In the early morning of December 14, Beijing time, the Champions League group stage ushered in the final night. 8 battles, related to the competition for the last 2 qualifying places. Porto and Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the round of 16, and Milan won 2-1 but still couldn't qualify. Barcelona broke out a big upset, and was beaten 2-3 by Antwerp.
Porto + Paris qualify].
This Champions League night, the match between Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk is also a real battle of life and death: with the same 9 points, whoever wins will qualify. Porto have a slight advantage and a draw will lead to promotion. However, Porto are aiming for three points.
In the 9th minute, Gareno broke the deadlock for Porto.
Shakhtar Donetsk equalised in the 29th minute. In the 43rd minute, Gareno's world wave once again gave Porto the lead.
In the 62nd minute, Taremi scored another goal with a left-footed blast, and Porto led 3-1!
Shakhtar Donetsk refused to surrender and in the 72nd minute, Porto's Ostaquio made it 2-3.
In the 76th minute, the veteran Pepe stepped forward and scored in a corner kick, and Porto almost killed the suspense 4-2!
In the 82nd minute, Porto's Conceição scored another goal to seal the win 5-2 and ensure qualification.
At the last moment, Shakhtar Donetsk scored 1 goal, but they were powerless. Porto won 5-3 and successfully reached the last 16 of the Champions League.
The other 1 place in the round of 16 is fiercely contested: Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle, and AC Milan are the three giants in the group of death, and only one team can qualify. Paris and Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1, with Adeyemi and Unai Emery contributing to both teams.
Newcastle and Milan also played quite well. Newcastle's Joelinton opened the scoring but Christian Pulisic and Chukwueze scored twice in a row as Milan reversed Newcastle 2-1.
Paris has 8 points, Milan has 8 points, and with the advantage of each other's records, Paris is thrilling to qualify!
Barcelona upset!2-3 loss to fish belly].
This Champions League night, there are also underdogs. In Group H, Barcelona played away to Antwerp. I thought that Barcelona could win steadily and get a bonus of 2.8 million euros, but I didn't expect the upset to be born:
Just 2 minutes into the opening game, Barcelona made a low-level mistake in the backfield pass and gave Antwerp a goal for nothing.
Ferran Torres equalized for Barcelona, but in the 56th minute, Barcelona conceded another goal, Jensen's tackle scored, and Barcelona fell behind 1-2!
In stoppage time, Giu equalized for Barcelona, but Antwerp quickly returned the favor, and in the 92nd minute, Ininihna beat Barcelona!
Champions League qualification, Europa League play-off qualifications at a glance].
Top finish: Bayern, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dort, Manchester City, Barcelona.
2nd place: Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, Inter, Lazio, Paris, Leipzig, Porto.
Europa League qualifications: Galatasaray, Lens, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, AC Milan, Juniors, Shakhtar Donetsk.
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