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A penalty goal after ten minutes of play was the preliminary decision in Paris’s alleged coup against Leipzig. Barcelona, Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla have the safe tickets for the round of 16.
Paris. An awkward behavior by the Leipzig Gulacsi goalkeeper, an overly intense intervention by the ÖFB legionnaire Sabitzer, a Di Maria who fell quickly in the area and a goal from Neymar: this is how fast the Champions League match against him can be. Paris SG Describe RB Leipzig. Decided after 10 minutes and otherwise only characterized by idle passes, bad passes and shots, as well as a five-man string of the hosts, who have taken their heads off the circuit for the time being. Manchester United defeated Istanbul 4-1, making them leaders of the table and Leipzig and Paris are fighting for promotion.
Compared to the 2-1 loss in Leipzig three weeks ago, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar returned to the starting lineup at PSG. In the central midfield of the Leipzig team, which will only be prosecuted again by Konrad Laimer in the new year, captain Marcel Sabitzer acted alongside Amadou Haidara, another former Salzburg player. Sabitzer was also in the spotlight in the crucial situation: the ÖFB team player caused a penalty – albeit controversial – with a clumsy tackle against Ángel Di María, which Neymar (11th) used. Sabitzer had already committed a penalty foul in the 5-0 loss to Manchester United, CL’s only defeat of Leipzig of the season so far.
Barcelona win even without Messi
Barcelona, Juventus from Turin, Chelsea and Sevilla FC got the first four tickets to the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Barcelona also won the round of 16 ticket with a B-Elf with a 4-0 win at Dynamo Kiev. Lionel Messi had stayed home to protect himself, a few other stars were on the bench and numerous reservists made their CL debuts. Danish Martin Braithwaite scored two goals and one assist. The 29-year-old served American Sergino Dest (52nd) for the first time. After a close-up (57th), the forward hit himself as a foul with a penalty (70th). Substitute Antoine Griezmann (92nd) made the final score. Barcelona has a maximum of twelve points after four rounds. Juventus follow after a 2-1 win over Ferencvaros Budapest, three points behind second place. After an early deficit, Cristiano Ronaldo tied with his 131st goal in CL (35th). Until Álvaro Morata’s decisive goal, which set the promotion, the Italian champions had to tremble until the second minute of stoppage time.
Chelsea and Sevilla also secured their tickets to the Group E round of 16 with 2-1 wins in injury time. The Londoners won after goals from Callum Hudson-Odoi (22nd) and “Joker” Olivier Giroud (91st) at Stade Rennes as well as after Sevilla FC’s 1-0 at FK Krasnodar. The winning match for Sevilla was the Moroccan Munir El Haddadi (95th). Before that, ex-Salzburger Wanderson (56th) had matched the Andalusians’ lead by Ivan Rakitic (4th). Chelsea lead by the best goal difference against Sevilla.
Haaland again and again
Dortmund’s Erling Haaland has already scored six goals in the premier class this season. The Norwegian scored a double in a 3-0 win over Club Brugge (18th, 60th). The former Salzburg goalkeeper only hit the short corner through the inside post. In the second half he happily put the ball into the area and finished off. Haaland now has 16 goals in twelve career CL appearances. In the league, the 20-year-old last managed a four-pack against Hertha BSC (5-2).
Against Brugge, Jadon Sancho launched a remarkable free kick (45º). As the leader of Group F, Dortmund is clearly on the rise, like Lazio Roma. The Romans defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 3-1 thanks to two goals from star forward Ciro Immobile (3rd, 55th / Elfer) and a long-range shot from captain Marco Parolo (22nd) and are one point behind Dortmund and four ahead of Brujas.
