Liverpool and Ajax maintained their perfect Champions League record this season to qualify for the last 16 on Wednesday, while Paris Saint-Germain’s squad lacking Lionel Messi was held by RB Leipzig.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool blew Atletico Madrid off in a whirlwind start at Anfield, with Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane winning 2-0 against an opponent in the first 21 minutes, ending with 10 men.
Liverpool are now guaranteed to top the group, seven points away from Porto with two games remaining, while Atletico are a further point in third place. Porto drew 1–1 away from AC Milan as Chancellor Mbemba’s own goal at the San Siro canceled Luis Diaz’s opening opener for the Portuguese side.
Messi missed PSG’s trip to Germany due to injury, and without him Mauricio Pochettino’s side came to the lead before conceding a late penalty and drawing 2–2 with Leipzig.
Result: Group A: Manchester City 4 (Foden 15, Mahrez 54, Sterling 72, Jesus 90+2) BT Club Brugge 1 (Stones 17-OG); RB Leipzig 2 (Nkunku 8, Szoboszlai 90+2-pen) drew with PSG 2 (Wijnaldum 21, 39).
Group B: AC Milan 1 (Mbemba 61-og) drew with FC Porto 1 (Luis Diaz 6); Liverpool 2 (Diogo Jota 13, Mane 21) bt Atletico Madrid 0.
Group C: Sporting Lisbon 4 (Pedro Goncalves 31-Paine, 38, Paulinho 41, Sarabia 56) bt Besiktas 0; Borussia Dortmund 1 (Reus 37-pen) lost to Ajax 3 (Tadyk 72, Haller 83, Klaasen 90+3).
Group D: Real Madrid 2 (Benzema 14, 61) bt Shekhar Donetsk 1 (Fernando 39); Sheriff Tiraspol 1 (Troor 90+2) lost to Inter Milan 3 (Brozovic 54, Skirnier 66, Alexis Sanchez 82)..
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