(Spanish CNN) – Just over a month from the start of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the 2022/2023 Champions League continues its progress and has already reached the second half of the group stage.
This Tuesday began day 4 of the groups that left the top two in the round of 16: Manchester City, which equaled the away goals against Copenhagen, and Real Madrid, which saved the draw in Poland against the last minute. Shaktar.
Furthermore, among other outstanding results, PSG, without Lionel Messi, barely drew at home against Benfica, while Chelsea took a key win in Italy against Milan and Juventus lost to Israel.
Barcelona have drawn with Inter and are on the verge of an embarrassing debacle, and Liverpool have nailed a rout against Rangers.
Barcelona 3-3 Inter
Xavi’s Barcelona is one in Europe and another in La Liga. In the Champions League he does not raise his head: he drew with Inter, at home, with a goal at the end of the game from Lewandowski, who scored a brace. Barça are third in Group C with 4 points, behind Bayern Munich and Inter.
Piqué was one of the best known.
Barcelona had to win and failed, and practically said goodbye to the Champions League.
It would be the second consecutive year without passing the group stage.
Rangers 1-7 Liverpool
Klopp’s Liverpool celebrated in Scotland to alleviate some of the poor performance in the Premier League and the blow caused by Luis Díaz’s injury. Firmino, Núñez, Salah (3 goals) and Elliott scored for the English team, second in Group A with 9 points, behind Napoli.
The Italian team, with a perfect performance in the Champions League, beat Ajax 4-2.
Milan-Chelsea 0-2
It was one of the highlights: the English beat the Rossoneri 2-0 in Italy. Goals were scored by Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The same match was played last week, but in the house of the English. he had been beaten 3-0 by Chelsea.
Thus, Chelsea were first in Group E with 7 points and went to the second round, while Milan were third, with 4 units. Salzburg beat Dinamo Zagreb and, with two games remaining, are second with 6 points.
Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid 1-1
The defending champion Real Madrid drew the game against Shakhtar Donetsk, who were local in Poland, to the last breath.
Real Madrid’s German defender Antonio Rudiger (R) scores the 1-1 goal against Ukrainian Shaktar. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
Zubkov opened the scoring in the 46th minute and Rüdiger equalized for the meringues in the 95th minute, saving a point and securing the qualification for the round of 16. It was also a goal conceded: Rüdiger received a grim blow to the face when he scored the header.
Real Madrid finished first in Group F with 10 points, followed by RB Leipzig with 6, who defeated Celtic (last with a point) 2-0. Shakhtar, for the moment, adds 5 units
FC Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s side qualified from Group G by drawing goalless on a visit to Copenhagen. The English have accumulated 10 points in four games, followed by Borussia Dortmund, who have accumulated 7. Further behind are Sevilla and Copanhagen, who have just 2 units.
Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Juventus
The great disappointment of the evening was Juve’s defeat against the Israelis, which left them in a very compromised position to advance to the second round.
A season of forgetfulness is making the old lady, which has just 3 units (the same as Maccabi) and is 5 behind PSG and Benfica, with two games to go. He is obliged to win both games and hope that one of them does not win the rest to move on to the next round.
PSG-Benfica 1-1
The Parisian side, without Lionel Messi, lost the opportunity to accelerate the table by drawing 1-1 against Benfica. Mbappé opened the penalty score, but in the second half, again from 12 steps, Joao Mario equalized for the visit.
The results
Tuesday 11 October
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 Salzburg – Group E
- Milan-Chelsea 0-2 – Grupo E
- Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City – Group G
- Borussia Dortmund – Sevilla 1-1 – Group G
- Maccabi Haifa-Juventus 2-0 – Grupo H
- PSG 1-1 Benfica – Group H
- Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid 1-1 – Grupo F
- Celtic – Leipzig 0-2 – Group F
Wednesday 12 October
- Napoli 4-2 Ajax – Grupo A
- Atletico Madrid – Club Brugge 0-0 – Group B
- Rangers 1-7 Liverpool – Grupo A
- Bayern Leverkusen – Porto 0-3 – Group B
- Barcelona 3-3 Inter – Group C.
- Viktoria Plzeň – Bayern Munich 2-4 – Group C
- Tottenham 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt – Group D
- Sporting Lisbon – Olympique Marseille 0-2 – Group D
When will the rest of the group stage be played?
- Matchday 5: 25 and 26 October
- Matchday 6: 1 and 2 November
The knockout stages of the Champions League
All the knockout stages will be played in 2023. These are the dates:
- round of 16: the first leg matches are played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February; those returning on 7, 8, 14 and 15 March.
- Quarter finals: the first legs will be played on 11 and 12 April, while the second legs will be played on 18 and 19 April.
- semifinals: The first legs are played on 9 and 10 May, the second legs on 16 and 17 May.
- The final: June 10 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
