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On Wednesday, the UEFA Champions League E-H group fourth round matches took place.
A dramatic celebration by the "Celtic" coach (AFP photo) as the London "Chelsea" players celebrated a victory after a beautiful and eventful match at Stamford Bridge Stadium with a score of 3-2, defeating Donetsk's "Shakhtar" team.
The "Blues" led twice through goals from Fernando Torres and Oscar, but Ukrainian defender Willian prevented the hosts from enjoying their lead for long.
At the end of the match, Mircea Lucescu's players threatened Petr Cech's goal, but the decisive word was after a substitute appearance by Victor Moses - at the end of extra time, Juan Mata set up a corner kick that was "closed" by the 180cm Nigerian.
In another E group match, Turin's "Juventus" had no trouble in front of their own fans against Farum's "Nordsjaelland" with a 4-0 victory.
"Man Utd" club in Portugal defeated the local "Braga" team 3-1, securing their spot in the next stage and also securing the top spot in Group H.
However, the victory was not easy, as until the 81st minute, the scoreboard displayed a negative 1-0 lead for the "Red Devils".
The match was not without its quirks - in the midst of heavy rain in the second half, the match was temporarily halted due to a stadium lighting malfunction.
In Group G, "Barcelona" suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat against the local crowd-favorite Glasgow "Celtic" team.
The Catalans' failure 2-1 should not disappoint Tito Vilanova, as "Barca" holds all the cards in their hands with 9 points after four matches.
The goal rain was recorded in Group E, where last season's finalists, Munich's "Bayern" players, wiped out "Lille" 6-1, while "Valencia" defeated our neighbors' Belarusian BATE club 4-2 at home.
Results:
Group E:
London "Chelsea" 3 - 2 Donetsk "Shakhtar" 6' [1 - 0] F. Torres 9' [1 - 1] Willian 40' [2 - 1] Oscar 47' [2 - 2] Willian 90' [3 - 2] V. Moses
Turin "Juventus" 4 - 0 Farum "Nordsjaelland" 6' [1 - 0] C. Marchisio 23' [2 - 0] A. Vidal 37' [3 - 0] S. Giovinco 75' [4 - 0] F. Quagliarella
Group E standings: (place, team, matches, wins, draws, losses, goal difference, points) 1. "Shakhtar" 4 2 1 1 7-5 7 2. "Chelsea" 4 2 1 1 10-6 7 3. "Juventus" 4 1 3 0 8-4 6 4. "Nordsjaelland" 4 0 1 3 1-11 1
Group F:
Munich "Bayern" 6 - 1 "Lille" 5' [1 - 0] B. Schweinsteiger 18' [2 - 0] C. Pizarro 23' [3 - 0] A. Robben 28' [4 - 0] C. Pizarro 33' [5 - 0] C. Pizarro 58' [5 - 1] S. Kalou 66' [6 - 1] T. Kroos
"Valencia" 4 - 2 Borisov BATE 26' [1 - 0] Jonas 29' [2 - 0] R. Soldado (from the penalty spot) 51' [3 - 0] S. Feghouli 53' [3 - 1] R. Bressan 83' [3 - 2] D. Mozolevski 86' [4 - 2] S. Feghouli
Group F standings: 1. "Bayern" 4 3 0 1 10-5 9 2. "Valencia" 4 3 0 1 10-4 9 3. BATE 4 2 0 2 8-9 6 4. "Lille" 4 0 0 4 2-12 0
Group G:
Lisbon "Benfica" 2 - 0 Moscow "Spartak" 55' [1 - 0] O. Cardozo 69' [2 - 0] O. Cardozo 77' N. Pareja sent off the field ("Spartak") 78' O. Cardozo ("Benfica") missed a penalty
Glasgow "Celtic" 2 - 1 "Barcelona" 21' [1 - 0] V. Wanyama 83' [2 - 0] A. Watt 90' [2 - 1] L Messi
Group G standings: 1. "Barcelona" 4 3 0 1 8-5 9 2. "Celtic" 4 2 1 1 6-5 7 3. "Benfica" 4 1 1 2 3-4 4 4. "Spartak" 4 1 0 3 6-9 3
Group H:
"Braga" 1 - 3 "Man Utd" 49' [1 - 0] Alan (from a penalty) 81' [1 - 1] R.v. Persie 86' [1 - 2] W. Rooney (from a penalty) 90' [1 - 3] J. Hernandez
CFR Cluj 1 - 3 Istanbul "Galatasaray" 18' [0 - 1] B. Yilmaz 53' [1 - 1] M. Sougou 61' [1 - 2] B. Yilmaz 74' [1 - 3] B. Yilmaz
Group H standings: 1. "Man Utd" 4 4 0 0 9-4 12 2. "Galatasaray" 4 1 1 2 4-5 4 3. CFR 4 1 1 2 5-6 4 4. "Braga" 4 1 0 3 5-8 3
