Wednesday, November 03, 2010

UCL Group E: Bayern Qualify For Knockout Stage; Roma Win In Switzerland

Match Day #4 in UEFA Champions League group stage play concluded Wednesday with eight games, two of them in Group E.

At Basel, Switzerland:


Francesco Totti converted Roma's second in Basel from the spot

Jeremy Menez (16'), Francesco Totti (PK-25', pictured here), and Leandro Greco (76') each scored a goal as AS Roma held off FC Basel 3-2 on the road.

At Cluj-Napoca, Romania:

Mario Gomez celebrates his first with Bastian Schweinsteiger

Mario Gomez scored a natural hat trick (12', that goal pictured here, 24', 71') as Bayern Munich mauled hosts CFR Cluj 4-0 to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Bayern Munich* (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 12)
2. AS Roma (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS; 6)
3. CFR Cluj (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 3)
4. FC Basel (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS; 3)

*Clinched berth in the knockout stage of the Champions League

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