In the early morning of December 13, 2023, Beijing time, the sixth round of the UEFA Champions League Group A to D kicked off, and it was a decisive night related to promotion. On this Champions League night, Napoli and Copenhagen managed to qualify for the round of 16. United failed to pull off a miracle, losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich and finishing bottom of the group and missing out on the knockout rounds. Real Madrid, on the other hand, beat Union Berlin 3-2 and Sevilla were beaten 1-2 and were also sadly out of the group stage. Benfica beat Salzburg 3-1 to qualify for the Europa League. [Celebration Night!]Napoli and Copenhagen join hands to qualify].
In Group A, Copenhagen, Galatasaray and Manchester United all have the possibility of qualifying for the final round of fixtures. Manchester United hosted a mighty Bayern Munich Munich in a 0-0 draw at half-time. However, Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw left injured and left the team in a difficult position.
In the 70th minute of the game, Bayern scored Manchester United through Koeman to take a 1-0 lead. It was a desperate situation for Manchester United, who were already bottom of the group in the live standings.
In the 58th minute of Copenhagen's match against Galatasaray, Lelag scored in front of goal to give Copenhagen a 1-0 lead.
In a Group C match that is about qualifying, Napoli host Braga. As long as they don't lose by 2 goals or more, Napoli can advance to the round of 16. Faced with such a situation, Napoli did not let the upset appear.
Just nine minutes into the game, Napoli broke the deadlock first: Di Lorenzo took a throw-in, Politano crossed from the right, and Satsi accidentally set himself up to give Napoli a 1-0 lead.
In the 33rd minute, Napoli broke the opponent's goal again, Natan drove the ball through, and Osimhen easily scored to seal the win 2-0.
Group A-D full inventory: Haoqiang is out at the bottom].
In the two Group B games, Arsenal, who had secured top spot early, drew 1-1 away at PSV Eindhoven. Nketiah opened the scoring and Witersen equalised for PSV Eindhoven.
Sevilla FC challenged Lens away, and Sevilla, who "won to lock up third in the group and enter the Europa League play-offs", did not go as expected. Sergio Ramos scored the equaliser and in the 96th minute, Firmini scored a winner as Lens beat Sevilla 2-1.
In Group B, seeded Sevilla FC finished bottom of the tournament with just two points from six gamesLens, on the other hand, picked up eight points and qualified for the Europa League.
In the two games in Group C, Napoli beat Braga to secure second place in the group. And Real Madrid, having already won the group ahead of schedule, launched a goal feast with Berlin
In the 45th minute, Alaba made a mistake in clearing the ball, and Flender stepped in to score a goal, and Union Berlin led Real Madrid 1-0.
Real Madrid showed a strong offensive in the second half. In the 61st minute, Joselu scored with a header to equalize the score for Real MadridIn the 72nd minute, Joselu scored again and overtook the score 2-1!
In the 85th minute, Union Berlin's Caral scored to tie the score at 2-2.
However, in the 89th minute, Ceballos scored a stunner and Real Madrid won 3-2. Although the match had no real impact on promotion, Real Madrid still received a winning bonus of 2.8 million euros.
In the two matchups in Group D, although it does not affect the promotion, it will determine the ownership of the first place in the group and the qualification for the Europa League.
Benfica played away at Salzburg, and Di Maria's corner kick went straight to the goal, and he hit a wonderful world wave.
It was only at the last minute that the match between Benfica and Salzburg decided the real winner: in the 92nd minute, Cabral scored and Benfica beat Salzburg 3-1. Benfica's mission of "having to win by 2 goals to qualify for the Europa League" was successfully completed.
Inter Milan played Real Sociedad, with the winner topping the group, and a draw would result in Real Sociedad topping the group. In the end, the two teams ended up in a goalless draw, with Real Sociedad topping the group and Inter finishing second in the group.
List of teams that have qualified and eliminated from Group A-D].
Top finishers in the group: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad.
Second place in the group: PSV Eindhoven, Copenhagen, Napoli, Inter.
Europa League play-off qualifications: Lens, Galatasaray, Braga, Benfica.
Fourth out: Sevilla, Manchester United, Union Berlin, Salzburg.