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Dortmund's Ciro Immobile, right, shoots on goal as Anderlecht's Chancel Mbemba tries to block during the Group D Champions League soccer match between Dortmund and Anderlecht in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 9, 2014.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale executes a free kick in front of Ludogorets' players during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 9, 2014.GERARD JULIEN/AFP / Getty Images

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Basel's Mohamed Elneny, left, and Liverpool's Joe Allen battle for the ball during the Champions League Group B soccer match at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014.Jon Super/The Associated Press

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Arsenal's Lucas Podolski celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Galatasaray during the UEFA Champions League group D football match Galatasaray vs Arsenal at TT Arena Stadium in Istanbul on December 9, 2014.OZAN KOSE/AFP / Getty Images

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Basel's Swiss midfielder Taulant Xhaka, left, battles with Liverpool's Spanish defender Jose Enrique during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Liverpool and Basel at Anfield in Liverpool.PAUL ELLIS/AFP / Getty Images

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Olympiakos' David Fuster, right, and Olympiakos' Kostas Gianoulis challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group A soccer match between Olympiakos and Malmo at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in the port of Piraeus near Athens.Thanassis Stavrakis/The Associated Press

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Liverpool's Steven Gerrard controls the ball during their Champions League Group B soccer match against FC Basel at Anfield in Liverpool.PHIL NOBLE/Reuters

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Juventus' defender Patrice Evra, left, fights for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan.GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP / Getty Images

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Anderlecht's Anthony Vanden Borre, left and Dortmund's Ciro Immobile eye the ball during the Group D Champions League soccer match between Dortmund and Anderlecht in Dortmund, Germany.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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Monaco's Brazilian defender Fortuna Dos Santos Wallace, left, and Monaco's midfielder Jeremy Toulalan (C) vie with Zenit's Venezuelian forward Salomon Rondon during the UEFA Champions League football match AS Monaco (ASM) vs Zenit Saint-Petersburg.VALERY HACHE/AFP / Getty Images

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Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini fights for the ball with Atletico Madrid's Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic.GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP / Getty Images

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Juventus' Andrea Pirlo challenges Atletico Madrid's Koke during their Champions League group A soccer match at the Juventus stadium in Turin December 9, 2014.GIORGIO PEROTTINO/Reuters

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Olympiakos ' Pajtim Kasami fights for the ball with Malmo's defender Anton Tinnerholm during their group stage Champions League football match at the Karaiskaki stadium near Athens.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP / Getty Images

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Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League football match Juventus vs Atletico Madrid in Turin on December 9, 2014.OLIVIER MORIN/AFP / Getty Images

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Juventus' Patrice Evra challenges Atletico Madrid's Arda Turan during their Champions League group A soccer match at the Juventus stadium in Turin December 9, 2014.GIORGIO PEROTTINO/Reuters

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Dortmund's Matthias Ginter, second left, and Dortmund's Marcel Schmelzer, right, jump with Anderlecht's Aleksandar Mitrovic, second right, as he heads the ball while Dortmund's goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak, left, looks on during a Group D Champions League soccer match.Frank Augstein/The Associated Press

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Olympiakos' Swiss midfielder Pajtim Kasami celebrates his team's goal during the UEFA group A Champions League football match Olympiakos vs Malmo FF at the Karaiskaki stadium in Piraeus near Athens.ARIS MESSINIS/AFP / Getty Images

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Monaco's Fortuna dos Santos Wallace, left, vies for the ball with Zenit's Jose Rondon during the Champions League Group C soccer match between Monaco and Zenit St. Petersburg at Louis II stadium in Monaco, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014.Lionel Cironneau/The Associated Press

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Galatasaray's Wesley Sneijder reacts during their Champions League Group D soccer match against Arsenal.OSMAN ORSAL/Reuters

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Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, centre, jumps to head a high ball during a Group B Champions League soccer match between Real Madrid and Ludogorets at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.Andres Kudacki/The Associated Press

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo touches Ludogorets' goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov after a missed scoring opportunity during their Champions League Group B soccer match.SUSANA VERA/Reuters

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Monaco's Aymen Abdennour, centre, falls as Zenit St. Petersburg's goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin makes a save during their Champions League Group C soccer match.ERIC GAILLARD/Reuters

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Juventus' midfielder Arturo Vidal tries to score against Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya during the UEFA Champions League soccer match Juventus vs Atletico Madrid.GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP / Getty Images

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