing Sevilla from doing the same by knocking off the Spanish club 1-0 at home.

AFP/Getty Images photos

Group H Standings:

1. x-Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2.    Valencia (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3.    KAA Gent (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4.    Lyon (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage

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