BERLIN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- In the last eight matches of the final round of the group stage of the 2023-2024 Champions League on the 13th, Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 away to Dortmund and took the last train to advance to the round of 16 with the second place in the groupAtletico Madrid beat Lazio 2-0 at home to secure the top spot in Group E.
In Group F, which can be called the "Group of Death", Dort, who qualified for the promotion one round earlier, hosts Paris. In the first half, the two sides exchanged blank papers. In the 51st minute, Dort made a steal in front, Phil Kruger got the ball in the penalty area, and Adeyemi pushed the goal. Just five minutes later, Mbappe burst into the box on the left and played an inverted triangle pass, which was followed up by Unai Emery with a low shot. At just 17 years and 280 days, Unai Emery became the youngest French player to score in the Champions League. Dort accumulated 11 points and finished top of the group.
AC Milan in the same group scored two goals in a row after conceding one goal first, and defeated Newcastle United 2-1, entering the Europa League play-offs with the third place in the Champions League group for the first time in the team's history. After Manchester United, Newcastle became only the second Premier League side to finish bottom of their group in the Champions League this season.
In Group E, Atletico Madrid defeated Lazio, and the two teams qualified together. Antoine Griezmann and Lino scored for the home team in the first and second halves respectively. Celtic in the same group beat Feyenoord 2-1 at home to win their first Champions League win of the season.
In Group H, Barcelona lost 2-3 away to Antwerp, and Porto beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-3 at home. Barcelona and Porto are tied on 12 points to secure the top two spots in the group. In Group G, Manchester City defeated Red Star Belgrade 3-2 away and won all six games to advance to the knockout round. Leipzig finished second in the group with a 2-1 home win over Bern Juniors.
The round of 16 of the Champions League this season has all been produced, and the five major leagues occupy 13 places, including 4 teams in La Liga, 3 teams in the Bundesliga, 3 teams in Serie A, 2 teams in the Premier League, 1 team in Ligue 1, and the other 3 teams are from the Eredivisie, Portuguese Super League and Danish Premier League. On the 18th of this month, there will be a draw for the knockout matchups. (ENDS).