“I will take it with calm and get my pace back”. “It’s good to be group victor before the last match”.
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It was a flurry of goals that left the Greek defense totally out of sorts.
Luis Suarez opened the scoring at Camp Nou in the 15th minute.
Suarez struck again just before the interval with a sweet volley and the rout continued in the second half as Neymar, Suarez and Messi all combined to give Gerard Pique a tap-in.
“Schalke’s five-man defense made it hard, they were quick in central defense, but we did it and I have to compliment my players for their work”, said the Spaniard, whose team are eyeing a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title.
Edin Dzeko got Roma’s goal just before the final whistle.
The second last-16 spot is still up for grabs with Roma still in the mix with Bate Borisov and Leverkuson and, who drew 1-1 in Belarus.
Bayern Munich scored early.
The game started on a high note for Bayern as it was Holger Badstuber’s first match back in the Bayern Munich starting eleven since his last bout with long term injury.
Even in doing so, Arsene Wenger’s side would go out of the competition were Bayern Munich to fail to win, but the German are strong favourites to seal top spot with victory over Olympiacos, even if a point would effectively do the job.
A draw would put both teams in the Champions League’s knock-out phase, but Bayern Munich intend to show main group rivals Olympiakos who’s boss at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
‘Nevertheless, we want to win the game and we want to stay top of the group.
The defeat means the second-placed Greeks must now beat Arsenal at home in a fortnight to be sure of going through in second place behind Bayern.
Max Kruse scored twice in Wolfsburg’s seventh win. Robben’s ability to beat a man and set up a team mate is incredible and he can also score a goal.
Lewandowski doubled the home side’s lead, albeit in rather fortuitous circumstances.
In the only negative point for Chelsea, captain John Terry fell awkwardly in the 75th and was taken off on a stretcher. Pep Guardiola’s side has only dropped two after starting with 10 wins. “This is a final for us”.
Bayern extended its lead to eight points over Borussia Dortmund, which slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Hamburger SV on Friday. Coman bravely headed home before colliding with Roberto, leaving the Frenchman with a bloody nose as a reward for his gallantry.
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The Belgian side equalized in the 32nd minute through Danijel Milicevic’s cleverly-worked free-kick.
