UEFA Champions League, Group H: Galatasaray Join Red Devils In Knockout Stage

Two games were played in Group H of the UEFA Champions League as group-stage action concluded on Wednesday.

At Manchester, England:

Luis Alberto scored the only goal of the 56th minute as CFR Cluj knocked off Manchester United 1-0 on the road.  Despite the win, the visiting Romanian club failed to advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage because of one loss and one draw in the two games against Galatasaray and will play in the Round of 32 of the Europa League.  The Red Devils lost their last two games after clinching the Group H title.  Here is the Transylvanian club's Gabriel Muresan celebrating with teammates after the game.

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At Braga, Portugal:

Aydin Yilmaz (that's him after the game) scored the winning goal in the 78th minute as Galatasaray defeated Sporting Braga 2-1 to win a berth in the knockout stage of the Champions League.

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FINAL GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Manchester United (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 12)
2. Galatasaray (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 10)
3. CFR Cluj (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 10)
4. Sporting Braga (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 3)

Manchester United and Galatasaray advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League while Sporting Braga moved on to the Europa League's Round of 32.