Footballers Liverpool and Ajax Amsterdam advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League. The English team defeated Atlético Madrid 2: 0, Ajax won in Dortmund 3: 1. Both winning teams played a power play for a long time.
Paris St. Germain without an injured Lionel Messi lost in Leipzig in the setting and drew 2: 2. Manchester City defeated Bruges 4: 1 in the same group. Real Madrid defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2: 1. Both goals of the “White Ballet” were scored by Karim Benzema.
Liverpool scored between 13 and 21 minutes, thanks to Jota and Mané, who were played by Alexander-Arnold. From the 36th minute, the reigning Spanish champion played without the exclusion of Felipe.
Atlético finished weakening against Liverpool and at home. The “Reds” maintained a 100% balance in the group and since April they have not lost the 25th competition duel in a row, thus breaking the club record from 1982.
AC Milan against Porto collected after five minutes and two seconds, which Díaz took care of. The “Rossoneri” at home in the Champions League only scored faster in November 1994 with Ajax Amsterdam. Coach Pioli’s team equalized in the 61st minute thanks to Mbemba’s own goal and scored the first point in the table. For the first time in the history of the competition, the Milan team did not win any of the group’s first four duels. Porto is second in group B one point ahead of Athletics.
Dortmund had to do without Ajax without a dismissed Hummels from the 29th minute. Nevertheless, he took the lead thanks to Reus’ penalty. However, Ajax scored three times from the 72nd minute. Tadic, Haller and Klaassen hit. The defending champion of the Dutch title also won in the group for the fourth time.
In addition to Liverpool and Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus Turin are also certain participants in the round of 16.
Sporting Lisbon reached Dortmund in points after a 4-0 triumph over Besiktas Istanbul. Twice Pedro Goncalves was among the shooters.
Leipzig sent Nkunk to the lead against PSG in the eighth minute. After that, Silva failed to raise from the penalty and Wijnaldum reversed the situation by the end of the opening act. In the second minute, however, Szoboszlai equalized from the penalty kick.
A finalist last season, Manchester City, took the group one point ahead of the Parisians. After the opening shot, Fodena scored his own goal of the Stones. In the second half, Mahriz, Sterling and Gabriel Jesus prevailed.
The 33-year-old Benzema made his mark for Real for the first time in the 14th minute. The French national team scored the 1000th goal of the Madrid team in the history of the European Champions Cup and the Champions League, respectively. The second Bayern Munich has 759.
Shakhtar equalized in Fernando in the 39th minute, but Benzema decided after an hour of play. Vinícius Júnior scored for both goals. Real followed up with a 5-0 win from the Šachtar field and retaliated for two defeats from last year’s Champions League group.
Coach Ancelotti’s team leads Group D by two points ahead of Inter Milan, who won the Sheriff’s Tiraspol 3: 1. The defending champion of the Italian title scored all the goals after the change of sides, when Brozovič, Škriniar and Sánchez gradually hit. For the Sheriff, who loses a point on Inter, Traoré reduced.
4th round of the Champions League groups:
Group A:
Manchester City – FC Bruggy 4:1 (1:1)
Goals: 15. Foden, 54. Mahriz, 72. Sterling, 90. + 2 Gabriel Jesus – 17. own Stones. Judge: Lahoz (Šp.).
Lipsko – Paris St. Germain 2:2 (1:2)
Goals: 8. Nkunku, 90. + 2 Szoboszlai – 21. a 39. Wijnaldum. Judge: Ekberg (SWE).
Table:
| 1. | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:7 | 9 |
| 2. | Paris St. Germain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:5 | 8 |
| 3. | Bruges | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:11 | 4 |
| 4. | Leipzig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8:13 | 1 |
Group B:
AC Milan – FC Porto 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: 61. Own Mbemba – 6th Diaz. Judge: Turpin (Fr.).
Liverpool – Atlético Madrid 2: 0 (2:0)
Goals: 13. Jota, 21. Mané. Judge: Makkelie (Niz.). ČK: 36. Felipe (Atlético).
Table:
| 1. | Liverpool | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:5 | 12 |
| 2. | FC Porto | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3:6 | 5 |
| 3. | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | 4 |
| 4. | AC Milan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:7 | 1 |
Group C:
Sporting Lisabon – Besiktas Istanbul 4:0 (3:0)
Goals: 31. z pen. and 38. Pedro Goncalves, 41. Paulinho, 56. Sarabia. Judge: Karasev (RUS).
Borussia Dortmund – Ajax Amsterodam 1: 3 (1:0)
Goals: 36. Reus z pen. – 72. Tadic, 83. Haller, 90. + 3 Klaassen. Judge: Oliver (Eng.). ČK: 29. Hummels (Dortmund).
Table:
| 1. | Ajax Amsterdam | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:2 | 12 |
| 2. | Sporting Lisbon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:7 | 6 |
| 3. | Dortmund | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | 6 |
| 4. | Besiktas Istanbul | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:12 | 0 |
Group D:
Real Madrid – Shakhtar Donetsk 2: 1 (1:1)
Goals: 14. and 61. Benzema – 39. Fernando. Judge: Bastien (Fr.).
Sheriff Tiraspol – Inter Milan 1: 3 (0:0)
Goals: 90. + 2 Traoré – 54. Brozovič, 66. Škriniar, 83. Sánchez. Judge: Zwayer (DEU).
Table:
| 1. | Real Madrid | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:3 | 9 |
| 2. | Inter Milan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | 7 |
| 3. | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:7 | 6 |
| 4. | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1:9 | 1 |
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