PARIS – Juventus had been knocked out of the Champions League within the group stage for the primary time in 9 years on Tuesday but Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica and Borussia Dortmund all secured qualification for the knockout stage with one group sport to spare.

A 4-3 defeat away to Benfica in Portugal sealed the destiny of a Juventus facet who’ve been in decline in Europe for a number of seasons and have now misplaced 4 of their 5 matches in Group H.

Having already gained when the perimeters met in Italy, Benfica went forward in Lisbon when Antonio Silva headed in an Enzo Fernandez cross.

Moise Kean rapidly equalised for Juve with a objective that was confirmed following a VAR overview, but Joao Mario restored Benfica’s lead from the penalty spot after which arrange Rafa Silva to make it 3-1 earlier than half-time with an outstanding backheel flick.

The identical participant then acquired Benfica’s fourth early within the second half, and a Juventus fightback that produced objectives by Arkadiusz Milik and Weston McKennie got here too late.

Juventus had been knocked out within the last 16 in every of the last three seasons but they haven’t been eradicated from the Champions League within the group stage since 2013/14.

“I am angry and sad because we are out of the Champions League, but we must think about the league now,” stated Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri, whose crew are eighth in Serie A.

MESSI, MBAPPE TURN ON STYLE

Benfica are joined in qualifying from Group H by PSG, with the 2020 Champions League runners-up through after crushing Israel’s Maccabi Haifa 7-2 on the Parc des Princes.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe each turned on the type, every scoring twice, whereas Neymar netted as soon as and compelled an personal objective from Sean Goldberg.

Carlos Soler accomplished the scoring for PSG as they equalled their very own document for objectives scored in a single European sport.

Abdoulaye Seck scored twice for Maccabi Haifa, and so they may nonetheless end third above Juventus.

Earlier, two-time Champions League winners Chelsea clinched their place within the last 16 as Group E winners, finishing a formidable turnaround after they misplaced their first sport to Dinamo Zagreb in September.

Graham Potter’s facet gained 2-1 away to Red Bull Salzburg, with a shocking Kai Havertz strike 26 minutes from time proving the distinction between the groups after Junior Adamu cancelled out Mateo Kovacic’s opener for the Blues.

Victory prolonged Chelsea’s unbeaten run below Potter to 9 video games.

“That was a fantastic performance from the players,” stated Potter.

“I’m delighted to go through with a game to spare considering where we started the competition.”

AC Milan are best-placed to go through with Chelsea after the Serie A champions gained 4-0 in Zagreb, with Matteo Gabbia heading within the opener and Rafael Leao doubling their lead earlier than Olivier Giroud netted a penalty and a Robert Ljubicic personal objective accomplished the scoring.

Milan at the moment are a degree clear of Salzburg with the groups assembly at San Siro subsequent week to determine which one progresses.

RARE DEFEAT FOR REAL

Dortmund are into the last 16 after getting the purpose they wanted in a 0-0 draw at dwelling to a Manchester City facet who had already certified.

City required only a level to safe high spot in Group G and so they acquired it regardless of taking Erling Haaland off at half-time in opposition to his former membership.

In truth, Pep (*16*) facet may have gotten all three factors but Riyad Mahrez had a second-half penalty saved by Gregor Kobel.

Sevilla will subsequently drop into the Europa League regardless of beating FC Copenhagen 3-0 earlier on Tuesday with second-half objectives by Youssef En-Nesyri, Isco and Gonzalo Montiel.

David Khocholava was despatched off on the finish for Copenhagen, who’ve nonetheless not scored a objective within the group.

Meanwhile, RB Leipzig inflicted a primary defeat of the season on reigning European champions Real Madrid as they took a giant step in direction of becoming a member of the Spaniards in qualifying from Group F.

Joskpo Gvardiol and Christopher Nkunku scored to have Leipzig two objectives forward earlier than Vinicius Junior pulled one again. Timo Werner acquired Leipzig’s third with Rodrygo changing a late penalty for Real because it ended 3-2.

In Scotland, a shocking Mykhailo Mudryk objective gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-1 draw away to Celtic, for whom Giorgos Giakoumakis had opened the scoring.

While Celtic are out, Leipzig want only a draw at Shakhtar subsequent week to advance.

