IIn the hotly contested Group B of the Champions League, Atletico won the exciting three-way battle for second place behind Liverpool, who had already qualified. The Spaniards moved into the knockout phase for the fourth time in a row with a hard-fought 3-1 (0-0) at FC Porto. Despite the defeat, the Portuguese continue to play at least in the Europa League. On the other hand, AC Milan, who lost 1: 2 (1: 1) against Liverpool at the same time, is completely eliminated.
With a win against the Reds, who were changed to eight positions by Jürgen Klopp, Milan would have hibernated in the Champions League and was almost there after the lead by Fikayo Tomori (29th). But Mohamed Salah (36th) and Divock Origi (55th) turned the game for the Klopp team, which was the first English team to score 18 points in a group stage.
Real Madrid group winners
Led by Toni Kroos, Real Madrid have meanwhile reached the knockout round as group winners. The former German international scored the early lead in the 2-0 (1-0) game against Inter Milan with a left-foot shot from 20 meters into the far corner (17th). He also prepared a shot from the post by Rodrygo (45th). Marco Asensio (79th) made everything clear. Referee Felix Brych, who showed Milan’s Nicolo Barella the red card (64th) in his last international game, got a lot of work. Inter remained only in second place and are possible opponents of Bayern Munich in the draw for the round of 16 on Monday.
Ajax Amsterdam also took their sixth win in their sixth game with a 4: 2 (2: 1) against Sporting Lisbon. The star ensemble from Paris St. Germain closed the preliminary round in the “Leipziger Gruppe” with a 4: 2 (3: 0) against Club Bruges, Kylian Mbappe (2./7.) And Lionel Messi (38./76. , Foul penalty) scored twice.
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