Manchester United Have Qualified From Toughest Champions League Group - Paul Scholes

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Dec 7, 2009 7:20:17 AM

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CL: Paul Scholes, Besiktas v Manchester United (PA)

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes insists that his side have negotiated one of the toughest groups in the Champions League, ahead of their trip to Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
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The Red Devils have already secured passage from Group B, where they were pooled with CSKA Moscow, Besiktas and the reigning Bundesliga champions.

"This was one of the toughest groups," Scholes is quoted by the Press Association as saying.

"We had to go to Moscow, which is always difficult, especially on a plastic pitch, and it is the same in Turkey, yet we managed to win both games.

"CSKA and Besiktas went on to prove at Old Trafford that they are very capable teams and when you take into account Wolfsburg are the German champions, we did well to qualify as early as we did."

The ageing midfielder maintained that Sir Alex Ferguson's men are intent on registering a victory against Die Wolfe at the Volkswagen Arena.

"We want to win the game and finish top of the group," he said.

"How much difference that makes to who we get in the next round I am not too sure.

"There are lots of good teams at that stage of the tournament."

Adithya Ananth, Goal.com UK
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