Wednesday, September 13, 2017

UEFA Champions League, Group E: Two-Draw Wednesday

Group-stage play in the UEFA Champions League continued with eight games on Wednesday, two of them in Group E.

At Maribor, Slovenia:

Damjan Bohar's equalizer in the 85th minute lifted NK Maribor to a 1-1 home draw with Spartak Moscow.  Aleksandr Samedov scored for the Russian club in the 59th minute.  That's Alex (center) celebrating with his Spartak teammates after scoring.

Associated Press photo by Darko Bandic



At Liverpool, England:

Wissam Ben Yedder (6') and Joaquin Correa (72') each scored once to carry Sevilla to a 2-2 road draw with Liverpool.  Roberto Firmino (21'; that's him [right] celebrating with teammates after scoring) and Mohamed Salah (37') provided the scoring for the Reds.

Associated Press photo by Frank Augstein



Group E Standings:

1. Sevilla (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
2. Liverpool (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS; 1)
3. Spartak Moscow (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. NK Maribor (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)

NOTES:  Sevilla gained a 1-1 road draw with Liverpool on Wednesday while Spartak Moscow did the same with NK Maribor.


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