PARIS – Liverpool may have the prospect to avenge last season’s Champions League remaining defeat by the hands of Real Madrid after Jurgen Klopp’s facet have been drawn on Monday to face the holders once more in the last 16.

Meanwhile, the opposite standout tie noticed Paris Saint-Germain drawn to play Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 2020 remaining which was gained by the German membership.

Liverpool gained 5 of their six group video games however missed out on high spot to Napoli after dropping 4-1 when the perimeters met in Italy.

The Anfield membership additionally misplaced the 2018 Champions League remaining to Real, who gained their group forward of RB Leipzig.

“They are two historic teams and the tie is going to be electric, fascinating for the fans,” stated Emilio Butragueno, an ideal former Real participant who’s now the director of institutional relations for the 14-time European champions.

Current home type suggests Real must be favourites, with Carlo Ancelotti’s facet unbeaten in La Liga whereas Liverpool are eighth in the Premier League regardless of profitable away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

However, each golf equipment will lose key gamers to the World Cup and Butragueno acknowledged a lot can change in the three months earlier than the Champions League returns.

“The World Cup is going to condition the whole season. We will see how the players are when they return,” he stated.

PSG solely missed out on topping their group as a result of Benfica scored extra away targets throughout all matches after the perimeters remarkably completed degree on factors, objective distinction, targets scored and face to face.

CHELSEA TO PLAY DORTMUND

That left the Qatar-owned membership uncovered to a troublesome draw, a 12 months on from their painful exit in the primary knockout spherical by the hands of Real.

In phrases of type they may not have gotten more durable than Bayern, who have been the one facet to win all six group matches, regardless of being in a bit with Barcelona and Inter Milan.

The 2020 remaining was performed behind closed doorways in Lisbon on the peak of the pandemic, with Bayern triumphing 1-0. PSG gained revenge the next season by beating the Bavarians in the quarter-finals.

Like PSG, Manchester City have by no means gained the trophy however are additionally one of many main contenders to take action this season.

Pep Guardiola’s facet might be anticipated to get rid of Leipzig, who they confronted in the group stage a 12 months in the past and beat 6-3 at residence earlier than a 2-1 defeat in Germany, by which period they’d already secured first place in the part.

Chelsea, who defeated City in the 2021 Champions League remaining, additionally drew German opposition in the form of Borussia Dortmund, with the golf equipment set to satisfy for the very first time in a aggressive sport in the primary leg on the Signal Iduna Park.

After topping their group due to a last-gasp winner away to Marseille last week, Tottenham Hotspur got a troublesome draw in opposition to Italian champions AC Milan.

They have met at this stage of the competitors earlier than, with Spurs profitable 1-0 on combination in 2010/11 due to a solitary objective at San Siro by Peter Crouch.

Inter will play Porto and last season’s Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt tackle Napoli, whereas Benfica’s reward for profitable their group was a tie in opposition to event outsiders Club Brugge of Belgium.

The first legs of all last-16 ties might be performed in February with the return matches in March.

The remaining of this season’s Champions League might be held in Istanbul on June 10 subsequent 12 months.

The Turkish metropolis was alleged to host the ultimate in 2020 and once more 2021, just for the sport to be moved on every event to Portugal because of the pandemic.

PARIS – Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored a Ninety fifth-minute winner as Tottenham Hotspur got here from behind to beat Marseille 2-1 and attain the Champions League knockout stage on Tuesday, the place they had been joined by Eintracht Frankfurt after their victory at Sporting Lisbon.

Liverpool ended Napoli’s unbeaten begin to the season with a 2-0 success at Anfield, however the Italian membership did sufficient to complete prime of Group A.

Atletico Madrid crashed out of Europe altogether with a loss to Porto, whereas Bayern Munich made it six wins from six matches by beating Inter Milan.

At a raucous Velodrome, Tottenham knew they’d progress if they may keep away from defeat by Marseille, though supervisor Antonio Conte needed to watch from the stands after being red-carded in last week’s dramatic draw with Sporting.

