Tuesday, February 12, 2013

UEFA Champions League: Bhoys Blown Out By Juve At Home In Series Opener; PSG Top Valencia In Opener Despite Losing Zlatan To Red Card

The knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League opened on Tuesday with two games.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Claudio Marchisio (Reuters)

Alessandro Matri (3'), Claudio Marchisio (77', that's him photographed celebrating after scoring), and Mirko Vucinic (83') each scored a goal as Juventus smothered Celtic 3-0 on the road in the opening game of their two-match Round-of-16 series.

Reuters photo

At Valencia, Spain:

Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine player Ezequiel Lavezzi (R) gestures as he is embraced by teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic after scoring a goal against Valencia during their Champions League soccer match at Mestalla stadium, in Valencia February 12, 2013

Ezequiel Lavezzi (10', that's him celebrating) and Javier Pastore (43') each delivered a goal as Paris Saint Germain, despite losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to a red card ejection in second-half stoppage time (90'+3), topped Valencia 2-1 on the road in game one of their two-match series.

Photo from Yahoo-Eurosport website
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