Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Paris Saint-Germain
In Group F of the UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain drew with Borussia Dortmund with a score of 1-1. Paris Saint-Germain’s first goal was scored by Warren Zaïre-Emery in the 56th minute, while Borussia Dortmund equalized through Karim Adeyemi in the 1st minute. With this draw, Paris Saint-Germain secured second place in the group and advanced to the Round of 16 of the tournament.
Newcastle United 1-2 AC Milan
In another match from Group F, Newcastle United lost to AC Milan by a score of 1-2. Joelinton scored the opening goal for Newcastle in the 1st minute, AC Milan equalized through Christian Pulisic in the 59th minute, and Samuel Chukwueze scored the winning goal for AC Milan in the 84th minute. With this result, AC Milan secured third place in the group and advanced to the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
Porto advances by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk
In Group H, Porto advanced to the Round of 16 after defeating Shakhtar Donetsk with a score of 5-3. Shakhtar Donetsk needed to win to qualify, but Porto managed to secure the victory and guarantee their place in the next round of the tournament.
Atletico Madrid tops Group E
In Group E, Atletico Madrid won against Lazio with a score of 2-0. With this victory, Atletico Madrid confirmed their top position in the group and secured a place in the Round of 16 of the tournament.
Manchester City defeats Red Star Belgrade
In Group G, Manchester City beat Red Star Belgrade with a score of 3-2. Although Manchester City was playing with a team composed of reserve players, they managed to secure the win and advance as group leaders.
Summary of Upcoming Stages
The draw for the Round of 16 will take place at UEFA headquarters next Monday. This round will feature eight previous champion clubs, which have collectively achieved 33 titles out of 67 since the inception of the European Cup in 1955. The group winners will be drawn as seeded teams, and the runners-up as unseeded teams. In the Round of 16, teams cannot face a team from their own country or a team they faced in the group stage. The draws for the later stages of the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be held later in the season without seeding or municipal protection.
Summary of the Europa League
Teams finishing third in the groups will continue to compete in February in knockout matches for the Europa League, which will also be drawn next Monday. The third-place teams will compete against the second-placed teams in the Europa League groups. The winners of the knockout matches will advance to the Round of 16 to face the first-placed teams in the groups such as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, who are currently leading the Premier League and the Bundesliga respectively.
End of the Group Stage
On Wednesday, the UEFA Champions League bid farewell to the traditional group stage consisting of four teams playing against each other in home and away matches. Last year, UEFA approved a new and expanded format consisting of 36 teams based on pressures from clubs seeking more guaranteed matches and a varied schedule with higher quality competitors and more funds. Eight matches will be played instead of six in the Champions League for the 2024-2025 season, and teams will be ranked according to their standings. The top eight teams in January 2025 will qualify for the Round of 16 in a seeded draw similar to a tennis tournament draw. The Round of 16 matches will be played in a home-and-away format.
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