Liverpool saves the ballot that threatened hell and leads Dortmund, Chelsea and Lyon to the round of 16

Liverpool, defending champion of the Champions League, has averted the shock and has signed his move to eighths as the first group after beating Salzburg (0-2). As well as, Naples (in the surprising final recreation of Carlo Ancelotti, fired) licensed his move with a win and Leipzig closed his group management on an evening that additionally left the classification in extremis of Lyon and these of Dortmund and Chelsea taking benefit Inter and Ajax stumble towards Barcelona and Valencia, respectively.

Thus, Liverpool and Leipzig be a part of Barça, Bayern Munich, Manchester Metropolis, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain in the hype of the first group for subsequent Monday's draw, whereas Italians, Londoners, Germans and French, along with Actual Madrid and Tottenham, can be in the hype of the seconds. For his or her half, Salzburg, Ajax, Inter and Benfica should adjust to enjoying the Europa League.

In Austria, these of Jürgen Klopp (13) licensed their ticket to the round of 16 and first place in Group E, with one level greater than Naples, thanks to the victory towards Salzburg (0-2). Nevertheless, they’d to wait till the starting of the second half to get forward, after a primary half wherein the native group knew how to counteract the virtues of the 'reds'.

In 57, Sadio Mané culminated a sensational play with a middle that Keita despatched headlong to the again of the internet, and solely a minute later Salah gained the race to the Austrian protection to end off, with out angle, and increase the second to the scoreboard .

Nor failed the Naples, which bought rid of the colista Genk (4-0) with a 'hat-trick' by Arkadiusz Milik. These of Carlo Ancelotti already dominated 3-Zero at the break thanks to the exhibition of the Polish striker, who opened the can after three minutes after stealing the pockets from goalkeeper Vandevoordt; he elevated the account in 26 after taking benefit of an correct move from Di Lorenzo, and in 38 he signed the third from the penalty spot. Mertens, additionally from 11 meters, closed the win.

Chelsea and Dortmund took benefit of the Spanish present

On the different hand, in the group of Valencia, the H, Chelsea did their homework at Stamford Bridge towards an evicted Lille (2-1), a triumph that along with that of the group 'che' gave him the move to the qualifiers. Tammy Abraham, with a high-heeled shot at 19 minutes, and the Spanish César Azpilicueta, when he completed off in a nook kick (min.35), sealed the 'blue' triumph, which can proceed to play in the 'Previous Continent' .

In the meantime, Borussia Dortmund met Slavia Prague (2-1) with objectives from Jadon Sancho (min.10) and Julian Brandt (min.61), though he suffered in the closing minutes with the expulsion of Julian Weigl for a double yellow in 76. The aim of Ansu Fati in Giuseppe Meazza in the 86th minute, which sentenced Inter (2-1), unleashed pleasure in the German squad, which superior with it to eighths.

In Group G, Leipzig sealed their management by drawing at dwelling with Olympique de Lyon (2-2), who rescued some extent with a aim from Memphis Depay in the 82nd minute that serves to proceed in 'Champions'. The penalty objectives of Forsberg and Timo Werner put the Germans forward, though Houssem Aouar and Depay himself managed to neutralize them in the second half.

With this, the Rudi García stay in Europe and go away Benfica and Zenit out of the prime competitors. In the different match of the group, the Portuguese imposed themselves on the Russian group (3-0) in a conflict conditioned by the expulsion of rival participant Douglas Santos, though the victory is barely legitimate to safe the Europa League.