Chelsea beat Salzburg and go to the second spherical, Sevilla additionally win

GROUP E
Chelsea are flying into the final 16 of the Champions League with a day to spare. The Blues, included within the Milan group, beat Salzburg 2-1, closing the match and securing first place. The Londoners transfer to the primary actual alternative, which comes proper in the course of the primary half: Kovacic collects the ball from the sting of the realm and with a left foot with out rhythm and steadiness places the ball below the crossbar. Shortly after, Austrian keeper Kohn is phenomenal in clearing Aubameyang’s deflection off course, whereas it takes two saves to cease Havertz. The hosts froze Potter’s line-up initially of the second half, equalizing within the forty ninth minute with Adamu restarting. Within the sixty fourth minute, nonetheless, Havertz discovered a masterpiece from the sting of the realm: left to the nook of the posts and 2-1 for the blues, who’ve resisted within the ultimate. A spherical move that can be an help for Milan, with Salzburg now critically prone to elimination.

GROUP F
Third consecutive victory for Leipzig, who beat already certified Actual Madrid 3-2 and are near qualifying for the spherical of 16. The Germans begin robust and take the lead within the thirteenth minute: from the nook, André Silva heads in, Courtois saves however Gvardiol places the ball in, who makes it 1-0 with a dive. Solely 5 minutes move and the locals double with Nkunku, who receives within the space and hits the Belgian along with his left and due to the assistance of the crossbar. Vinicius reopens the video games earlier than the break, however within the second half it’s ex-Chelsea Werner, within the 81st minute, to signal the 3-1. The penalty scored by Rodrygo with time expired is of no use: Actual don’t get the primary place, however they’ll obtain Celtic on the Bernabéu within the final spherical with the intention of closing the dialogue. Leipzig will now have to attract in opposition to Shakhtar, who drew 1-1 in Glasgow with Celtic: Mudryk within the 58th minute responds to the Scottish benefit signed by Giakoumakis (34′).

GROUP G
In Group G comes the primary verdict: Copenhagen is out of all competitions. Sevilla, in reality, beat the Danes by 3-0, final at -3 and with the drawback in direct comparisons with the Andalusians, who unlock the problem within the second half. After an hour with out a objective, En Nesyri took benefit of Papu Gómez’s cross and with a header he sank within the 61st minute. The problem remained balanced till the 88th minute, when Isco discovered a beautiful right-footed shot from the sting of the realm that Grabara overcomes and scores 2-0. In restoration, the trio of Montiel, who tap-in finds the 3-0. Sevilla’s 3-0 was ineffective in opposition to the 0-0 between Dortmund and Metropolis: a really treasured level for the Gialloneri, within the spherical of 16 they have been +3 over the Andalusians however with the benefit of direct comparisons. A goalless recreation that on the identical time certifies first place for Guardiola’s group, whose biggest alternative was the missed penalty within the 58th minute by Mahrez. All determined, then, in Group G: within the spherical of 16 Metropolis and Dortmund (as second), Sevilla within the Europa League, with Copenhagen out of all competitions.

GROUP H
Along with Benfica, who beat Juve, PSG additionally progressed to the second spherical, crushing Maccabi Haifa 7-2 due to the trio of wonders from the Parisians. A hit that places Galtier’s group on high on objective distinction, who will play for first place in Turin in opposition to the already eradicated Bianconeri however nonetheless within the operating for the Europa League. At 19′, Messi scored from outdoors by placing the ball on the far put up, whereas between 32′ and 35′ Mbappé scored 2-0 and Neymar 3-0. Seck shortened the space within the thirty eighth minute, however earlier than the break Puça signed the double with a left foot within the nook. The Senegalese participant scored his second objective of the night, making it 4-2 within the fiftieth minute, however Mbappé (64′) and Soler (84′) with Goldberg’s personal objective within the center (67′) rounded off the end result. Psg with +8 objective distinction in opposition to Benfica’s +4: first place will likely be determined within the final 90 minutes. Maccabi, alternatively, are virtually doomed: the -9 between objectives scored and conceded in comparison with Juve’s -3 leaves little hope for the house recreation in opposition to Benfica on the final day.