Wednesday, November 28, 2018

UEFA Champions League Group C: Wins For PSG, Napoli; Red Star Belgrade Eliminated

Two games were contested in Group C of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

At Paris:
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Neymar (shown here passing the ball) scored the winning goal in the 37th minute as Paris Saint-Germain held off visiting Liverpool 2-1 to climb into second place in Group C.

Associated Press photo by Thibault Camus

At Naples, Italy:
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Dries Mertens scored twice (33', 52') as Napoli stayed atop Group G after defeating visiting Red Star Belgrade 3-1, knocking the Serbian club out of the tournament.

Here's Napoli's Allan (left), seen battling with Red Star's Dejan Joveljic for the ball.

ANSA photo via Associated Press by Ciro Fusco

Group C Standings:

1.    Napoli (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2.    Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 8)
3.    Liverpool (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
4. z-Red Star Belgrade (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 4)

z-Eliminated from Champions League but still alive for Europa League knockout-stage berth

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