Wednesday, September 19, 2012

UEFA Champions League, Group: Early Goal Good Enough For Red Devils; Cluj Knock Off Braga In Portugal

Action from Group H of the UEFA Champions League commenced with two Wednesday contests.

At Manchester, England:

Manchester United's Michael Carrick (C) goes past Galatasaray's Fernando Muslera (L) to score during their Champions League Group H match at Old Trafford (Reuters)

Michael Carrick scored the only goal of the match in the 7th minute (shown here as he beats goalkeeper Fernando Muslera) as Manchester United defeated visiting Galatasaray 1-0.

At Braga, Portugal:

Braga's Eder (L) battles for the ball with CFR Cluj's Ionut Rada during their Champions League Group H match at Municipal stadium in Braga (Reuters)

Rafael Bastos scored both goals (19', 34') in CFR Cluj's 2-0 road win over Sporting Braga.  Here's Braga's Eder battling the Transylvanian-based club's Ionut Rada for the ball.

Reuters photos

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. CFR Cluj (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Manchester United (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS:3)
3. Galatasaray (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Sporting Braga (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

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