Spurs had been camped inside their very own half for almost all of the primary interval and fell behind simply earlier than the break when Chancel Mbemba headed in Jordan Veretout’s cross after a quickly-taken nook.

The Premier League facet had been a lot improved after the restart and Clement Lenglet glanced in a 54th-minute equaliser.

Former Arsenal left-back Sead Kolasinac nodded an excellent late alternative to ship Marseille by way of broad.

He was made to pay as Hojbjerg struck on the counter as Spurs snatched prime spot within the group and denied Marseille the comfort of a Europa League place.

“I just spoke with Antonio. He’s tired because to watch from the crowd is not normal,” Tottenham assistant coach Cristian Stellini instructed BT Sport. “He wasted a lot of energy.”

That Hojbjerg purpose pushed Eintracht, who additionally gained 2-1, down into second in Group D and saved Sporting in European competitors.

Like Tottenham, Sporting solely wanted some extent to qualify they usually solid forward six minutes earlier than half-time as Arthur Gomes volleyed house on the again put up.

But Frankfurt, enjoying within the competitors for the primary time since shedding the 1960 European Cup last to Real Madrid, didn’t hand over and Daichi Kamada scored a 62nd-minute penalty awarded for handball.

Randal Kolo Muani offered the successful second, latching onto Ansgar Knauff’s hooked move and hammering the ball into the far nook.

The gamers celebrated wildly on the pitch after the Europa League holders’ newest European exploit, with Sporting coach Ruben Amorim left trying surprised on the touchline.

(*16*) stated Frankfurt midfielder Sebastian Rode.

“But we are a comeback team, we gave everything in the second half and deservedly make the next round.”

LIVERPOOL DOWN NAPOLI

Liverpool introduced an finish to Napoli’s 21-game unbeaten run however couldn’t win by 4 targets to take first place.

Both groups had been already assured of a knockout-phase berth.

Liverpool put Saturday’s shock Premier League house loss to Leeds behind them, as late targets from Mohamed Salah, scoring in a fifth straight Champions League sport, and Darwin Nunez gained a measure of revenge for the 4-1 loss in Naples in September.

“I would have really enjoyed the game even without the goals,” Reds supervisor Jurgen Klopp stated.

“We showed tonight a reaction. Being compact makes all the difference.”

Ajax noticed off Rangers 3-1 at Ibrox to inflict a sixth straight defeat in Group A on the Scottish giants.

Earlier, Atletico failed to complete third in Group B and drop into the Europa League as a 2-1 loss at Porto noticed Bayer Leverkusen take third because of their goalless draw at Club Brugge.

Atletico, the 2014 and 2016 runners-up, had been overwhelmed by early targets from Mehdi Taremi and Stephen Eustaquio regardless of Ivan Marcano’s stoppage-time personal purpose.

Bayern completed with a 100-percent file by seeing off Inter 2-0 on the Allianz Arena in Group C.

Benjamin Pavard headed house a nook and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting crashed in his seventh purpose in six video games.

Barcelona’s bitterly disappointing match got here to an finish with a 4-2 victory at backside membership Viktoria Plzen.

Barca should settle with being one of many favourites to win the Europa League.

“We’re one of the candidates, the Europa League is looking like a good competition, the objective is to reach the end and win it, compete for it,” stated coach Xavi Hernandez.

Ferran Torres scored a brace, with Marcos Alonso and teenage midfielder Pablo Torre additionally heading in the right direction.

PARIS – Liverpool eased to a cushty 2-0 win within the ‘Battle of Britain’ towards Rangers within the Champions League group video games on Tuesday whereas Napoli underlined their credentials with a powerful 6-1 thrashing of Ajax in Amsterdam.

On an evening when a minute’s silence was held earlier than each match in tribute to the 131 victims of the Indonesia stadium tragedy, Bayern Munich and Club Brugge additionally made it three wins from three whereas Inter edged Barcelona in a good contest in Milan.

