from full English to failed sharks

The only full of triumphs was signed by the Bayern Munich, who did not give up a single point and was able to win at the Camp Nou (0-3) and San Siro (0-2). Without Lewandowskithe Bavarian team distributed the offensive protagonist, with I healed (4 goals) as the best gunner. It is Bayern’s third 18-point strike, something no team had achieved before. The Bavarians also expand their record to 34 games without falling in group stage.

The other club that aspired until the last episode with six victories was the Naples, the great feeling of this first phase with attractive and devastating football. He fell in Anfieldbut finished first with 20 goals in favor, the highest figure of the 32 participants. As top scorers are Salah and Mbappé, both with seven goals, while Halanddown this Wednesday due to injury against Seville (3-1), adds 5 goals in 4 games.

Nor did other favorites leave room for surprise, starting with City, who only gave up a couple of draws after an overwhelming start. The team of Guardiola It is the maximum candidate for victory, according to the bookmakers. They are followed by Bayern and PSG, who won in Turin (1-2), but finished second to miracle of Benfica in Israel (1-6). The French and the Portuguese, who drew in their two duels, ended up equal to everything, but Benfica finished the leader by scoring most away goals. The PSG of Messi could be measured with Madrid in the round of 16, like last year.

In the surprises section, the witches emerges as a great revelation. Once the composition of group B was known, no one would have predicted that the Belgian team would have secured a ticket to the round of 16 on matchday four, but it was. After laying down the Athletic at home and tie at the Metropolitano, the block of Ferran Jutgla his presence among the 16 best was assured, although he could not maintain the leadership, which ended up in the hands of the Port. The Portuguese box, with the scorer Taremi in front, he staged the best comeback of the first phase. He started with two defeats, the second by 0-4 at the Dragon Stadium, and finished first, sinking Simeone.

The classification of the benficawhich last year left out the Barca and in this course he dismantled Juventus, with a victory included in Turin (1-2), and was able to finish leader with a fantastic win against Maccabee Haifa.

Group D deserves a separate mention, in which the four clubs arrived with options for the last day. In the end, the winners were Tottenhamwho won in Marseille in the 95th minute, and the Eintracht Frankfurt, the champion of the Europa League, who stormed Lisbon with a great victory.

Jose Mourinho he pulled his irony, always sharp, to assess the favorites to win the Europa League. «Betis is a candidate, but all the players will arrive unsuccessful sharks of the Champions, and it seems that they are going to come in handy”, commented the Roma coach, who must win this Thursday at Ludogorets to move on to the round of 32 play-offs, which will be drawn on Monday in Nyon, like the Champions League round of 16.

Those sharks are headed by Barça, which for the second consecutive year falls to the Europa League after being unable to beat Inter at the Camp Nou. That 3-3 condemned him to third place, the same one that the Sevillewho had a tough group with the City and Dortmund.

The Andalusians are the kings of the competition with six titles. In that “nice Europa League”, as defined by Xavi, there will be another classic: the Juventus of Turin, which closed their disastrous group stage with a final loss at home. The old lady only added three points.

The Marseilles and the two Scots (Rangers and Celtic) had a fiasco by finishing last, but nothing compared to Simeone’s Atlético. The colchoneros began as favorites to be first in a comfortable group and they ended up on the street with only one victory, that of the debut against Porto. A mirage before the disaster.