Tuesday, March 05, 2013

UEFA Champions League: Galacticos Come Back To Oust Red Devils; Dortmund Dominate Shakhtar

The second half of the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 commenced on Tuesday with two games.

At Dortmund, Germany:

Mario Gotze celebrates his goal with Borussia Dortmund team-mates in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk (AFP)

Felipe Santana (31'), Mario Gotze (37', that's him here, celebrating with teammates), and Jakub Blaszczykowski (59') each scored a goal as Borussia Dortmund dominated visiting Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in the second game of their two match series as the German club eliminated the Ukrainian club 5-2 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinal round.



At Manchester, England:

Nani is sent off by referee Cuneyt Cakir in Manchester United's Champions League match at home to Real Madrid (AFP)

Luka Modric (66') and Cristiano Ronaldo (69') each scored a goal three minutes apart in the second half as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Manchester United 2-1 on the road in game two and won their two-match series with the Red Devils 3-2 on aggregate.  Here, we see referee Cuneyt Cakir ejecting the Red Devils' Nani via the red card in the 56th minute, reducing the hosts to ten men.

AFP photos

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