Madrid (EFE) .- A Juventus led by Cristiano Ronaldo left Barcelona in evidence (0-3), relegated the team that Leo Messi guides to second place in the quartet, on the last day of the group stage, ugly by the withdrawal of the Istanbul Basaksehir in the match against Paris Saint Germain.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s double reflected the impotence of the Barça team, blushing in Europe again. For the first time in thirteen years, Barcelona, who had won the previous five games, were not champions of the group stage.
The brilliant departure of the Italian champion undid Ronald Koeman’s team. Two goals from Cristiano, both from penalties, and another from the American Weston McKennie gave Andrea Pirlo’s team the score they needed to take the lead in the quartet from their rival.
WESTON MCKENNIE!
The goal, the celebration ???? pic.twitter.com/ycOTpt8Ym0
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It served Barcelona with losing by less than two goals. He was not capable and will be in the hype of the second classified, who will have a superior rival and will play the second round at home.
But the day was spoiled by what happened in the Parc des Princes in Paris when Istanbul Basaksehir decided to withdraw from the game against Paris Saint Germain, twenty minutes after a member of the visiting coaching staff claimed to have received a racist insult from the fourth official.
Confusion invaded the situation afterwards. UEFA even thought that the second part of the other group clash, between Leipzig and Manchester United, with a place at stake, would not be played. Later, he announced the resumption of the Paris party. None of this happened. Neither the clash in Germany was interrupted nor was the one in the Parc des Princes resumed.
PSG vs Istanbul Basaksehir has been suspended following an alleged racist incident involving the 4th official towards Istanbul’s assistant manager. pic.twitter.com/mLIkZiPK7u
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) December 8, 2020
Pending the UEFA decision, Leipzig contemplates their qualification to the second round after beating Manchester United in Germany 3-2.
The Spanish Angeliño promoted the German team. He scored the first goal and gave the second to Malian Amadou Haidara. Justin Kluivert made the third. The English reaction was late. With a penalty converted by Bruno Fernandes in 80 and Paul Pogba’s goal two later.
If Paris Saint Germain were to win the match against Istanbul, the Reds will be out.
The dagger. ???? pic.twitter.com/UDsdI1uSA1
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) December 8, 2020
Lazio also tied up the classification, which achieved against Club Brugge the point they needed (2-2) to be in the second round. For a few minutes he was even first in Group F but Borussia Dortmund ended up winning in Saint Petersburg (1-2).
The Argentine Joaquín Correa and Ciro Immobile, from a penalty, scored for the Italian team and the Dutch Ruud Vormer and Hans Vanaken reflected the Belgian drive, who played for almost an hour with ten men for the expulsion of the Ukrainian Eduard Sobol.
Meanwhile, in Saint Petersburg, Lukasz Piaszcek and Axel Witsel traced the goal of Argentine Sebastian Driussi to install Borussia Dortmund as first in the group in a historic day for the competition since their striker Youssoufa Moukoko became, with sixteen years and eighteen days, in the youngest player to debut in the Champions League.
Moukoko, of Cameroonian nationalized German origin, surpassed the record of defender Celestine Bayaro, who made his debut in the top continental competition with Anderlecht in 1994, at the age of sixteen years and 86 days.
Sevilla met again with victory in an irrelevant match. Won in Rennes (1-3). A win without a prize because Julen Lopetegui’s team was already second in the group with any result.
A double from Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri and a goal from Frenchman Jules Koundé certified the victory of the Spanish team, which lagged behind Chelsea in the table, which ended the group stage with a draw against Krasnodar. Remy Cabella put the Russians ahead and Jorginho, from a penalty, avoided the defeat of the English team in an inconsequential clash.
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