Group H was surprisingly dominated by Benfica Lisbon ahead of Paris St. Germain thanks to the higher number of goals scored away from home. The Lisbon outfit crushed Maccabi 6-1 in Haifa, while PSG won 2-1 against Juventus in Turin.
Giroud, who split two goals into both halves, helped Milan triumph over Salzburg. At the beginning of the second act, Krunič scored, Messias sealed the result in the setup. The reigning Austrian champion will at least make an appearance in the knockout phase of the Europa League.
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AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring against Salzburg.Photo: Daniele MascoloReuters
Before the last round, Chelsea already had a certain lead in Group E. With Dinamo Zagreb, they were losing from the seventh minute after Petkovič’s goal, but Sterling and Zakaria took the lead in the 18th to 30th minute to the side of the London team. The “Blues” won the Champions League for the fourth time in a row and avenged the Croatian team’s 0:1 loss at home.
Shakhtar had to beat Leipzig in Warsaw, where they are playing home cup matches due to the war in Ukraine, in order to earn a place among the top 16 teams in the competition. However, he did not follow up on the 4:1 win over Germany.
Already in the 10th minute, Nkunku sent the guests into the lead. After the change of sides, Silva and Szoboszlai gradually increased the lead, Bondar scored an own goal. The “Red Bulls” secured a start in the round of 16 of the Champions League for the third time in their history. Shakhtar is waiting for the elimination part of the Europa League.
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Maccabi Haifa fans during the duel with Benfica.Photo: Ariel SchalitČTK/AP
Group F was dominated by defending champions Real Madrid, who crushed Celtic Glasgow 5-1. In the battle between the two reigning league champions, the “White Ballet” was leading 2:0 after 21 minutes. Both goals came from penalties. Modrič converted the first, Rodrygo the second. In the second half, Asensio, Vinícius Júnior and Valverde were among the scorers, Celtic’s debacle was mitigated by Jota. The Scottish team finished last in the group with two points.
Benfica’s crushing triumph in Israel was also helped by former players. Forward Musa scored a goal, defender Bah scored two assists. Both Benfica and PSG got the same 14 points for four wins and two draws and also reached the same score (16:7). In addition, both of their mutual duels ended 1:1. The greater number of goals scored away from home thus decided in favor of the Portuguese team.
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Manchester City player Rico Lewis scores against Sevilla.Photo: Carl RecineReuters
Mbappé and Mendes set up the victory of the Parisians over Juventus. The “old lady” is waiting for the European League.
Manchester City beat Sevilla 3-1 after a turnaround. The hosts kept all the hits until the second half, in which Lewis, Álvarez and Mahriz scored. Copenhagen drew 1:1 at home with Dortmund.
The draw for the eight-final pairs will take place on Monday.
| The final 6th round of the Champions League football: |
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| Group E: |
| Chelsea – Dinamo Zagreb 2:1 (2:1) |
| Goals: 18. Sterling, 30. Zakaria – 7. Petkovič. Referee: Letexier (Fr.). |
| AC Milan – Salzburg 4:0 (1:0) |
| Goals: 14th and 57th Giroud, 46th Krunic, 90th + 1 Messias. Referee: Lahoz (Sp.). |
| 1. | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10:4 | 13 |
| 2. | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12:7 | 10 |
| 3. | Salcburk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5:9 | 6 |
| 4. | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4:11 | 4 |
| Group F: |
| Real Madrid – Celtic Glasgow 5:1 (2:0) |
| Goals: 6. Modric from pen., 21. Rodrygo from pen., 51. Asensio, 61. Vinícius Júnior, 71. Valverde – 84. Jota. Referee: Frappartová (Fr.). |
| Played in Warsaw: Shakhtar Donetsk – Leipzig 0:4 (0:1) |
| Goals: 10. Nkunku, 50. Silva, 62. Szoboszlai, 68. own Bondar. Referee: Oliver (Eng.). |
| 1. | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15:6 | 13 |
| 2. | Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13:9 | 12 |
| 3. | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8:10 | 6 |
| 4. | Celtic Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4:15 | 2 |
| Group G: |
| Manchester City – FC Sevilla 3:1 (0:1) |
| Goals: 52. Lewis, 73. Álvarez, 83. Mahriz – 31. Mir. Referee: Grinfeld (Izr.). |
| FC Copenhagen – Borussia Dortmund 1:1 (1:1) |
| Goals: 41. Haraldsson – 23. Hazard. Referee: Aghayev (Azerbaijan). |
| 1. | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14:2 | 14 |
| 2. | Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10:5 | 9 |
| 3. | FC Sevilla | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6:12 | 5 |
| 4. | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1:12 | 3 |
| Group H: |
| Juventus Turin – Paris St. Germain 1:2 (1:1) |
| Goals: 39. Bonucci – 13. Mbappé, 69. Mendes. Referee: Del Cerro (Sp.). |
| Maccabi Haifa – Benfica Lisbon 1:6 (1:1) |
| Goals: 26. Chery z pen. – 20. Ramos, 59. Musa, 69. Grimaldo, 73. Rafa Silva, 88. Araújo, 90. +2 Joao Mário. Referee: Taylor (Eng.). |
| 1. | Benfica Lisabon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:7 | 14 |
| 2. | Paris St. Germain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:7 | 14 |
| 3. | Juventus Turin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9:13 | 3 |
| 4. | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7:21 | 3 |
