Wednesday, September 14, 2011

UEFA Champions League Group B: Inter Shocked At Home By Fenerbahce Replacement; Late Goals Carry Horses To Road Draw

Action in Group B in the UEFA Champions League started with two games on Wednesday.

At Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France:


Doumbia at the double as CSKA deny Lille


Moussa Sow (45') and Benoit Pedretti (57') provided the scoring that staked LOSC Lille Metropole to a 2-0 lead at home.  Seydou Doumbia, however tallied twice in the final twenty minutes (72', 90') to lift CSKA Moscow to a 2-2 road draw.


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At Milan, Italy:


Trabzanspor defender Ondrej Celustka celebrates after scoring against Inter Milan


Ondrej Celustka, seen here, scored in the 76th minute as Trabzonspor, who replaced match-fixing-scandal-plagued fellow Turkish club Fenerbahce in the Champions League's group stage, shocked Inter Milan 1-0 on the road.


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GROUP B STANDINGS:


1. Trabzonspor (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. CSKA Moscow (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
    LOSC Lille Metropole (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Inter Milan (GP:1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

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