Wednesday, November 26, 2014

UEFA Champions League, Group C: Zenit Knock Eagles Out Of Tournamen; Monaco Top Sweet-Sixteen-Bound Leverkusen On Road

Wednesday saw two matches contested in Group C of the UEFA Champions League.

At Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Danny delights Zenit and knocks out Benfica
Danny scored the only goal of the match in the 79th minute as Zenit Saint Petersburg defeated visiting SL Benfica 1-0, eliminating the Portuguese club from the tournament and, in fact, European competition. Here, we see the Eagles' Jardel tackles Zenit's Jose Rondon.


At Leverkusen, Germany:

Lucas Ocampos scored the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute (that's him celebrating after scoring) as AS Monaco defeated group-leading and knockout-stage-bound Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on the road.

AFP/Getty Images photos

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. x-Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2.    AS Monaco (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3.    Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
4. z-SL Benfica (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 4)

x-Clinched berth in the knockout stage

z-Eliminated from European competition

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