Valencia beat Olympiakos, Roma lose at Shakhtar
| Fernando Morientes scored the second goal for Valencia (Action Images) |
Written by: Jonathan Roorda
VALENCIA/DONETSK, Nov 22 (SW) - Valencia beat Olympiakos 2-0 and are now certain of winning Group D, while AS Roma's near future is unsecure after a 1-0 defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk.
Valencia - Olympiakos 2-0
Valencia had secured qualification for the next round after four matches but a win would still be valuable in their quest for first place.
Olympiakos at the same time, needed a victory to have a chance to finish second in this group.
It was visible that Valencia were less motivated at Mestalla as their Greek guests were slightly more dominant in the first half.
Despite that balance however, it was Valencia to break the deadlock in the 45th minute. Miguel Angel Angulo combined with David Silva and Curro Torres, beat a defender and struck past goalkeeper Nikopolidis.
Just after the break, the Spaniards doubled the gap. Fernando Morientes scored his fifth Champions League goal of the season, heading past the keeper from a Silva cross.
Shakhtar Donetsk - AS Roma 1-0
Shakhtar, who began the day in fourth position, needed a good result against AS Roma to stay in the race for second place, while the Italians required a victory to secure their spot in the next round.
The Ukranians understood their task and immediately began to threaten Roma's goal and keeper Doni, but the Italians managed to limit the damage in the opening half.
This paid off in the second half. Just after the hour mark, the score was opened as Jadson Rodriguez found Ciprian Marica at the post, and the forward could easily head in for 1-0.
The situation in Group D is complicated ahead of the sixth and last matchday. While Valencia are save with 13 points, AS Roma still have to fear elimination.
The Italians have seven points and face Valencia in the last match. Shakhtar, who face Olympiakos, have five points and may still beat Roma for second place.
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VALENCIA/DONETSK, Nov 22 (SW) - Valencia beat Olympiakos 2-0 and are now certain of winning Group D, while AS Roma's near future is unsecure after a 1-0 defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk.
Valencia - Olympiakos 2-0
Valencia had secured qualification for the next round after four matches but a win would still be valuable in their quest for first place.
Olympiakos at the same time, needed a victory to have a chance to finish second in this group.
It was visible that Valencia were less motivated at Mestalla as their Greek guests were slightly more dominant in the first half.
Despite that balance however, it was Valencia to break the deadlock in the 45th minute. Miguel Angel Angulo combined with David Silva and Curro Torres, beat a defender and struck past goalkeeper Nikopolidis.
Just after the break, the Spaniards doubled the gap. Fernando Morientes scored his fifth Champions League goal of the season, heading past the keeper from a Silva cross.
Shakhtar Donetsk - AS Roma 1-0
Shakhtar, who began the day in fourth position, needed a good result against AS Roma to stay in the race for second place, while the Italians required a victory to secure their spot in the next round.
The Ukranians understood their task and immediately began to threaten Roma's goal and keeper Doni, but the Italians managed to limit the damage in the opening half.
This paid off in the second half. Just after the hour mark, the score was opened as Jadson Rodriguez found Ciprian Marica at the post, and the forward could easily head in for 1-0.
The situation in Group D is complicated ahead of the sixth and last matchday. While Valencia are save with 13 points, AS Roma still have to fear elimination.
The Italians have seven points and face Valencia in the last match. Shakhtar, who face Olympiakos, have five points and may still beat Roma for second place.
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