Champions League: How did the group stages finish - 4 minutes read
With one group remaining, the Champions League group stage has reached its conclusion. The biggest story from Wednesday night was Liverpool's sensational 7-0 win over Spartak Moscow, but Chelsea also booked their place in the last 16 with a late 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid. Check out this 토토사이트.
Tottenham has to wait until Thursday evening to find out if they've finished top of Group B, while Manchester City is already through after winning Group F despite losing 3-2 at Lyon on Wednesday night.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Manchester City book Champions League last 16 places.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Manchester City book Champions League last 16 places.
Liverpool was the first team to qualify in Group E after they thumped Spartak Moscow 7-0. The Reds needed only a point against their Russian opponents but were ruthless in attack with Roberto Firmino scoring twice and Mohamed Salah bagging his third goal in two games.
Chelsea sealed their place in the knockout stages with a late 1-1 draw against Spanish side Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening (Nov 28) at Stamford Bridge. Mesut Ozil scored Arsenal’s winner as Unai Emery’s Gunners beat PSG 2-1 at Emirates Stadium to finish second behind group winners Napoli and into the Europa League next term. Tottenham Hotspur is through too – despite an embarrassing 3-2 defeat by Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday (Nov 27).
Liverpool was the first team to qualify in Group E after they thumped Spartak Moscow 7-0.
Liverpool was the first team to qualify in Group E after they thumped Spartak Moscow 7-0. The Reds scored three goals in the first half and four in the second half.
Liverpool is now top of the group with 12 points, followed by Napoli with nine points and Sporting with six points. Spartak Moscow has been eliminated from this stage of the Champions League, while their next fixture will be at home against Sevilla on November 4th, 2019, who lost 2-1 to Napoli today (Saturday).
Chelsea sealed their place in the knockout stages with a late 1-1 draw against Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Chelsea sealed their place in the knockout stages with a late 1-1 draw against Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
The Blues had lost three of their previous four matches and were under pressure to secure victory at Stamford Bridge, but they managed only a point after Diego Costa’s 73rd-minute goal canceled out Álvaro Morata’s opener. That was enough for Sarri’s side to qualify, although they will be disappointed that they failed again to show the consistency needed to challenge for honours this season.
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said: “We made some great things but also some mistakes and didn't play very well in some situations."
Champions League holders Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain also qualified for the knockout stages.
Real Madrid, who won the Champions League last season, finished second in Group G to progress along with PSG.
The Parisians topped their pool by winning all six of their matches and also scored the most goals (29). They will now face Liverpool in the last 16.
La Liga leaders Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Juventus all topped their groups regardless of results on Wednesday.
The group stages of the Champions League have now finished, with La Liga leaders Barcelona and Bayern Munich topping their respective groups regardless of results on Wednesday.
Barcelona beat Roma 1-0 at home to secure top spot in Group E, while Bayern Munich beat Napoli 1-0 at home to secure top spot in Group F.
Group G winners Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain, who won 2-1 away to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday night. The other two teams who went through are Ajax (Group E) and Manchester City (Group F).
Four English teams have booked their place in the Champions League last 16 after winning on Wednesday night.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City are through to the last 16 of the Champions League after winning on Wednesday night.
Liverpool were the first team to qualify as they beat Napoli 3-1 at Anfield, with Roberto Firmino scoring twice and Mohamed Salah also getting on the scoresheet.
Chelsea then made sure of their own place in next week’s draw by beating Atletico Madrid 1-1 after a late equaliser from Marcos Alonso.
Tottenham reached the knockout stages for a third successive season thanks to Harry Kane’s hat-trick against PSV Eindhoven in Holland while Manchester City eased past Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 thanks to Gabriel Jesus’ double and David Silva’s strike from long range
Conclusion
While it's not the greatest achievement in English football history to qualify for the knockout stages, it is a significant step in the right direction. The four teams will be hoping that their participation in next year's tournament has a different outcome as they look to emulate Liverpool's thrilling run to the final last season.