2023-12-12 22:32:12
SSC Napoli and FC Copenhagen secured promotion to the round of 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday. The Italians retained the upper hand once morest SC Braga 2-0 in the direct Group C duel for second place, while the Danes secured second place in Pool A with a 1-0 win once morest Galatasaray Istanbul, also on their own. For Manchester United, the European Cup season came to an early end following a 0-1 defeat once morest FC Bayern Munich.
Napoli might have even afforded a one-goal defeat once morest Braga, but they didn’t allow themselves to get involved in such a shaky game. After an early own goal from Serdar Saatci (9th), the course was quickly set for the Italian champions to advance. The recovered star striker Victor Osimhen (33rd) made everything clear with his seventh competitive goal this season. There was no reaction from the Portuguese.
But they are at least moving to the Europa League, as bottom club Union Berlin lost 2-3 to Real Madrid. When neo-coach Nenad Bjelica made his premier league debut on the bench, goals from Kevin Volland (45th + 1) and Alex Kral (85th) were not enough. Christopher Trimmel only made a short appearance from the 82nd minute onwards. On the winning side, ÖFB star David Alaba defended until the 71st minute. A double strike from Joselu (61st, 72nd) and a goal from Dani Ceballos (89th) secured victory number six in the sixth game.
With five wins and one draw, Bayern, unbeaten in the CL group phase since September 2017, crossed the finish line just as confidently. Kingsley Coman became the match winner at Old Trafford Stadium (70th). This meant that the bitter league defeat of 1:5 at Eintracht Frankfurt was at least somewhat forgotten. Konrad Laimer was substituted on by coach Thomas Tuchel at half-time.
ManUnited suffered the next setback following the desolate performance in the championship once morest Bournemouth (0:3), remained with four points and was therefore one point behind Galatasaray in the fight for third place. For the Turks, the 0-1 loss in Denmark was at least somewhat bearable. Lukas Lerager scored the only goal there and was ruled out in the 90th minute.
In Salzburg Group D, a goalless draw at Inter Milan was enough for Real Sociedad to finish tied for first place. Marko Arnautovic was in action for Milan from the 65th minute. In Group B, the first two places had already been awarded to Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven before the last games. The English (13) and Dutch (9) finished 1-1 in Eindhoven. RC Lens secured their move to the Europa League with a 2-1 win once morest FC Sevilla. ÖFB team defender Kevin Danso played through as usual for the French. The Spaniards were eliminated for the first time as bottom of the table in the premier class and therefore no longer have a chance of defending their title in the Europa League. In the second highest European Cup competition, they are record champions with seven titles.
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