The footballers of Girona in the lineup with Ladislav Krejčí lost 0:1 in the Champions League on the field of Graz and they missed out on progressing to the knockout part of the competition. Liverpool defeated the defending champions Real Madrid 2-0 at home, becoming the only team to win all five matches of the league stage so far and at the same time the first to qualify for the knockout stage. Both teams did not convert a penalty in the shootout. Crvena zvezda Belgrade blasted their October opponent Sparta Stuttgart 5:1 and, like Sturm, won the competition for the first time after four previous defeats.
The 25-year-old Czech national team member Krejčí, who scored for Girona for the first time on Saturday, played all of his previous matches in the “millionaire” competition this season. But he did not prevent the fourth defeat of the Spanish team. After less than an hour of play, Biereth decided on her from the penalty spot.
Liverpool scored both goals against Real after switching sides, Mac Allister and substitute Gakpo taking care of them. With the score 1:0, star striker Mbappé of the guests did not convert the penalty, after goalkeeper Kelleher caught the direction of the end, but on the other side, even the gunner Salah did not succeed, who hit the post.
The “Reds” have added insurance anyway and lead the joint table of 36 teams by two points ahead of Sparta’s January rivals Inter Milan. The “White Ballet” has lost the third of the last four duels in the competition and is in 24th place, which is the last to guarantee progress to the elimination phase. The first eight teams advance directly to the round of 16.
Stuttgart led in the Serbian capital from the fifth minute, but Crvena zvezda turned the score around in the first half and added three more goals after the change of sides. Substitute Radonjič took care of two of them. The German team remained on four points, as did Sparta, with whom VfB drew 1:1 at home. Prague suffered a historic 0:6 debacle at home against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday and are in 28th place.
Monaco led twice at home against Benfica Lisbon, but eventually lost 2-3. The princely club played weakened from the 58th minute after Singo was sent off, but they bounced back against the visitors again. In the end, however, the alternating players Cabral and Amdouni turned the score around. The Portuguese team won the competition after two defeats and for the third time overall. Only one point separates him from Monaco, which came out empty-handed for the first time in the league phase.
PSV Eindhoven lost to Shakhtar Donetsk by two goals after the first half, but in the end won 3:2 thanks to a wild finish. The guests were weakened in the 69th minute by the dismissal of Henrique, and the home team showed a great turnaround from the 87th minute to the fifth set. Tillman scored twice, Pepi provided the winning goal. The Dutch team scored in the LM for the fourth time in a row, the Ukrainian team has won only once so far.
Last season’s finalist of the most prestigious European competition, Dortmund won 3:0 at the Dinamo Zagreb stadium. Borussia has triumphed in the league stage in the fourth of five games and is fourth.
Aston Villa drew goalless with Juventus. The Birmingham team has 10 points and is ninth, the “Old Lady” is in 19th position with eight points.
Lille, the conqueror of Slavia Prague from this year’s qualification, won 2:1 in Bologna, Mukau scored both of the guests’ goals. The French team scored points in the competition for the fourth time in a row, won for the third time and is twelfth. Bologna remained on a single point.
Celtic Glasgow drew 1:1 at home with Brugge. Both teams are in advanced positions. Only Leipzig, Slovan Bratislava and Young Boys Bern are without a point.
League stage of the Champions League – 5th round
Crvena zvezda Belgrade – Stuttgart 5:1 (2:1)
Goals: 69. a 88. Radonjič, 12. Silas, 31. Krunič, 65. Ivanič – 5. Demirovič. Referee: Lambrechts (Belgian).
Sturm Graz – Girona 1:0 (0:0)
Branka: 59. Biereth. Referee: Essays (Nor.).
Aston Villa – Juventus Turin 0:0
Referee: Gil Manzano (Sp.).
Boloňa – Lille 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: 63. Lucumi – 44. a 66. Mukau. Referee: Oliver (Angl.).
Celtic Glasgow – FC Bruggy 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: 60. Maeda – 26. owned by Carter-Vickers. Referee: Kabakov (Bulg.).
Dinamo Zagreb – Borussia Dortmund 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: 41. Gittens, 56. Bensebaini, 90. Guirassy. Referee: Turpin (Fr.).
Liverpool – Real Madrid 2:0 (0:0)
Goals: 52. Mac Allister, 76. Gakpo. Referee: Letexier (Fr.).
Monaco – Benfica Lisbon 2:3 (1:0)
Goals: 13. Ben Seghir, 67. Magassa – 48. Pavlidis, 84. Cabral, 88. Amdouni. Referee: Obrenović (Slovenia). ČK: 58. Singo (Monaco).
PSV Eindhoven – Shakhtar Donetsk 3:2 (0:2)
Goals: 87. a 90.+1 Tillman, 90.+5 Pepi – 8. Sikan, 37. Zubkov. Referee: Schnyder (Švýc.). ČK: 69. Henrique (Shakhtar).
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