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2016-17 UEFA Champions League (Group B).
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Two games were played on Tuesday as action from Group B of the UEFA Champions League concluded.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Artem Besyedin opened the scoring in the ninth minute as Dynamo Kiev had six goal scorers each tallying once as they destroyed visiting Besiktas 6-0 and knocked the nine-man Black Eagles out of the tournament and into the Europa League's Round of 32. Here's Dynamo's Vitaliy Buyalskyi celebrating after scoring in the 32nd minute.
AFP/Getty Images photo by Sergei Supinsky
At Lisbon:
Dries Mertens scored the winning goal in the 79th minute as Napoli won the Group B title with a 2-1 road win over SL Benfica (whose Raul Jimenez is shown celebrating after scoring in the 87th minute), who will also be playing in the knockout stage.
Associated Press photo by Armando Franca
Final Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 6; GD: +3; PTS: 11)
2. SL Benfica (GP: 6; GD: 0; PTS: 8)
3. Besiktas (GP: 6; GD: -5; PTS: 7)
4. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 6; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
Napoli and SL Benfica advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage while Besiktas qualified for the group stage of the Europa League.
Two Wednesday Group B matches were contested in the UEFA Champions League.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Cenk Tosun (58'), Ricardo Quaresma (PK-83'), and Vincent Aboubakar (89', that's him here, celebrating after scoring) each scored a second-half goal as Besiktas came back from three goals down to gain a 3-3 home draw with SL Benfica. Goncalo Guedes (19'), Nelson Semedo (25'), and Ljubomir Fejsa (31') each tallied a first-half score for the visiting Eagles.
Associated Press photo
At Naples, Italy:
Napoli (Italy) battled visiting Dynamo Kiev to a 0-0 draw, which knocked the Ukrainian club out of European competition. Here's Dynamo's Yevhen Makarenko, seemingly heading the ball as the Light Blues' Piotr Zielinski looks on.
ANSA photo via Associated Press by Ciro Fusco
Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
2. SL Benfica (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. Basiktas (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
4. o-Dynamo Kiev (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
o-Eliminated from European competition
Two games on Tuesday were played in Group B of the UEFA Champions League.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Marek Hamsik delivered an 85th-minute equalizer to lift Napoli to a 1-1 road draw with Besiktas. Ricardo Quaresma converted a penalty kick in the 78th minute. In this snapshot, we see the Black Eagles' Cenk Tosun (left) battling the Light Blues' Kalidou Koulibaly for the ball.
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Eduardo Salvio scored the only goal of the match with his successfully-converted penalty kick (45'+2) as SL Benfica defeated visiting Dynamo Kiev1-0. Here, we see the Ukrainian club's Serhiy Sydorchuk fighting for the ball with the Eagles' Alejandro Grimaldo.
Associated Press photo by Steven Governo
Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. SL Benfica (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. Besiktas (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
4. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
Two games in Group B of the UEFA Champions League were contested on Wednesday.
At Naples, Italy:
Vincent Aboubakar scored twice (38', 86') as Besiktas knock off Naples 3-2 on the road. It was the Black Eagles' first Champions League victory in seven years. Here, we see the Light Blues' Dries Mertens (right) sprinting past a player from the visiting Turkish club.
ANSA photo via Associated Press by Ciro Fusco
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Eduardo Salvio (PK-9') and Franco Cervi (55') delivered the goals to propel SL Benfica to a 2-0 road blanking over Dynamo Kiev. Here are Dynamo fans supporting the home team---as it turned out---in vain.
Associated Press photo by Efrem Lukatsky
Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Besiktas (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 5)
3. SL Benfica (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 4)
4. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 1)
Two games were played on Wednesday in Group B of the UEFA Champions League.
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Viktor Tsyhankov's equalizer at 65 minutes lifted Dynamo Kiev to a 1-1 road draw with Besiktas. Ricardo Quaresma scored in the 29th minute for the Black Eagles. Here's Viktor, celebrating with teammates after tallying his game-tying goal.
Associated Press photo
At Naples, Italy:
Dries Mertens scored twice (51', 58') as Napoli doubled up visiting SL Benfica 4-2. In the above photo, we see the Light Blues' Jose Callejon battling the visiting Eagles' Alex Grimaldo for the ball.
ANSA photo by Ciro Fusco via the Associated Press
Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Besiktas (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. SL Benfica (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
Group B action in the UEFA Champions League is set to open on Tuesday with two games with the hosts listed first and kick-off times at 11:45 AM Pacific Time.
At Kiev, Ukraine:
Arkadiusz Milik scored twice (36', 45'+2; that's him being congratulated by teammates) as Napoli came from behind to knock off ten-man Dynamo Kiev 2-1 on the road.
Associated Press photo by Efrem Lukatsky
At Lisbon, Portugal:
Talisca's stoppage-time equalizer (90'+3; that's him celebrating after scoring) lifted Besiktas to a 1-1 road draw with SL Benfica. Franco Cervi scored for the Eagles in the 12th minute.
Associated Press photo
Group B Standings:
1. Napoli (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Besiktas (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. SL Benfica (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
NOTE: Besiktas gained a 1-1 road draw with SL Benfica on Tuesday.
