Manchester United of England, with the technical leadership of Michael Carrick after the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and a goal from the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, secured the qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League by beating Villarreal 2-0 on the road from Spain (with Gerónimo Rulli and Juan Foyth as headlines). The other was from Jadon Sancho.
The remaining ticket from this area for the round of 16 will be defined in Italy by the Spanish and Atalanta, who drew 3-3 on the road with Young Boys from Switzerland. Argentine defender José Luis Palomino scored one of Bergamo’s goals.
Chelsea of England beat Juventus of Italy 4-0 at home (Paulo Dybala entered the second half) and snatched the first place in group H, although they are already classified in the eighth.
In addition, Barcelona of Spain kept second place in zone E and two points ahead of third place, Benfica of Portugal, with whom they drew without goals. The Catalans, however, will have to play the pass to the round of 16 away with the powerful Bayern Munich in Germany, who already won the group with an ideal score (15 of 15) and this Tuesday beat Dinamo Kiev 2-1.
At the Camp Nou, Argentine defender Nicolás Otamendi scored for Benfica, but the goal was disallowed because the ball had gone out of bounds in the previous corner.
Sevilla of Spain, with Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Lucas Ocampos and Alejandro Gómez as headlines, beat Wolfsburg of Germany 2-0 at home, and group G of the European Champions League will be defined on the last date, with the four teams that make it up separated by only three units.
The goals of the Sevillian team were Joan Jordán and Rafa Mir, the latter in injury time. In the other group match that was played, Lille of France beat Salzburg of Austria 1-0 at home (Nicolás Capaldo entered the complement), and jumped to first place.
In turn, Paris Saint Germain, with the presence of Lionel Messi, will visit Manchester City in a match on the fifth date, which will be able to define their classification to the round of 16. The group A match will be played from 5 pm at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester and will be televised on ESPN.
In relation to this game, coach Josep Guardiola said of Messi: “With Messi it’s very difficult, because sometimes he has the ball and he doesn’t even know what he’s going to do. Imagine trying to know one. There are players you can identify if they go to go out to the left or to the right. When he has it, nobody knows what is going to happen. “
At the same time, other outstanding Champions League matches will be played, such as Atlético de Madrid-Milan, and Real Madrid’s historic visit to Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, to face Sheriff.
The day will start at 2:45 p.m. with the presentation of Inter, with Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa, who will advance to the next phase if they beat Shakhtar from Ukraine in Milan, although it also depends on a Sheriff defeat.
Group A is led by Manchester City, which will ensure qualification even with a draw against its guard, Paris Saint Germain. Mauricio Pochettino’s team, with Messi and the possible debut of Spanish defender Sergio Ramos, will pass directly if they triumph in England, but could also qualify with a setback from Bruges against Leipzig in Belgium.
In the first round, PSG beat Josep Guardiola’s team 2-0 at the Parque de los Príncipes with goals from the Argentine star and Gana Gueye.
Atlético de Madrid, the team led by Diego Simeone, will play a decisive match against Milan in the Wanda Metropolitano, for Group B. With Rodrigo De Paul and Angel Correa, the Spaniards are obliged to get the three points to reach the last date without depending on another result.
The first place has already been won by Liverpool, who will be able to help the Spanish team if they beat Porto, from goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín, at home.
They will also play: Besiktas-Ajax (14.45) and Sporting Lisboa-Borussia Dortmund (17).
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