Dortmund, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Lazio have confirmed their locations within the last-16 stage of the Champions League.
Borussia Dortmund have superior to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League with a 3-1 victory at AC Milan, whereas a 98th-minute Kylian Mbappe penalty earned Paris Saint-Germain a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.
Elsewhere, Barcelona got here from behind to beat Porto 2-1 and attain knock-out rounds for the primary time in three seasons, because the European membership competitors returned to action on Tuesday.
Within the Netherlands, Atletico Madrid beat Feyenoord 3-1 with the assistance of two personal objectives to seal their spot within the final 16 a 12 months after failing to get previous the group stage. The victory left Atletico with 11 factors, yet another than Lazio, who defeated Celtic 2-0 earlier. Feyenoord have six factors, 5 greater than Celtic, with one spherical of matches left.
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Dortmund rise in ‘group of death’
In Italy, Marco Reus gave Dortmund an early lead from the spot after Olivier Giroud had a penalty of his personal saved for Milan. Though Samuel Chukwueze levelled on the finish of the primary half, objectives from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and substitute Karim Adeyemi gave the guests the win they wanted to e-book their spot within the final 16.
“The lads are clearly exhausted after this match but they are very happy, happy that we are through already, with a match to spare,” Dortmund coach Edin Terzic mentioned.
“We all remember that when the draw was made this was called the group of death.”
Dortmund prime Group F and are three factors forward of Paris Saint-Germain after the French group rescued a 1-1 draw at residence that retains them ready to qualify for the final 16 and leaves Newcastle in severe hazard of a group-stage exit.
Kylian Mbappe struck a controversial penalty deep in stoppage time after PSG’s gamers howled loudly for handball when the ball bounced off Newcastle’s Tino Livramento’s chest and a spot-kick was awarded after a VAR test.
Newcastle United supervisor Eddie Howe hit out on the choice that denied his group a win.
“In my opinion, it wasn’t the right decision,” insisted Howe after the sport.
“It is hugely frustrating for us because at that moment you know how little time there is left in the game, but there is nothing we can do about it now.”
Seven-time champions Milan – who reached the semifinals final season – and Newcastle are two factors under PSG. They play one another at St James’ Park within the ultimate spherical of matches, when PSG go to Dortmund.
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Foden on the fore as Man Metropolis stay unbeaten
Group G noticed Phil Foden encourage a second-half comeback as Manchester Metropolis beat Leipzig 3-2.
The defending champions had trailed 2-0 at halftime on the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, however Foden scored one and helped to create two extra as Pep Guardiola’s group ensured they’d advance atop Group G. He arrange a objective for Erling Haaland within the 54th minute and evened the rating within the seventieth.
The midfielder then performed an element within the buildup for substitute Julian Alvarez’s winner within the 87th as Metropolis preserved an unbeaten residence report within the Champions League that dates again to 2018.
Lois Openda had appeared like firing Leipzig to an unlikely win with objectives within the thirteenth and thirty third. However Metropolis responded like champions after the break to show the sport round, with Foden on the coronary heart of the comeback.
“We had to be (as) relaxed as possible and we reacted really well,” Guardiola mentioned. “We are first in the group and I am very satisfied for the reaction at the end. The team runs and fights and has spirit.”
Metropolis at the moment are unbeaten in 29 residence video games within the competitors since shedding 2-1 in opposition to Lyon in September 2018. They’ve topped their Champions League group for seven seasons in a row.
Metropolis and Leipzig had already certified for the final 16. Metropolis have 15 factors from 5 video games, six factors greater than second-place Leipzig.
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