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United, Chelsea advance from Champions League groups

LONDON (AP) Manchester United and Chelsea both scored late Tuesday to clinch places in the next round of the Champions League along with Bordeaux and FC Porto. United was trailing 3-1 with six minutes left, but Paul Scholes and Antonio Valencia scored to... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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