Cannonades in Paris and Lisbon! Juventus are saying goodbye to the Champions League

The Parisians decided to win over the Israeli team already in the first half, which they dominated 4:1. Messi scored twice, Mbappé and Neymar added one goal each. Mbappé also scored after the break. After him, Goldberg scored an own goal, and substitute Soler prevailed in the end. Both visitors’ hits were scored by Seck.

Benfica led against Juventus after 50 minutes already 4:1 thanks to Rafa Silva’s two goals. The Old Lady came within a single goal between the 77th and 79th minutes, but could not equalize. But even a draw would not keep them in the game for the round of 16 of the Champions League. While PSG did not even lose their 18th competitive match of the season, Benfica even lost their 20th.

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Paris St Germain stars Lionel Messi and Neymar celebrate a goal in the Champions League match against Haifa.Photo: Sarah MeyssonnierReuters

Leipzig had a great start against Real and after 18 minutes they led 2-0, Gvardiol and Nkunku scored. Vinícius Júnior scored for the visitors at the end of the first half, but substitute Werner restored the home team’s two-goal advantage in the 81st minute. Rodrygo scored from the penalty spot in the set-up. Real lost in the 17th competitive game of the season for the first time. The Red Bulls are second in Group F, three points ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukrainian team drew 1:1 against Celtic in Glasgow.

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Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga after the loss to Leipzig.Photo: Annegret RegardsReuters

Chelsea cruised to a third successive win in the millionaire competition in Salzburg in the 23rd minute when Kovačić struck. Adama equalized after the change of sides, but Havertz returned the lead to the Londoners. The Blues under coach Graham Potter did not lose even in their ninth competitive match.

The reigning Austrian champions did not follow up the 1:1 draw from the opening match at Stamford Bridge and did not score for the first time this season in the Champions League. He was replaced by AC Milan in second place in the table. The defending champions of Italy won 4:0 at Dinamo Zagreb.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Chelsea and Bernardo from Salzburg in a header fight.Photo: Florian SchroetterČTK/AP

A draw with Manchester City was enough for Dortmund to secure a place in the round of 16. Mahriz did not convert a penalty for the visitors in the second half. The Citizens drew 0-0 in the Champions League for the second time in a row.

Sevilla beat FC Copenhagen 3-0. The premier triumph of the Spanish team in this year’s Champions League was born only in the second act, in which they scored all the goals. En-Nesjrí opened the scoring, followed by Isco and Montiel in the end. The Copenhagen defender Chočolava was excluded in the setup. The Andalusian team celebrated its first win at home in the current competitive season for the eighth attempt.

5th round of the Champions League:
Group E:
Salzburg – Chelsea 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: 49. Adamu – 23. Kovačič, 64. Havertz. Referee: Schärer (Switzerland).
Dinamo Zagreb – AC Milan 0:4 (0:1)
Goals: 39. Gabbia, 50. Leao, 59. Giroud from pen., 69. own Ljubicic. Referee: Marciniak (Pol.).
Group F:
Leipzig – Real Madrid 3:2 (2:1)
Goals: 13. Gvardiol, 18. Nkunku, 81. Werner – 44. Vinícius Júnior, 90.+4 Rodrygo from pen. Referee: Orsato (It.).
Celtic Glasgow – Shakhtar Donetsk 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 34. Jakumakis – 58. Mudryk. Referee: Gözübüyük (Netherlands).
Group G:
FC Sevilla – FC Copenhagen 3:0 (0:0)
Goals: 61. En-Nesjrí, 88. Isco, 90.+2 Montiel. Referee: Bastien (Fr.). ČK: 90.+5 Chočolava (Copenhagen).
Borussia Dortmund – Manchester City 0:0
Referee: Massa (It.).
Group H:
Paris St. Germain – Maccabi Haifa 7:2 (4:1)
Goals: 19th and 45th Messi, 32nd and 64th Mbappé, 35th Neymar, 67th own Goldberg, 84th Soler – 38th and 50th Seck. Referee: Zwayer (Germany).
Benfica Lisbon – Juventus Turin 4:3 (3:1)
Goals: 35th and 50th Rafa Silva, 17th A. Silva, 28th Joao Mário from pen. – 21. Kean, 77. Milik, 79. McKennie. Referee: Jovanovic (Serb.).

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