Wednesday, December 12, 2018

UEFA Champions League, Group G: Horses Stampede Blancos In Madrid In Shocker; Plzen Knock Off Roma To Lock Up Europa League Round-of-32 Berth

Action from Group G of the UEFA Champions League came to a close on Wednesday with two games.

At Madrid:
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Fyodor Chalov (37'), Georgi Shchennikov (43'), and Arnor Sigurdsson (73'; his goal is shown here) each scored once as CSKA Moscow dominated defending champs Real Madrid 3-0 on the road.

The victory was still not good enough for the Horses to continue their European campaign, which ended with Viktoria Plzen's victory over AS Roma.

Associated Press photo by Manu Fernandez

At Plzen, Czech Republic:
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Tomas Chory scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute as FC Viktoria Plzen knocked off visiting AS Roma 2-1 to gain a berth in the knockout stage of the Europa League.

Here, we see Roma's Cengiz Under, left, challenging Plzen's Roman Hubnik for the ball.

Associated Press photo by Petr David Josek

Final Group G Standings:

1. Real Madrid (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
2. AS Roma (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3. FC Viktoria Plzen (GP: 6; GD: -9; PTS: 7)
4. CSKA Moscow (GP: 6; GD: -1; PTS: 7)

Real Madrid and AS Roma advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage.

FC Viktoria Plzen, who had a win and a draw in two games with CSKA Moscow, qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League.

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