UEFA Champions League, Group A: Dragons Advance To Knockout Stage; PSG On Cusp Of Advancing

Eight games were played on Tuesday, two of them in Group A, as the second half of UEFA Champions League group-stage play commenced.


At Kiev, Ukraine:

A 0-0 road draw with Dynamo Kiev clinched a berth in the Round of 16 for FC Porto.  Here are Dynamo's Andriy Yarmolenko batting the Dragons' Eliaquim Mangala battling for the ball.

At Paris:

Alex (16'), Blaise Matuidi (61'), Jeremy Menez (65', that's him celebrating with Ezequiel Lavezzi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic), and Guillaume Hoarau (80') each scored a goal as Paris Saint-Germain all but locked up a berth in the knockout stage with their 4-0 home demolition of Dinamo Zagreb, eliminating the Croatian club from contention.  Zlatan Ibrahimovic assisted on all PSG goals.

Photos from Yahoo-Eurosport website

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. x-FC Porto (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
2.    Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 4; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
3.    Dynamo Kiev (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. z-Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 4; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in Champions League knockout stage
z-Eliminated from contention but still alive for knockout-stage berth in Europa League