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2010-11 UEFA Champions League (Group A).
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The sixth and final Match Day of UEFA Champions League group stage play commenced with eight games on Tuesday, two of them in Group A.
At Enschede, Netherlands:
Jermain Defoe scored twice (47', 59', that's him pictured here celebrating) as Tottenham Hotspur locked up first place in Group A with a 3-3 road deadlock with FC Twente.
At Bremen, Germany:
Sebastian Prodl (38', that's him celebrating), Marko Arnautovic (49'), and Claudio Pizarro (88') each delivered a goal as Werder Bremen dominated visiting----and undermanned----Inter Milan 3-0.
Both photos from Getty Images
FINAL GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 6; GD: +7; PTS: 11)
2. Inter Milan (GP: 6; GD: +1; PTS: 10)
3. FC Twente (GP: 6; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
4. Werder Bremen (GP: 6; GD: -6; PTS: 5)
Tottenham Hotspur and Inter Milan advanced to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League while FC Twente qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League. Werder Bremen have been eliminated from European competition.
Match Day #5 in UEFA Champions League group stage action concluded on Wednesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.
At Milan, Italy:
Esteban Cambriasso (that's him pictured here) scored the only goal of the match at 55 match as Inter Milan sewed up a berth in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 1-0 home shutout over FC Twente, who will be playing in the Europa League's Group of 32.
Associated Press photo
At London:
Younes Kaboul (6'), Luka Modric (45', that's him shown here), and Peter Crouch (79') each scored once as Tottenham Hotspur bashed visiting Werder Bremen 3-0 to lock up a berth in the knockout stage. The German club were eliminated from European competition.
Getty Images photo
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Tottenham Hotspur* (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2. Inter Milan* (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. FC Twente# (GP: 5; GD: 2; PTS: 5)
4. Werder Bremen## (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 2)
*Clinched berths in the Champions League's knockout stage
#Eliminated from Champions League contention but still qualified for knockout stage of Europa League
##Eliminated from European competition
The second half of group stage play in the UEFA Champions League commenced on Tuesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.
At London:
Rafael Van der Vaart (18'), Peter Crouch (61'), and Roman Pavlyuchenko (89', pictured here) each scored once as Tottenham Hotspur humbled visiting Inter Milan 3-1.
PA Photo
At Bremen, Germany:
Nacer Chadli (81') and Luuk de Jong (84', that's him pictured in the red jersey with Bremen's Per Mertesacker challenging for the ball) each tallied a goal three minutes apart as FC Twente knocked off Werder Bremen 2-0 on the road.
Associated Press photo
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
2. Inter Milan (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. FC Twente (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 5)
4. Werder Bremen (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 2)
Group stage play in this season's UEFA Champions League reached the midway point with eight games on Wednesday, two of them in Group A.
At Milan, Italy:
Samuel Eto'o scored twice (PK-11', 35') as Inter Milan held off visiting Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 in spite of Gareth Bale's hat trick (52', 90', 90') for Spurs. Pictured here, we see the Nerozzurri's Jonathan Biabiany being felled by Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
At Enschede, Netherlands:
FC Twente battled visiting Werder Bremen to a 1-1 draw as both remained winless in group stage action. Theo Janssen put the hosts in front at 75 minutes (pictured here). However, Marko Arnautovic equalized for the guests at 80 minutes.
Both photos from Getty Imags
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Inter Milan (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 7)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Werder Bremen (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
4. FC Twente (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
Match Day #4 in UEFA Champions League group stage play concluded with eight games played on Wednesday, including two played in Group A.
At Milan, Italy:
Samuel Eto'o's hat trick (21', 27', 81') proved more than enough as Inter Milan blasted visiting Werder Bremen 4-0. Here's Slammin' Sam slipping one past Werder goalkeeper Tim Wiese.
Associated Press photo
At London:
Roman Pavlyuchenko scored twice on penalty kicks (50', 64') and Rafael Van der Vaart added another goal (46', pictured here) as Tottenham Hotspur blow open a contest that had been scoreless at halftime and mauled visiting FC Twente 4-1.
PA Photo
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. Inter Milan (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 4)
2. Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
3. FC Twente (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
4. Werder Bremen (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Tuesday marked opening day of UEFA Champions League group stage play.
Group A:
At Enschede, Netherlands:
Inter Milan began their defense of their European club championship with a 2-2 road draw with FC Twente. The Nerozzurri opened the scoring as Wesley Sneijder scored at 13 minutes only to see the hosts tie things up as Theo Janssen scored at 19 minutes. At 30 minutes, an own goal from Inter's Diego Milito gave the hosts a 2-1 lead, only to see Samuel Eto'o salvage the draw with his equalizer for the champs. That's him celebrating.
At Bremen, Germany:
Hugo Almeida (43') and Marko Marin (47', that's him celebrating) provided the goals that enabled Werder Bremen to salvage a 2-2 opening-match stalemate with visiting Tottenham Hotspur. Petri Pasanen (OG-12') and Peter Crouch (18') were responsible for putting Spurs on the scoreboard.
Both photos are from Getty Images.
GROUP A STANDINGS:
1. FC Twente (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Inter Milan (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Tottenham Hotspur (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Werder Bremen (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
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