33 goals on Matchday 5
RB Leipzig disenchanted defending champions Real Madrid with an impressive performance, but narrowly missed out on qualifying for the round of 16 in the Champions League. The Saxons inflicted the first defeat after 16 competitive games on Tuesday evening in a 3-2 (2-1) win.
Because Donetsk played 1-1 at Celtic Glasgow at the same time, Leipzig is not through yet despite a three-point lead over the Ukrainians. Josko Gvardiol (13th minute), Christopher Nkunku (18th) and Timo Werner (81st) scored the goals for coach Marco Rose’s team in front of 45,228 spectators. Vinicius Júnior (44th) and Rodrygo (90th + 4) scored penalties for Real. Next week, Wednesday, a draw in Donetsk in the last group game would be enough for Leipzig to advance to the knockout phase.
Borussia Dortmund used the second match point in the fight for a place in the round of 16 in the Champions League. With the 0-0 against the star ensemble of Manchester City around the former BVB professional Erling Haaland, the fifth in the Bundesliga made the return to the circle of European football nobility perfect.
Two weeks after missing the first chance at the same venue against Sevilla (1-1), coach Edin Terzic’s team got an early happy ending in front of 81,000 spectators in the sold-out Dortmund stadium. Because the direct duel with the Spaniards (4: 1 / 1: 1) was won, the last group game next Wednesday in Copenhagen is meaningless. One year after the embarrassing first-round elimination, the Revierclub can once again count on lavish additional income.
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Juventus missed progress after bankruptcy at Benfica
Italy’s soccer record champions Juventus Turin continued their series of bankruptcies in the Champions League and miserably missed the round of 16 before the last matchday. The premier class winner from 1996 lost 3: 4 (1: 3) on Tuesday despite catching up at Benfica Lisbon with coach Roger Schmidt and is in third place in Group H with only three points. The Portuguese, on the other hand, together with Paris Saint-Germain, move into the knockout stages.
The French let goals from the star trio Lionel Messi (19th minute/45th), Kylian Mbappé (32nd/64th) and Neymar (35th), an own goal by Sean Goldberg (67th) and Carlos Soler (84th) .) Maccabi Haifa at 7: 2 (4: 1) no chance.
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