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On Tuesday night, eight A-D group matches were played in the Champions League. After them, two more teams qualified for the quarterfinals - "Manchester United" and Munich's "Bayern". Meanwhile, "Fenerbahce" and last season's semifinalist "Deportivo" were eliminated from the tournament.
Standings
Group A
1-0
54` [1-0] Javier Saviola
1-0
68` [1-0] Predrag Djordjevic
The hosts secured victories by minimal margins in Group A, and there is still some intrigue before the final round. The victory of "Olympiacos" against "Deportivo" resulted in the Spanish team having no chance to play even in the UEFA Cup, while the Greeks only need a draw against "Liverpool" to advance. "Liverpool" must defeat the Greeks in the last round to progress. Also, "Monaco" will need to win in the final round to advance.
Group B
2-0
73` [1-0] Traianos Dellas (own goal)
82` [2-0] Maksim Shatskikh
1-1
37` [0-1] Dimitar Berbatov
70` [1-1] Raul Gonzalez
In the most interesting group of the tournament, Kiev's "Dinamo" emerged in first place, defeating "Roma" in snowy weather and ending their European campaign for this season. In another match, "Real" shared points with "Bayer" after a tough battle. The result was leveled by Madrid's captain Raul, scoring his 49th Champions League goal (tying him with the legendary A.Di Stefano). However, L.Figo failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity to turn the tide by missing an 11-meter penalty kick.
In the group standings, "Dinamo" leads by two points over "Real" and "Bayer", and they only need a draw in the last round against the Germans. Meanwhile, Los Galacticos will need to defeat "Roma" away or hope that "Bayer" loses at home to the Ukrainians.
Group C
5-1
13` [1-0] Claudio Pizarro
37` [2-0] Hasan Salihamidzic
44` [3-0] Torsten Frings
55` [3-1] Barukh Dego (pen.)
71` [4-1] Roy Makaay
80` [5-1] Roy Makaay
1-0
14` [1-0] Marcelo Zalayeta
"Juventus" secured a place in the quarterfinals after just four rounds, and on Tuesday, they denied "Ajax" the same opportunity by defeating them at home with a minimal margin. By the way, it was the fifth consecutive victory for "La Vecchia Signora," all achieved with a 1-0 scoreline. Also, Munich's "Bayern" players secured a place in the knockout stages by crushing Tel Aviv's "Maccabi" 5-1 at home. In the last round, it will be decided which of the two teams - "Ajax" or "Maccabi" - will have the chance to participate in the UEFA Cup.
Group D
2-1
19` [1-0] Gary Neville
40` [1-1] Mahamadou Diarra
53` [2-1] Ruud van Nistelrooy
0-1
20` [0-1] Radoslav Kovac (own goal)
Sir Alex Ferguson's 1000th match as a manager of "Man Utd" was gifted with a victory by his players, who defeated the inexperienced "Lyon" and earned a ticket to the quarterfinals. Due to this result, the fate of the third place was decided in the next match - "Fenerbahce" defeated "Sparta" away and will continue in the UEFA Cup, while the Czech club will end their season in Europe after two weeks with the last group match.
