Following the draw between Inter Milan and Shakhtar, Borussia Monchengladbach players are propelled to the Round of 16 of the Champions League. A qualification learned live, watching the last minutes of the decisive match on an Ipad and an Iphone.
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An evening full of emotions
This Wednesday, December 9, the last matches of this sixth day of the group stages of the Champions League were played. Within Group B, Borussia Monchengladbach traveled to Madrid to hope for a miracle, to reach the stage of the 1/8 finals of the competition. A risky trip for the Germans, who will fall on a Karim Benzema in Olympic form, author of a double.
A defeat by the score of 2-0, not necessarily synonymous with elimination. That’s why right after the final whistle, Rose Marco’s men scrambled to their tablets and phones to watch the dying minutes of the Inter Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk game.
A meeting where the goalless draw should not budge to ensure a second qualifying place for the Germans. Once the match ended, score unchanged, the players of Borussia Monchengladbach simply exploded with joy, celebrating a historic qualification.
Real Madrid: big winner of Group B
After an incredibly slow start, Zinédine Zidane’s men still finished in first place in this group B, just ahead of Monchengladbach. Favorites alongside Real, Inter Milan finished in last place in the group, letting the men of Donetsk escape third qualifying place in the Europa League.
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