Weltnachrichten – GB – Champions League conclusion: Bayern, Man City win and reach the final 16

After the Champions League was interrupted to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, defending champions Bayern Munich and Manchester City won to advance to the knockout round. The death of the Argentine great was announced two hours before the start of the first games. Before each of the eight games that were played in empty stadiums due to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, the players observed a minute’s silence.

Bayern’s 3-1 win over Salzburg included Robert Lewandowski’s 71. Champions League goal that led for the third time ever with Real Madrid’s great Raul. City’s 1-0 win at Olympiakos means that six elite teams are already in the last 16 and two rounds of the group stage remain to be played. Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla advanced on Tuesday.

Liverpool missed a chance to join them when the 2019 champions conceded their first goals of the season and lost 2-0 at home to Atalanta. Eden Hazard’s seventh-minute penalty in the 2-0 win at Inter Milan kept Real Madrid back on track after a shaky start to the season. Inter are the last in Group B and face the end.

Marseille, the European champions from 1993, and debutant Midtjylland are unable to advance after losing their fourth game in a row to Porto and Ajax.

Bayern’s victory was 15th. in a row in the Champions League since the beginning of last season. Lewandowski opened the rating in 43. Minute and picked up the ricochet when Thomas Müller’s shot was saved. The Polish captain is only behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s 131 Champions League goals and Lionel Messi on 118.

After the 6-2 win in Salzburg three weeks ago, FC Bayern gave 20-year-old American defender Chris Richards a Champions League debut and Spanish midfielder Marc Roca a first European start. He was sent off 2-0, although Leroy Sané soon extended the lead with a header.

Bayern’s maximum of 12 points in Group A are seven points ahead of Atlético Madrid, who were 0-0 at home against Lokomotiv Moscow.

Liverpool scored a 5-0 win in Atalanta three weeks ago and had never lost a group stage game of the Champions League at home under coach Jürgen Klopp. With first choice defenders injured and rested, Liverpool were rightly beaten by Atalanta, who have now won both away games without winning either home.

Josip Iličić and Robin Gosens scored the goals early in the second half, scoring three points that allowed Atalanta to keep pace with Ajax behind Group D leaders Liverpool. Ajax’s first goal in the 3-1 win over Midtjylland came from 18-year-old midfielder Ryan Gravenberch’s curling shot from the bottom of the bar.

Real Madrid’s two wins against Inter Milan have undone the damage of a surprising opening defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk last month. A 2-0 win in San Siro was also the first time Madrid have beaten Inter or AC Milan at the legendary stadium, despite coach Zinedine Zidane’s team winning the 2016 final against city rivals Atlético there.

Hazard’s early penalty was his first Champions League goal in three years, and Rodrygo’s header in the second half secured the points.

Inter played most of the game with 10 men after Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal was sent off. Vidal was shown two yellow cards within seconds when berating umpire Anthony Taylor for a penalty that was not awarded.

Madrid are still one point behind Group B leaders, Borussia Mönchengladbach, after the German team beat Shakhtar 4-0. However, Inter are six points behind Gladbach, two games to go. Borussia’s outstanding goal was the third, an overhead kick from Swiss striker Breel Embolo.

20-year-old Phil Foden, who was denied regular time in the Premier League, took advantage of coach Pep Guardiola’s start to win 36. Scoring goals and securing Manchester City’s 1-0 win at Olympiakos. City have a perfect record of four wins to move up to the knockout stage for the eighth consecutive year and are likely to be backed by Porto.

The two-time European champions won 2-0 in Marseille, resulting in a 13th win. Consecutive loss in competition from the 2011/12 season resulted. Porto are six points ahead of the third Olympiakos, with two laps to go.

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