As the fifth day of the group stage of the Champions League began, the suspense was complete in Group D where the four teams were still in contention for qualification in the round of 16. The games are not over after the 1-1 draw between Tottenham and Sporting Lisbon and Frankfurt’s 2-1 victory over Marseille.
At home, Frankfurt got off to a strong start and opened the scoring through ex-St. the Eagles saw Matteo Guendouzi revive OM (22nd, 1-1). While Eintracht seemed to be taking the hit, Randal Kolo Muani gave them the lead once and for all (27th, 2-1)
On the road to Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon led the way for a long time thanks to Marcus Edwards (22nd, 1-1). But the Spurs equalized at the end of the game on a resumption of the head of Rodrigo Bentancur (80th, 1-1). The English thought they had snatched victory with a recovery from Harry Kane (90th + 6) but the goal was canceled after the intervention of the VAR and this led to the exclusion of Tottenham coach Antonio Conte. In the standings, Tottenham remains first with 8 points ahead of Sporting and Frankfurt (7 points) and Marseille 6 points. On November 1, Marseille will host Tottemham, winners 2-0 in the first leg, and Sporting will face Eintracht, which they beat 0-3 on the road.
The two qualifiers from Group A were already known: Napoli and Liverpool. Thanks to a double from Giovanni Simeone (11th, 16th) and Leo Ostigard (80th), the Neapolitans beat Glasgow Rangers 3-0 and remain leaders with 15 points. Liverpool won 0-3 away to Ajax Amsterdam with goals from Mohammed Salah (42nd), Dawin Nunez (49th) and Harvey Elliott (52nd). The Reds (12 points, 2nd) will still be able to snatch first place provided they beat Naples by a score clearer than the 4-1 in the first leg. Ajax (3 points) will start the race for third place with a four-goal advantage over Rangers (0 points).
In Group B, FC Barcelona entered their duel against Bayern Munich knowing that they would not qualify for the round of 16 after Inter Milan’s 4-0 victory against Viktoria Plzen. In front of 84,016 spectators, the Blaugranas conceded their sixth defeat in a row against the Bavarians (0-3). Sadio Mane (10th, 0-1), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (31st, 0-2) and Benjamin Pavard (90th +5, 0-3) ensured first place for Julian Nagelsmann’s team (15 points) . Inter Milan (10 points, 2nd) will accompany the German champions while Barça (4 points, 3rd) will be relegated to the Europa League. With five losses, Plzen is eliminated.
Barcelona-Bayern Munich
Following the victory of Inter tonight, Barça is eliminated from this Champions League. For its part, Bayern is already qualified.
Ajax – Liverpool
Liverpool are currently second in their group behind Napoli with 9 points. A draw is enough for Jurgen Klopp’s men to qualify.
Atl. Madrid – Leverkusen
Atletico must absolutely win against Lerverkusen and hope that Brugge are as fit as in the first leg against Porto if they want to qualify. With 4 points in 4 games, Simeone’s players do not meet expectations at all.
Frankfurt – Marseille
After their two successes against Lisbon, OM know it: they must confirm against the Germans in Frankfurt. But beware, the Olympians had been beaten in the first leg.
Naples – Rangers
Naples is already qualified while Rangers are already eliminated.
Tottenham – Sporting Lisbonne
If successful, Tottenham will qualify for the next round of this Champions League. Lisbon also has its fate in its hands with its 6 points in 4 games.
