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2009-10 UEFA Champions League (Group E).
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Group stage play in the UEFA Champions League concluded with eight games on Wednesday, including two in Group E.
At Liverpool, En
gland:
Fiorentina, thanks to goals from Martin Jorgensen (63') and Alberto Gilardino (90'+2, that's him celebrating), came from behind to defeat eliminated Liverpool 2-1 on the road to clinch first place in Group E.
At Lyon, France:
Bafetimbi Gomis (25'), Michel Bastos (45'), Miralem Pjanic (59', that's him celebrating), and Aly Cissokho (76') each tallied once as Lyon buried visiting Debreceni VSC 4-0 to finish second in Group E and put a merciful end t
o the Hungarian club's European adventure.
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FINAL GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Firoentina (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 15)
2. Lyon (GP: 6; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
3. Liverpool (GP: 6; GD: -2; PTS: 7)
4. Debreceni VSC (GP: 6; GD: -14; PTS 0)
Fiorentina and Lyon advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League, while Liverpool will play in the knockout stage of the Europa League. Debreceni's European campaign ended Wednesday.
UEFA Champions League group stage play resumed on Tuesday with eight games, including two in Group E.
At Budapest, Hungary:
David Ngog (seen here agonizing at game's end) scored the only goal of the match (4') as Liverpool defeated Debreceni VSC 1-0. However, because of Fiorentina's win over already knockout-stage-bound Lyon, the Reds have been eliminated from the tournament and w
ill have to settle for Europa League knockout stage play.
At Florence, Italy:
Juan Vargas' successful penalty kick at 28 minutes (he's shown here mobbed by teammates) proved to be all the scoring as Fiorentina locked up a berth in the round of 16 with a 1-0 home win over Lyon.
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GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Fiorentina* (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 12)
2. Lyon* (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
3. Liverpool# (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 7)
4. Debreceni VSC## (GP: 5; GD: -10; PTS: 0)
*Clinched berth in knockout stage of UEFA Champions League
#Eliminated from Champions League; qualified for knockout stage of UEFA Europa League
##Eliminated from European competition
Matchday #4 in UEFA Champions League group stage play concluded with eight games on Wednesday, including two in Group E.
At Florence, Italy:
Five different go
al scorers---Adrian Mutu (14'), Dario Dainelli (52'), Riccardo Montolivo (59'), Marco Marchionni (61'), and Alberto Gilardino (74', that's him in action here with teammate Adrian Mutu in persuit)---each tallied once as Fiorentina dominated visiting Debreceni VSC 5-2 to put themselves on the cusp of advancing to the knockout stage. The Hungarian club has been eliminated from the tournament.
At Lyon, France:
Lisandro's 90
th-minute equalizer (which canceled out Ryan Babel's 83rd-minute tally) locked up a knockout stage berth for Lyon as the hosts gained a 1-1 home stalemate with Liverpool, placing the five-time European champions in jeopardy of elimination from the tournament. That's Lisandro celebrating with teammates after his advancement-clinching goal.
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GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Lyon* (GP: 4; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. Fiorentina (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
3. Liverpool (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. Debreceni VSC# (GP: 4; GD: -9; PTS: 0)
*Advanced to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League
#Eliminated from tournament but still alive for spot in Europa League group stage
Group Stage play in the UEFA Champions League resumed Tuesday with eight games, including two in Group E:
At Liverpool, England:
Maxime Gonalons (72') and 
Cesar Delgado (90'+1, pictured here celebrating) provided the goals that lifted Lyon from a 1-0 halftime deficit to a 2-1 road win over Liverpool. The Reds have lost four games in a row in all competitions for the first time since 1987.
At Budapest, H
ungary:
Adrian Mutu's double (6', 20', he's pictured here celebrating) along with goals from Alberto Gilardino (10'), and Mario Santana (37')---all in the first half---proved necessary as Fiorentina held off Debreceni VSC for a 4-3 road win.
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GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Lyon (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Fiorentina (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Liverpool (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Debreceni VSC (GP: 3; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
MatchDay #2 in UEFA Champions League group stage play commenced with eight games on Tuesday, including two in Group E.
At Florence, Itlay:
Stevan Jovetic scored both goals (28', 37', he's shown celebrating his second tally) as Fiorentina blanked visiting Liverpool 2-0.
At Budapest, Hungary:
Four different goal scorers---Kim Kallstrom (3', he's seen here celebrating with teammates), Miralem 
Pjanic (13'), Sidney Govou (24'), and Bafetimbi Gomis (51')---each scored once as visiting Lyon stomped on Debreceni VSC 4-0. The Hungarian club played this match at Budapest because their home stadium did not meet UEFA standards for European competition.
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GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Lyon (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 6)
2. Fiorentina (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Liverpool (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Debreceni VSC (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)
Matchday #1 in the UEFA Champions League's group stage concluded Wednesday with eight games, including two in Group E.
At Liverpool, England:
Dirk Kuyt scored the only goal of the match (45'+1) as Liverpool held off visiting Debreceni VSC 1-0. Dangerous Dirk is shown here celebrating with Fernando Torres.
At Lyon, France:
Miralem Pjanic scored the game winner at 76 minutes as Lyon downed visitin
g Fiorentina 1-0. Pictured here is the Kids' Michel Bastos challenging the Italian club's Juan Vargas.
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GROUP E STANDINGS:
1. Liverpool (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
Lyon (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Debrecini VSC (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
Fiorentina (GP: 1; GD: -1: PTS: 0)
gland:
o the Hungarian club's European adventure.
