Champions League roundup: Bayern unbeaten, Frankfurt progress

Eintracht Frankfurt progressed to the final 16 for the primary time after a dramatic second-half comeback.

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Eintracht Frankfurt's Junior Dina Ebimbe celebrates after the match [Rodrigo Antunes/Reuters]

Eintracht Frankfurt made historical past after beating Sporting Lisbon with two second-half targets to progress to the last-16 of the Champions League for the primary time.

The Portuguese facet, who solely wanted some extent at dwelling to progress, went forward within the thirty ninth minute after Artuz Gomes sidefooted a deflected cross from shut vary on Tuesday.

Within the 62nd minute, Sporting’s captain, Sebastian Coates, dedicated a handball. Frankfurt’s Daichi Kamada transformed the spot-kick, smashing the ball into the highest proper nook for the equaliser.

Ten minutes later, Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani careered into the field, controlling the ball together with his chest earlier than stroking it previous the keeper with a fierce half-volley to take all three factors for his facet and knock Sporting out of the competitors.

In the meantime, English facet Tottenham Hotspur topped its group after an injury-time winner on the Stade Vélódrome in Marseille.

The French hosts had opened the scoring within the remaining minutes of the primary half with a towering header from Chacel Mbemba, creating an electrical environment within the stadium.

Clément Lenglet headed in a 54th-minute equaliser for the guests. Within the ninety fifth minute, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg fired in a winner from simply outdoors the field after Harry Kane had put him via on aim.

Porto topped Group B after beating Atlético Madrid 2-1 on the Estádio do Dragão. The Portuguese champions had already certified and made mild work of Atlético within the first half.

Within the fifth minute, Porto midfielder Evanilson supplied Taremi with the best of tap-ins to open the scoring. Within the twenty fourth minute, Galeno performed an inch-perfect go to Eustáquio after a lung-busting run down the left wing.

The Brazilian learn the go and doubled the lead, firing the ball into the aim with out breaking stride.

Ivan Márcano gifted the guests a comfort aim after heading the ball into his personal web, however it was in second-half harm time, so it had little influence on the match.

The consequence means Atlético completed backside of the group and won't qualify for the Europa League.

Membership Brugge completed behind Porto within the group after drawing 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayern Munich retained their unbeaten run with one other convincing win over Inter Milan. Two targets from Benjamin Pavard and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting noticed them end eight factors above Inter, who took second place in Group C.

Barcelona, who have been already out of the Champions League, beat Czech facet Viktoria Plzeň 4-2. The Catalan facet completed third within the group and qualify for the Europa League.

Liverpool left it late to beat Napoli 2-0 at Anfield. Mohammed Salah scored from a yard after Napoli keeper Alex Meret spilled a header from Darwin Núñez.

Within the 98th minute, it was Núñez’s flip to faucet within the ball after the keeper didn't cease a Virgil van Dijk header.

Napoli prime Group A via a superior aim distinction, with Liverpool in second place. Ajax, who beat Rangers 1-3, completed third.

Rangers, who made it to final yr’s Europa League remaining, completed this season’s Champions League marketing campaign and not using a level.

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