Original title: UEFA Champions League synthesis: Barcelona stop the group stage, Salzburg enters the top 16 for the first time
After the UEFA Champions League group stage on the 8th, Barcelona missed the round of 16 after losing to Bayern Munich 0:3. Salzburg beat Sevilla 1:0 and became the first Austrian team to qualify for the Champions League knockout round.
In Group E, Barcelona, who only scored two goals in the previous five rounds and won two games, faced Bayern, who had won all the way in a row on the same day and had already qualified two rounds in advance. In the first half, the home team relied on Muller’s header and Sane’s World Wave to get a 2:0 lead. In the second half, Mousia pulled and scored to set the score at 3:0.
Bayern joined the ranks of Liverpool and Ajax to become another team with six consecutive victories in the group stage. Barcelona, who only scored 7 points, ranked third in the group, and this season’s Champions League journey stopped. Benfica in the same group advanced by one point more than Barcelona after sending away Dynamo Kyiv 2:0.
Salzburg in Group G played against Seville at home. Swiss teenager Okafor scored the only goal of the game in the 50th minute, helping the Austrian team make history. After defeating Wolfsburg 3:1, Lille led Salzburg by 1 point and retained the first place in the group.
In Group H where the defending champion Chelsea is located, Juventus, who defeated Malmo 1-0 at home, won the group first with a 2 point advantage. Chelsea, who played against Zenit, encountered their opponent’s world wave in the 94th minute. After a 3:3 draw, they ended the group stage as second in the group.
In Group F, coach Rangnick fielded as many as 6 players under the age of 20 in Manchester United’s home game against the young people of Bern. In the end, the “Red Devils” drew 1:1 with their opponents, but they did not prevent them from determining the group number. One’s ranking. The match between Atlanta and Villarreal was postponed until the 9th due to heavy snow. The two teams that are only 1 point apart will talk directly to the last 16 places.
The draw for the eighth-finals will be held on the 13th, and the two rounds will be held in February and March next year.
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