Tuesday, September 18, 2012

UEFA Champions League, Group B: Gunners And Schalke Win On The Road

Action from Group B of the UEFA Champions League opened with two contests on Tuesday.

At Montpellier, France:

Lukas Podolski (Reuters)

Lukas Podolski (16', that's him here) and Gervinho (18') each provided a goal two minutes apart as Arsenal overcame an early deficit to defeat Montpellier 2-1 on the road.

Reuters photo

At Piraeus, Greece:

Höwedes Holtby Schalke

Benedikt Howedes (41', that's him above, left) and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (59') provided the tallies that carried Schalke to a 2-1 road win over Olympiacos.

Eurosport photo

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Arsenal (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
    Schalke 04 (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Montpellier HSC (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
     Olympiacos (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

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