Arsenal and PSV players reached the Champions League playoffs – Sport Mail.ru

In the match of the fifth round of the group stage, Arsenal defeated the French Lens at home with a score of 6:0 and secured first place in the Group B standings with 12 points. PSV will finish the group stage second, having won a strong-willed victory at home over the Spanish Sevilla (3:2). The club from the Netherlands scored 8 points and will not fall below second place.

Previously, the Spanish “Real”, “Barcelona”, “Atlético” and “Real Sociedad”, the German “Bayern”, “Borussia” and “Leipzig”, the Italian “Inter” and “Lazio”, the English “Manchester” also made it to the playoffs City”.

In other matches of the game day, Bayern played a draw at home with the Danish Copenhagen (0:0), the Portuguese Braga played at home with the German Union (1:1), Real Madrid defeated the Italian Napoli (4:2).

The main stage of the Champions League involves 32 teams, divided into eight groups. The two best teams from each quartet will advance to the playoffs. On February 28, 2022, the Union of European Football Associations and the International Football Federation suspended Russian clubs and national teams from participating in international tournaments.

The record holder for the most victories in the Champions League is Real Madrid, which has won the trophy 14 times. Last season, the winner of the tournament was Manchester City, defeating Inter in the final.