UEFA Champions League Group D: Galacticos Hold Off Dinamo Zagreb; Ajax and Lyon Draw

Action in Group D play in the UEFA Champions League commenced with two games on Wednesday.

At Zagreb, Croatia:





Angel di Maria, shown above being mobbed by teammates,  scored the only goal of the match in the 53rd minute as Real Madrid shut out Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 on the road.


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At Amsterdam, Netherlands:





Lyon held hosts Ajax Amsterdam to a 0-0 stalemate.  Shown here is the visitors' Bakary Kone attempting a sensational shot.


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GROUP D STANDINGS:


1. Real Madrid (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Ajax Amsterdam (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
     Lyon (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
4. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)