UCL Group B: Eagles Hold Firm In Wild One Against Lyon; Hapoel Tel Aviv Eliminated

Two games in Group B action in the UEFA Champions League were contested on Tuesday.

At Lisbon, Portugal:


Fabio Coentrao scored twice (32' first goal pictured here, 67') as SL Benfica narrowly avoided blowing a four-goal lead and held off visiting Lyon 4-3.

Associated Press photo

At Tel Aviv, Israel:



Hapoel Tel Aviv picked up their first ever UEFA Champions League group stage point by holding visiting Schalke 04 to a 0-0 stalemate.  Nevertheless, the Israeli club was eliminated from contention for a berth in the knockout stage.  Pictured here, we see Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar battling Hapoel's Douglas da Silva for the ball.

Associated Press photo

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Lyon (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. Schalke 04 (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. SL Benfica (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 6)
4. Hapoel Tel Aviv# (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 1)

#Eliminated from contention for Champions League knockout stage, but still alive for a berth in the Europa League Round of 32