Champions League roundup: Benfica top group ahead of PSG

Benfica put six targets previous Maccabi Haifa to say the highest spot in Group H forward of PSG, as Actual Madrid thrash Celtic.

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Kylian Mbappe in motion with Juventus' Manuel Locatelli and Frederico Gatti [Massimo Pinca/Reuters]

Benfica have recorded their best-ever group stage marketing campaign with a 6-1 away win over Israeli facet Maccabi Haifa.

There was a quick interval of optimism for the hosts Maccabi Haifa within the first half when Tjaronn Chery equalised from the spot after Benfica’s Gonçalo Ramos had opened the scoring with a close-range header.

However the Portuguese facet seized management of the competition within the second half, placing 5 targets previous Maccabi Haifa’s hapless defence and American goalkeeper Josh Cohen.

The choose of the targets was an Álex Grimaldo free-kick, which curled across the wall and into the underside nook.

João Mário’s injury-time aim secured the highest spot within the group.

Within the different Group H sport, PSG edged previous Juventus, who had been already out of the Champions League.

Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring within the thirteenth minute with an beautiful strike. Latching onto a cross from Leo Messi, the Frenchman danced previous two Juventus gamers earlier than curling a shot from outdoors the realm throughout the goalkeeper into the underside nook.

Juventus responded and shortly started to pose a better menace, as Manuel Locatelli got here shut with a few photographs. Within the thirty eighth minute, the Italian midfielder discovered Juan Cuadrado who headed the ball throughout the aim for Leonardo Bonucci to poke in.

Nuno Mendes scored the winner within the 69th minute with a fantastic run and drilled a shot throughout the keeper. Locatelli would have a aim disallowed aim a couple of minutes later, ending what has been a lacklustre Champions League marketing campaign for the Italian facet.

Rico Lewis scores, Dortmund be part of Man Metropolis in final 16

Man Metropolis stay undefeated as they eased previous Sevilla in Manchester to high group G.

Rafa Mir opened the scoring for the guests with a strong header from a nook.

Within the second half, academy graduate Rico Lewis grabbed his first aim for Metropolis and have become the youngest participant in Champions League historical past to attain on his first begin within the event. Aged 17 and 346 days, he beat the earlier file set by Karim Benzema, who scored for Lyon at age 17 and 352 days in 2005.

Lewis was visibly overjoyed by the second, cupping his fingers over his mouth as he celebrated.

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Manchester Metropolis’s Rico Lewis celebrates scoring their first aim [Carl Recine/Reuters]

Within the 73rd minute, Kevin de Bruyne curled an inch-perfect by way of ball to Julián Álvarez, who calmly rounded Moroccan worldwide Yassine Bounou to make it 2-1.

Riyad Mahrez made it 3-1 with a sublime strike after capitalising on a defensive error to cap off a fantastic night for Man Metropolis.

Borussia Dortmund secured their place within the final 16 with an unconvincing show in a 1-1 draw away at FC Copenhagen.

Within the twenty third minute, Thorgan Hazard lifted the ball within the air, permitting it to hold for a second earlier than stroking it into the aim on the half-volley. Later within the first half, Hákon Haraldsson equalised, heading dwelling from shut vary.

The consequence left FC Copenhagen backside of the group with no wins on this season’s Champions League marketing campaign.

Los Blancos thrash Celtic

Actual Madrid topped their group in emphatic fashion, thrashing Celtic, who end the group stage with solely 2 factors.

The Spanish champions, who misplaced their earlier Champions League match towards RB Leipzig, had been in imperious type as they secured a 5-1 victory on the Bernabeu final evening.

The hosts transformed two penalties within the first half earlier than Croatian right-back Josip Juranovic missed a penalty for Celtic.

Los Blancos had been dominant within the second half, scoring one other three targets earlier than Celtic’s Jota scored a pleasant free kick as a comfort.

In Group F’s different sport, RB Leipzig noticed off Shakhtar Donetsk with a convincing 0-4 win. The match was performed in Poland because of the ongoing struggle in Ukraine.

The consequence leaves RB Leipzig second behind group winners Actual Madrid whereas Shakhtar Donetsk drop to the Europa League.

AC Milan attain the spherical of 16 for the primary time since 2014

AC Milan secured the second spot in Group E after beating RB Salzburg 4-0 on the San Siro.

Olivier Giroud grabbed a brace and was unfortunate to have one other aim chalked off for a marginal offside.

Rafael Leão was additionally spectacular on the evening, circumnavigating your complete penalty space earlier than sending in a superbly weighted cross for Giroud to attain Milan’s third.

Chelsea topped the group with an essential win over Dinamo Zagreb, who end backside.

Bruno Petković headed in an early aim earlier than Raheem Sterling equalised, ending his two-month aim drought. Sterling curled the ball previous two gamers within the field after latching onto a cross from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria loved a dream debut for Chelsea, sidefooting in a shot with half an hour gone after Mason Mount had squared him the ball.

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