Wednesday, December 06, 2017

UEFA Champions League, Group F: Shakhtar Knock Off Citzens To Join Manchester City In Group Stage; Napoli To Europa League After Losing To Feyenoord

Action in Group F of the UEFA Champions League closed on Wednesday with two games.

At Rotterdam, Netherlands:

Jerry St. Juste's winning goal in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time enabled Feyenoord Rotterdam to avoid going pointless in group-stage play by knocking off visiting Napoli 2-1.  Here's the Dutch club's Tonny Vilhena dejectedly leaving the pitch after being ejected via a red card during the game's second half.

Associated Press photo by Peter Dejong

At Kharkiv, Ukraine (due to ongoing war-like conditions in eastern Ukraine):

Ismaily Goncalves dos Santos scored the winning goal in the 32nd minute as Shakhtar Donetsk held off visiting Manchester City 2-1 to clinch a berth in the knockout stage, joining the English club.  Here's a reaction from the Citizens' Bernardo Silva.

Associated Press photo by Efrem Lukatsky

Final Group F Standings:

1. Manchester City (GP: 6; GD: +9; PTS: 15)
2. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 12)
3. Napoli (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. Feyenoord Rotterdam (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 3)

Manchester City and Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the Champions League's group stage while Napoli qualified for the Europa League's Round of 32.

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