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It was a little more difficult in Dortmund, but Ajax remains clear in the group stage of the Champions League. The team from Amsterdam went on to win 1-3 in the Signal Iduna Park and thus qualified for the sixteenth finals after four group matches. Liverpool can also prepare for the sixteenth finals after a 2-0 win against Atlético.
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A Dutch club that is a favorite on the field of the second largest club from Germany: in 2021 you can. Especially after the football lesson in the Johan Cruijff Arena two weeks ago. Dortmund could count on his Yellow wall, but at the same time Erling Haaland was injured in those stands. A bloodletting. And after half an hour of play, the Germans already received another blow: wrongly red for Hummels after a tackle on Antony.
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Compensation
Out of necessity, Thorgan Hazard’s match was already over: he was sacrificed after the red card. Strangely enough, Ajax itself also fell victim to the unjust red card. The English referee Michael Oliver seemed to compensate just five minutes later when he awarded Dortmund a penalty after a light contact between Ajax defender Mazraoui and Dortmund midfielder Bellingham. Marco Reus took the present in thanks to: 1-0.
Meanwhile Ajax played nice football, but the sparkling football did not come. Dortmund erected a yellow wall and Ajax found it difficult to create opportunities, until Tadic was able to push in a cross from Antony twenty minutes before the end. In the final minutes, the Dutch still crossed the line through Haller and Klaassen: 1-3. Not fantastically beautiful, but efficient. Ajax continues to deliver results and is now the first Dutch club to take 12 out of 12 in the group stage of the Champions League.
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Liverpool beat Atletico
Liverpool have also secured Champons League football after the winter. Already counting in the first half The Reds with Atletico Madrid. Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane scored the goals.
Liverpool is already certain of group victory, things look less rosy for Atlético. Porto is second with five points, Atlético has only four points after four games. The last two games will be decisive for second place. Even AC Milan, which only collected its first point on Wednesday evening, can still hibernate.
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