Lazio and Spartak Moscow took their places in the second phase of the Champions League on Wednesday, meaning nine of the 16 berths are now filled with one round of first phase matches to be played in two weeks' time.
Published:
26 October 2000 y., Thursday
Lazio recovered from conceding a first half goal to crush Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine 5-1 in Rome to finish second behind already-qualified Arsenal in group B following the Gunners' 4-2 win over Sparta Prague at Highbury.
Spartak Moscow qualifed from group A despite losing 1-0 against Bayer Leverkusen in Germany where Michael Ballack scored after 52 minutes.
Spartak must finish second behind already-qualified Real Madrid in the group because even though Leverkusen could finish level with it on nine points, Spartak has the better head-to-head record having beaten Leverkusen 2-0 in Moscow on September 12. No other clubs qualified on Wednesday. The nine clubs so far throught to the second phase are, from Group A: Real Madrid and Spartak Moscow; Group B: Arsenal and Lazio; Group C: Valencia; Group E: Deportivo Coruna; Group F: Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain; Group H: AC Milan.
Šaltinis:
soccer.com
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Supporters of Bobby Fischer said the Japanese government has informed them the former chess champion will be allowed to leave on Thursday for Iceland, where he now has citizenship
more »
Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer, who is fighting deportation to the United States, has asked Japan to allow him to go to Iceland, which has offered him a home
more »
Croatia and Hungary are planning a bid to jointly host the European Football Championships in 2012
more »
Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka took fifth place among women runners in the ING New York City Marathon, according to official results
more »
A memorial fund has been established to aid the family of Sergei Zholtok, the Rīga-born professional hockey player who died unexpectedly Nov. 3 while playing in Minsk, Belarus
more »
Deadly hitmen Michael Owen and Thierry Henry stunningly shot down rumours of their international demise as both men found the target to keep their countries on the road to the 2006 World Cup finals
more »
Latvia's Edgars Bergs, already the winner of a silver medal in the shot put, has earned a bronze medal in the F35 men's discus event during the Paralympic Games in Athens Greece
more »
With a throw of 18.98 meters, Aigars Apīnis has won a gold medal for Latvia in the discus event during the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece
more »
Former Portland Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis will play for his hometown Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas for the second season
more »
Latvia's Jeļena Rubļevska has won the silver medal in the women's modern pentathalon during the Summer Olympics in Athens
more »