On December 13, Beijing time, the UEFA Champions League ended with 8 games in the final rounds of Group A to Group D. In the end, Copenhagen and Naples successfully finished second in their respective groups and successfully reached the last 16 of this season’s Champions League.
In the final round of Group A, Copenhagen, who was at home, defeated Galatasaray 1-0 with Le Lagere’s winning goal in the 58th minute. In another matchup in the same group, Manchester United lost 0-1 at home to Bayern. After 6 rounds, Bayern secured first place with 16 points with 5 wins and 1 draw. Copenhagen finished second in the group with 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Although Galatasaray lost this round, they still beat Manchester United with 4 points with 5 points and qualified for the Europa League play-offs.
In the final round of Group C, Napoli defeated Braga 2-0 at home and secured second place in the group with 10 points. Braga finished third in the group with 4 points to participate in the Europa League. In another game in the same group, Real Madrid reversed Union Berlin 3-2, winning 6 consecutive games and accumulating 18 points to take first place. Union Berlin is at the bottom with 2 points.
In the final round of Group B, Sevilla was defeated by Lens 1-2 and was at the bottom with 2 points. Lens finished third in the group with 8 points and moved to the Europa League. Arsenal drew 1-1 with Eindhoven. Arsenal with 13 points and Eindhoven with 9 points joined hands to qualify from the group.
In Group D, Inter Milan drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad. The two teams tied with 12 points, but Real Sociedad won the first place and Inter Milan ranked second in the group. In the other game in the same group, Red Bull Salzburg 1-3 at home. After losing to Benfica, the two teams were tied with 4 points after the final round. Benfica defeated Red Bull Salzburg and qualified for the Europa League.
Since then, 14 seats have been produced in the top 16 of the Champions League, namely Bayern, Copenhagen, Arsenal, PSV, Real Madrid, Naples, Real Sociedad, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Dortmund, Manchester City, Red Bull Leipzig, and Barcelona. The last two seats will be chosen among five teams: Paris, Newcastle, Milan, Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.
And Galatasaray, Manchester United, Lens, Sevilla, Braga, Union Berlin, Salzburg, Benfica, Feyenoord, Celtic, Young Boys Bern, Red Star Belgrade, Antwerp 13 teams have been confirmed to be eliminated, and Manchester United and Sevilla have not even qualified to participate in the Europa League.