Real Madrid and Manchester City each discovered the going robust within the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night time however battled by to attracts that have been sufficient to qualify for the knockout levels.
Real Madrid gamers wave to the gang after their Uefa Champions League match with Borussia Dortmund on 11 October 2022. Picture: @realmadriden/Twitter
PARIS – Real Madrid and Manchester City each discovered the going robust within the Champions League group stage on Tuesday night time however battled by to attracts that have been sufficient to qualify for the knockout levels.
Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica additionally moved nearer to the last 16 with a draw at Parc des Princes, after Maccabi Haifa had earlier upset Juventus in the identical group.
On a foul night time for Italian titans, AC Milan performed virtually the entire match with 10 males as they misplaced at dwelling to Chelsea.
In Copenhagen, City’s Riyad Mahrez wasted a twenty fifth minute penalty and 5 minutes later defender Sergio Gomez was despatched off.
Pep Guardiola had rested a number of starters, together with Erling Haaland, with an eye fixed to the weekend’s assembly with Liverpool, and his group failed to attain for the primary time in 24 video games, however the coach was content material.
“To play one hour like that is tough. The players gave absolutely everything,” Guardiola mentioned.
Neither Copenhagen nor Sevilla has gained a sport but in Group G and when the Spaniards drew 1-1 in Dortmund within the later match, it ensured Manchester City would advance.
Carlo Ancelotti, the Real Madrid coach, additionally had an eye fixed on an enormous upcoming league sport, the Clasico in opposition to Barcelona on Sunday, and rested a number of starters in opposition to Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw.
They virtually paid. Oleksandr Zubkov gave the Ukrainian membership the lead in the beginning of the second half.
The sport had entered the last of 5 minutes added time when Antonio Rudiger leapt to achieve an extended ball ahead and acquired to it simply earlier than goalie Anatoliy Trubin.
As the 2 males fell to the bottom bleeding, the ball went in on a put up to safe Real a 1-1 draw and a last 16 spot.
“We did not play well, but this team never gives up,” Ancelotti mentioned. (*16*)
RB Leipzig climbed to second in Group F, 4 factors behind Real, with a 2-0 win over Celtic in Glasgow.
Kylian Mbappe scored from the penalty spot however Paris Saint-Germain have been held to a 1-1 draw by Benfica in a sport overshadowed by experiences claiming the France star is so sad on the membership he desires to go away in January.
PSG’s soccer advisor took the weird step of talking to tv simply earlier than the kickoff to disclaim experiences Mbappe needed to go away.
“I am with Kylian Mbappe every day and he has never spoken to me about leaving in January,” mentioned Luis Campos.
Joao Mario levelled from the penalty spot for Benfica simply after the hour mark.
‘WE MUST BE ASHAMED’
The end result leaves PSG and Benfica 5 factors away from their two Group H rivals after Maccabi shamed Juventus, 2-0, in Haifa with two objectives from Omer Atzili.
“I’m ashamed of what’s happening right now,” Juventus president Andrea Agnelli instructed Sky Sport Italia.
His coach agreed.
“Agnelli is right when he says we must be ashamed,” mentioned Massimiliano Allegri.
AC Milan began properly in opposition to Chelsea, however the sport turned when Fikayo Tomori fouled his former Chelsea youth team-mate within the 18th minute
Tomori was despatched off and Jorginho transformed the penalty. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added a second.
“I definitely don’t think the referee has had one of his better evenings,” mentioned Milan coach Stefano Pioli.
Graham Potter, the Chelsea supervisor, appeared lower than satisfied by the purple card.
“It was a big moment, we still felt that we could do enough with 11 v 11 but the referee made a decision and we have to get on with it,” he mentioned.
Chelsea overtook Salzburg on the high of Group E after the Austrians drew 1-1 in opposition to Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
