Wednesday, October 03, 2012

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Rossoneri Win Wild One In St. Petersburg (Russia, NOT Florida); Malaga Dominate Anderlecht On Road

Two contests in Group C of the UEFA Champions League took place on Wednesday.

At Saint Petersburg, Russia:

Milan celebrate their opening goal against Zenit

Tomas Hubocan's own goal in the 75th minute enabled AC Milan, who had earlier blown a two-goal lead, to defeat Zenit Saint Petersburg 3-2 on the road.  Here, we see the Rossoneri's Urby Emmanuelson celebrating his 13th-minute tally with happy teammates.

Photo from Yahoo-Eurosport Website

At Anderlecht (Brussels), Belgium:

Malaga's Eliseu celebrates against Anderlecht (Reuters)

Eliseu Pereira dos Santos (that's him here) scored twice (45'+1, 64') as Malaga dominated RSC Anderlecht 3-0 on the road.

Reuters photo

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Malaga (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS; 6)
2. AC Milan (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
4. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

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