A victory and a message: with Neymar, Paris SG regained brilliance against Galatasaray (5-0) Wednesday, December 11 in the Champions League. What to send a warning to his opponents before the draw of the eighth Monday, which will also include Atlético Madrid and surprise Atalanta Bergamo.
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Paris outclass Galatasaray (5-0)
To end its group stage, PSG, already qualified, did not make any details against the Turkish club, whose defensive weakness was largely exploited by the offensive trio Mbappé-Icardi-Neymar.
It was Icardi who opened the ball, pushing an offering of Kylian Mbappé (33e) after an opening of "Ney". Then the Brazilian shifted Pablo Sarabia, scorer of a cross shot (35e), and he launched Mbappé, scorer flush with the post (63e). Meanwhile, the Brazilian had himself scored, served by a heel of Mbappé (47).e). And to finish the evening in style, he offered to the incoming Edinson Cavani, stationed on the bench for several weeks, to shoot and convert a penalty that will do him good (84e).
In short, Paris has completed its group stage on a near-perfect record of five wins and one draw. What will be among the seeded Monday in the draw for the round of 16 in Nyon, Switzerland, and also among the ogres that all the teams of the second hat will want to avoid.
Real Madrid wins in Brugge
Zinédine Zidane's Real Madrid will be a scarecrow: the merengue club beat Brugge 3-1 in a match without a challenge, thanks to goals from Brazil's Rodrygo (53).e) and Vinicius (64e), then to Luka Modric (90e1).
A clear fault for Bayern Munich
The only team in this UEFA Champions League to have a flawless round in this first phase is Bayern Munich, who have tamed Jose Mourinho's Tottenham 3-1 after already crushing the Spurs 7-2 in the first leg. go. But the Munich may have lost big with the injury of Kingsley Coman, poorly dropped on his left knee and forced out in the first period, when he had just scored. Not very reassuring for him and for the Blues at six months of the Euro-2020 …
Historical qualification for Atalanta Bergamo
Fairytale in Lombardy: Atalanta Bergamo qualified for the first time in its history for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League by beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Ukraine on Wednesday, when only his first participation in the European Cup.
The Italian club, which had only one point after four games, has won its last two meetings to achieve a small feat: to win the 2e Group C spot (7 points) dominated by Manchester City (1st, 14 points) which at the same time corrected Dinamo Zagreb 4-1.
Joao Felix qualifies Atlético Madrid for eighths
It was the last remaining ticket to be handed out, and it came to a regular, Atletico Madrid, qualified forceps by defeating Lokomotiv Moscow at home (2-0). It's a relief for "Colchoneros", offensively since the departure of Antoine Griezmann in Barcelona. They will be present in the eighth and they owe it to their diamond Joao Felix (20 years old), arrived in the offseason to succeed to "Grizi".
The Portuguese first caused a penalty kick, which Kieran Trippier failed to convert (2e). But on a second penalty, obtained for a hand in the box, Joao Felix transformed with composure (17e). Then, a good volley from Felipe sealed the score and the qualification of Atlético, second in Group D behind Juventus.
