Atalanta gives the bell and culminates the surprise Champions in eighths

The Italian Atalanta achieved its first classification for the knockout phases of the Champions League by beating Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday (0-3), at the shut of the group stage that additionally introduced the Atlético de Madrid go with out struggling in opposition to Lokomotiv .

In the afternoon shift, Atalanta accompanied Manchester Metropolis to eighths in Group C. The Italian workforce, which debuted in the competitors and misplaced its first three video games, gained at house (0-3) Shakhtar Donetsk a direct duel for second place The Italian workforce signed its historic go with a step ahead in the second half and the items of the Ukrainian workforce.

The Metropolis accomplished the preliminary section with a recreation of processing and rotations. These of Pep Guardiola went from much less to extra till they completed scoring (1-4) to Dinamo Zagreb of a Dani Olmo who stated goodbye with an ideal purpose. Gabriel Jesus signed a triplet and Phil Foden, who once more demonstrated his promising profession, accomplished the consequence 5 minutes from the finish. The Metropolis, which was already recognized first, ends with 14 factors for the 7 Atalanta.

On Wednesday I got here with few accounts to shut the group stage. In the air was nonetheless the way forward for Atlético de Madrid, which superior to the crossroads with a quiet victory (2-0) in opposition to Lokomotiv. As well as, in the different Group D match, Bayer Leverkusen, who opted for that second place that the Madrid workforce stayed, fell with the Juventus chief with the targets of Cristiano and Higuaín in the last stretch (0-2).

There was additionally nothing at stake in Group A of Actual Madrid, seconds and PSG first earlier than beginning. The white field nonetheless gained (1-3) in Bruges, whereas the Paris workforce beat Galatasaray (5-0) with its trident Neymar, Mbappe and Icardi impressed. The Spanish Pablo Sarabia additionally noticed the door.

As well as, Bayern Munich prevailed (3-1) in opposition to Tottenham in the duel between the first two of Group B, bringing the Germans to complete the preliminary section with six of six in victories. The opposite occasion left the victory 'in extremis' and penalty Olympiacos in opposition to Purple Star, to remain the go to the Europa League.