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool went into their Group A recreation towards the Scottish champions on the again of simply three wins of their first 9 Premier League and Champions League video games of the season.

But they settled shortly when Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a elegant free-kick to place the house facet forward after simply seven minutes.

Rangers’ 40-year-old goalkeeper Allan McGregor produced some fantastic saves, together with 4 to disclaim Darwin Nunez his first aim for Liverpool, to maintain his facet within the hunt at half-time.

Seven minutes into the second half, nonetheless, Leon King’s problem caught the legs of Luis Díaz to present away a penalty.

Mohamed Salah stepped up and struck the ball down the center as McGregor was unable to repeat the penalty-saving heroics he produced towards Napoli.

“It was exactly what we needed. It was a super, solid performance,” mentioned Klopp, who switched from his common 4-3-3 formation to a 4-2-3-1.

“Sometimes you have to change things.”

Napoli keep prime of Group A after one other spectacular victory, coming from behind to hammer Ajax 6-1 to take their tally of targets to 13 from three matches.

Mohammed Kudus put the house facet forward within the ninth minute however Luciano Spalletti’s facet bounced again with first-half targets from Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Piotr Zielinski.

Raspadori added his second two minutes after the restart and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added the fifth simply after the hour.

Ajax’s evening was made worse when captain Dusan Tadic was despatched off after amassing a second yellow card and Giovanni Simeone closed out the win.

‘UNSTOPPABLE’ BAYERN

Bayern moved to the edge of qualification with a 3rd successive win, thrashing Viktoria Plzen 5-0 in Group C.

“We were calm, we dominated and we were in total control,” mentioned Bayern captain and Manuel Neuer.

“When everything is going well, we’re almost unstoppable.”

German worldwide Leroy Sane struck twice, opening the scoring from distance after seven minutes and including a second 5 minutes after the break.

Between Sane’s two targets, Serge Gnabry added a second on 13 minutes earlier than Sadio Mane posted his first Champions League aim for Bayern with quantity three after 21 minutes.

Substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting got here off the bench at half time and added the fifth simply earlier than the hour mark.

Hakan Calhanoglu fired Inter Milan to a 1-0 win over Barcelona on the San Siro which took the Italians into second spot in Group C, three factors behind Bayern.

Inter had misplaced 5 of the earlier 10 matches in all competitions however Turkey midfielder Calhanoglu ended the disaster speak when he lashed in the one aim of the sport on the stroke of half-time.

“It was very important today for us, to show something to our fans who are always with us. We showed that we deserved it,” mentioned Calhanoglu.

Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez, nonetheless, was left fuming after two key handball selections went towards his crew.

The first noticed an equaliser dominated out following a pitch assessment by referee Slavko Vincic for Ansu Fati’s handball simply earlier than the ball dropped to Pedri to tuck house.

Barca had been then denied a stoppage time penalty after VAR officers dominated that Denzel Dumfries didn’t commit a handball offence regardless of touching the ball in a really comparable method to Fati.

“If you ask me I’m outraged… the word is outrage because it makes no sense, it’s an injustice,” Xavi informed reporters.

“I think it’s an injustice, I just can’t hide it.”

Club Brugge additionally claimed a 3rd successive win to proceed their shock cost in the direction of the following spherical.

Kamal Sowah and Ferran Jutgla had been on course as the Belgian facet made brief work of Atletico Madrid in Group B.

Atletico had their possibilities with Antoine Griezmann crashing a penalty off the crossbar. They additionally had a aim dominated out for offside which added to their frustration.

“It’s a very tight group and we will have to fight because we won’t get anything for free,” mentioned Atletico captain Koke.

Club Brugge prime Group B, three factors forward of the opposite three groups after Porto beat Bayern Leverkusen 2-0 with second half targets from Zaidu and Galeno.

Sporting Lisbon’s march in Group D got here to a shuddering halt in Marseille the place the house facet got here from a aim all the way down to win 4-1 and get their first win beneath their belt.

Lisbon nonetheless prime the group with six factors, two forward of Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur who performed out a goalless attract Germany.