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.

PARIS – Erling Haaland scored an acrobatic late winner towards his previous membership as Manchester City beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 within the Champions League on Wednesday, whereas there have been hard-earned victories for Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have been held by Red Bull Salzburg of their first match below new head coach Graham Potter, as Rangers misplaced closely once more and Celtic drew with Shakhtar Donetsk.

In Manchester, Haaland took on the membership he left within the shut season for 60 million euros ($60m, £52m) after two and a half prolific years within the Bundesliga.

Yet it appeared like Dortmund may spring a shock as they went forward simply earlier than the hour mark on the Etihad Stadium when England midfielder Jude Bellingham headed in.

City’s equaliser didn’t come till Kevin De Bruyne arrange John Stones to smash in with 10 minutes left, and Haaland bought the winner within the 84th minute with an outrageous end from Joao Cancelo’s magnificent cross.

Haaland now has 13 objectives in 9 video games for City, who’ve two wins from two in Group G.

“In the end we showed what we are,” Haaland advised BT Sport. “Dortmund were really good today (but) three points is what matters.”

City’s subsequent two video games might be towards FC Copenhagen, who drew 0-0 with Sevilla in Denmark.

In London, Potter took cost of Chelsea for the primary time but needed to accept a 1-1 draw towards Salzburg in Group E, with Raheem Sterling’s opener early within the second half being cancelled out by Noah Okafor.

“It has not been easy for the boys, they have responded to us really well over the last few days and it’s a point we will have to take and get better,” Potter advised BT Sport.

Earlier, group rivals AC Milan beat Dinamo Zagreb 3-1 at San Siro, with Olivier Giroud scoring a penalty earlier than Alexis Saelemaekers and Tommaso Pobega added additional objectives both facet of a Mislav Orsic strike for Dinamo.

LATE GOALS FOR MADRID

Reigning European champions Madrid wanted two late objectives to beat RB Leipzig 2-0 on the Santiago Bernabeu and keep their good begin in Group F.

Federico Valverde opened the scoring 10 minutes from time after being arrange by Vinicius Junior, and substitute Marco Asensio sealed the victory with an incredible first-time end in damage time.

Carlo Ancelotti’s facet are clear on the prime of the part from Shakhtar, who rode their luck to assert a 1-1 draw with Celtic.

The Scottish champions went forward early on when Reo Hatate’s ball into the six-yard field went into the online off Artem Bondarenko.

But Shakhtar, enjoying European house video games in Warsaw because of the struggle in Ukraine, equalised earlier than the half-hour mark through an emphatic end by Mykhailo Mudryk.

Celtic had probabilities to win the sport, none higher than a late strike by Giorgos Giakoumakis that flashed agonisingly extensive.

“We’ll get our rewards if we keep playing that kind of football and showing that kind of commitment,” stated Celtic supervisor Ange Postecoglou.

At least they’ve some extent, in stark distinction to rivals Rangers who misplaced 3-0 at house to Napoli in Group A.

PSG COME FROM BEHIND

In a dramatic second half, Rangers had American defender James Sands despatched off for conceding a penalty which Piotr Zielinski had saved, just for Matteo Politano to attain the rebound.

However, the referee ordered a retake, and Allan McGregor saved from Zielinski once more.

Yet Napoli gained one other penalty halfway by the second half, and this time Politano scored from the spot, earlier than Giacomo Raspadori and Tanguy Ndombele added additional objectives.

The recreation had been postponed by 24 hours on account of policing points associated to the dying of Queen Elizabeth II, and Rangers ignored a choice by UEFA to reject their request to play the British nationwide anthem earlier than kick-off.

Paris Saint-Germain got here from behind to beat Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in Israel as their celebrity entrance three all scored.

Suriname worldwide Tjaronn Chery put the house facet forward just for Lionel Messi to equalise earlier than the break.

Messi then arrange Kylian Mbappe to make it 2-1 halfway by the second half, and Neymar sealed a second win in as many Group H video games for PSG.

Juventus suffered a second straight defeat, although, as they misplaced 2-1 at house to Benfica.

Arkadiusz Milik’s opener for Juve was cancelled out by Joao Mario’s penalty, earlier than David Neres struck Benfica’s winner.