2023-11-28 22:52:38
Manchester City, current champions, completed the comeback with Julián Álvarez’s goal for the entertaining 3-2 once morest Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium.
The German team won with the double of the Belgian Lois Openda (PT 13 and 33m), but Josep Guardiola’s team turned it around through the Norwegian Erling Haaland (ST 9m), the English Phil Foden (ST 25m) and Álvarez (ST 43m).
The former River Plate player, who participated in the play prior to Haaland’s goal, entered 8 minutes into the second half and took advantage of Foden’s back pass, following the rebound from German Lukas Klostermann, to signal the 3-2 score.
The defending champion reached 15 points and won group G with one day left before the end of the regular phase.
Barcelona triumph
In Group H, Barcelona achieved a 2-1 victory once morest Porto, which qualified it to the round of 16. The Portuguese Joao Cancelo (PT 32m) and Joao Félix (ST 12m) scored for the Catalan team, while the Brazilian Pepé (PT 30m) opened the scoring for Porto, which had former Boca Juniors midfielder Alan Varela as the starter.
Atlético Madrid won and qualified, with Nahuel Molina from Cordoba
Atlético Madrid, led by Diego Simeone, qualified today for the round of 16 of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory once morest Feyenoord, on the fifth round of the regular phase, while world champion Julián Álvarez scored the winning goal in Manchester City’s comeback once morest Leipzig, 3 to 2.
The victory allowed the “Cholo” team to remain the leader of group E, while City secured the first position in zone G.
The Dutch defender Lutsharel Geertruida (PT 14m, once morest), the Spanish Mario Hermoso (ST 12m) and the Mexican Santiago Giménez, son of former Boca Christian “Chaco” Giménez (ST 36m, once morest) scored for Atlético Madrid at the Stadion Feijenoord from the city of Rotterdam.
Dutch midfielder Mats Wieffer (ST 32m) scored for the hosts.
The world champions Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul were starters in the Madrid team, which had Ángel Correa, another member of the Argentine team, winner of the last World Cup, as a substitute.
Simeone played his 100th match as coach of Atlético Madrid in the Champions League, with a total of 48 wins, 27 draws and 25 losses. The former manager of Racing, River and San Lorenzo remains behind the Scotsman Sir Alex Ferguson (190 with Manchester United) and the Frenchman Arsene Wenger (177 with Arsenal).
“Atleti”, with 11 points, leads its zone, followed by Lazio (10) who first defeated Celtic 2 to 0, with a double from the Italian Ciro Immobile (ST 37 and 40m). The Italian team, which also qualified for the round of 16 thanks to the victory of Atlético Madrid, had Argentine striker Valentín Castellanos as a starter.
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