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Juventus lost to PSG

TItel defender Real Madrid with record-breaking coach Carlo Ancelotti and, surprisingly, Benfica Lisbon with successful coach Roger Schmidt, move into the round of 16 of the Champions League as group winners. Benfica won 6-1 (1-1) at Maccabi Haifa and prevailed in the last minute against the star ensemble Paris St. Germain, who had the same number of points and goals, because of the more away goals scored. Joao Mario scored in stoppage time.

On the other hand, RB Salzburg’s dream of the knockout round has burst. Austria’s serial champion lost the “final” for second place at AC Milan clearly 0: 4 (0: 1). The Europa League remains as a consolation for Salzburg.

Real secured first place in Group F ahead of RB Leipzig with an easy 5-1 (2-0) against Celtic Glasgow at the end of the preliminary round. It was Ancelotti’s 102nd Champions League success – the Italian is now the manager with the most wins in the history of the competition.

Paris with the stars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe only managed a narrow 2: 1 (1: 1) at Juventus Turin, who lost again after missing the round of 16 and had to let an unleashed Benfica pass them.

The remaining six group winners had already been determined before the last matchday – including Manchester City in the Dortmund group. Pep Guardiola’s team underlined their ambitions even without Erling Haaland with a 3-1 (0-1) win against Sevilla FC. Chelsea finished their group with a 2-1 (2-1) win over Dinamo Zagreb.

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