In the early morning of December 14, Beijing time, the second match day of the 6th round of the Champions League group stage ended: Paris drew 1:1 with Dort, Milan counterattacked Newcastle 2:1, Manchester City defeated Red Star 3:2, and Barcelona lost to Antwerp 2:3, staging an exciting night. On this matchday, the Champions League night welcomed two more teams from Paris and Porto, while Newcastle, Milan and Shakhtar missed out on the knockout rounds.
The final ending of the Super Death Group.
Dort's win over Milan in the previous round sealed their qualification early, turning the final round into a fierce battle between Paris, Newcastle and Milan for the final qualifying spot.
In the first half of Dort's game against Paris, Jule cleared the goal line to prevent Mbappe's one-on-one chance, and then Barcola hit the post, Muani missed a good chance for a single shot, and the Paris attack was unbreakable for a long time. In the second half, Phil Krueger set up Adeyemi to break the deadlock and give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 lead, before Unai Emery netted a goal shortly afterwards to help Paris equalise 1-1.
Newcastle's game against Milan was also up and down.
In the 33rd minute of the first half, Joelinton scored to give Newcastle a 1-0 lead. In the 59th minute of the second half, Giroud assisted Christian Pulisic to equalize and help Milan 1-1. In the 84th minute, Chukwueze came off the bench to score a goal to help Milan reverse the score 2:1.
In the end, Borussia Dortmund ranked first in the group with 11 points, Paris and Milan tied on 8 points, but Milan was slightly less successful and only ranked third in the group, Paris advanced with a draw, and Newcastle only finished bottom with 5 points.
Atletico beat Lazio to secure top spot in the group.
In the last game, Atletico Madrid and Lazio qualified one round earlier, and the two teams were only separated by one point. The game is a battle for top spot in the group, and Atletico Madrid's home wins in all competitions this season have undoubtedly boosted boss Simeone's confidence. Against Lazio, Atletico showed their superior skills at home, eventually winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Antoine Griezmann and Lino. After six rounds of group play, they are unbeaten with four wins and two draws, and are firmly at the top of the group with 14 points.
Antoine Griezmann was one of the scorers as he scored his fifth goal in this season's Champions League, becoming only the third player in Atletico's history to score five goals in a single Champions League group stage. It was also the best goal of his career in a Champions League group stage.
Barcelona returned to the knockout stages of the Champions League and only needed a draw in the final round to secure the top spot, against Antwerp, who suffered five consecutive defeats in the opening round. However, at a critical moment, Barcelona had problems. They conceded less than two minutes into the game, before Romeu's mistake led to Wome's volley. Barcelona did not equalize until the 35th minute through Ferran's scramble to score. In the second half, Barcelona's back line made another mistake and finally lost to Antwerp 2:3. Although Porto's victory over Shakhtar equalled Barcelona on points, Barcelona remained firmly at the top of the group due to the advantage of the winner.
Manchester City set a record of winning all six games in their group stage for the first time in their history.
Manchester City has already secured the top spot in the Champions League group stage one round earlier. In the last game, coach Pep Guardiola considered all the changes in the starting lineup. In the end, thanks to the outstanding performances of Hamilton, Bob and Phillips, Manchester City defeated Red Star Belgrade 3-2 away, successfully winning all six games, which was also the first time in Pep Guardiola's Champions League group stage.
The win put Manchester City on a stellar 20-game unbeaten run in the Champions League, including 15 wins and five draws. At the same time, they set a record of winning all of their group stage for the first time in their history, becoming only the second team to successfully collect 18 points this season after Real Madrid.
The Champions League squad for the round of 16 has all been revealed, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad in La LigaThe Bundesliga has Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig;Serie A has Inter, Lazio and Napoli;The Premier League has Manchester City and Arsenal;Ligue 1 has Paris;The Portuguese Super League has Porto;Eredivisie has PSV Eindhoven;Danchao has Copenhagen.