Barca, Dortmund, Atletico and Lazio into Champions League last-16

Lazio’s Ciro Immobile scores his side’s first goal during the Champions League, group E, soccer match between Lazio and Celtic at Rome’s Olympic stadium, on Nov. 28, 2023.

Lazio’s Ciro Immobile scores his facet’s first objective through the Champions League, group E, soccer match between Lazio and Celtic at Rome’s Olympic stadium, on Nov. 28, 2023.
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 Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Lazio all certified for the knockout section of the Champions League on November 28.

Manchester City bounced again from 2-0 all the way down to beat RB Leipzig with each groups already certified, whereas Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle drew 1-1 and each want a end result on matchday six to undergo.

Atletico Madrid booked their place with a luxurious volley from defender Mario Hermoso and two personal targets firing them to an exhilarating 3-1 win over Dutch champions Feyenoord.

“I am very happy for the players. Today, we knew how difficult our opponent would be,” mentioned Atletico coach Diego Simeone to Movistar.

That left Atletico with 11 factors in Group E forward of 10-point Lazio, who had a tense wait after enjoying earlier and needing a Feyenoord defeat to substantiate their place.

Veteran Italian striker Ciro Immobile shot the Italian facet into the last-16 in a 2-0 win over eradicated Celtic in Rome, leaving Feyenoord to affix the Europa League.

In Group H, Barcelona got here from behind to beat Porto 2-1 as Portuguese duo Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix each netted to show the sport on its head after Brazilian winger Pepe opened for Porto.

“It was a final and we won it … we’ve put the club in the last-16, which is where it deserves to be,” Cancelo advised Movistar.

The Spanish champions now have 12 factors whereas Porto are locked on 9 alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Antwerp 1-0 in Hamburg.

Newcastle pay the penalty

Borussia Dortmund secured their spot within the last-16 with a 3-1 win at AC Milan, who’re staring early elimination within the face.

Marco Reus’ early penalty and second-half strikes from English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Karim Adeyemi secured passage into the subsequent spherical with a match to spare for Dortmund.

There was late drama on the Parc des Princes when a 98th-minute Kylian Mbappe penalty earned Paris Saint-Germain a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United.

It regarded as if Newcastle — who gained 4-1 when the perimeters met at St James’ Park final month — have been going to go away Paris with all three factors within the Group F encounter due to Alexander Isak’s Twenty fourth-minute opener.

PSG had run out of concepts by the point they have been gifted a possibility to salvage a attract harm time when the VAR determined a Tino Livramento handball within the field was worthy of a penalty.

Mbappe made no mistake from the spot, and PSG maintain onto second place within the group behind Borussia Dortmund.

“I’m feeling very flat, but very proud of the players and their commitment levels,” mentioned Newcastle coach Eddie Howe to TNT Sports.

Source web site: www.thehindu.com

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