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Borussia Dortmund qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, despite their 1-1 draw with Lazio on Wednesday night.
Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland, who scored 6 goals in the tournament, missed the team of the match due to a hamstring injury.
Dortmund took the lead before the end of the first half after Rafael Guerrero scored the first goal of the match, then a penalty kick in the second half awarded Siro Immobile a draw for Lazio.
Lazio need to at least draw with Club Brugge, who beat Zenit Saint Petersburg 3-0 on Wednesday, in their final match to secure qualification.
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his football career in the match in which Juventus beat Dynamo Kiev 3-0.
The French match was moderated by Stephanie Frapar, becoming the first woman to referee a tournament match.
Juventus have already reserved a seat for the round of 16 of the tournament before playing their match on Wednesday night.
A journey at stake
As for Manchester United, their Champions League career is on the line, after they helped Brazilian star Neymar Paris Saint-Germain win at Old Trafford by scoring two goals.
Marcus Rashford scored a goal for England, but Marquinus’ superb second-half spike brought the visitors to the lead.
After United midfielder Fred Neymar scored his 38th goal in the Champions League, the match ended 3-1 in favor of the French team.
Manchester United tied Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig with nine points in Group H, knowing that United need to draw with the German team next Tuesday to qualify for the round of 16.
Chelsea secured first place in Group E of the Champions League, after Olivier Giroud scored all four goals in the England team’s match against Sevilla.
The Frenchman scored at the beginning of each half, with two impressive finishes after receiving smart passes from Kai Havertz and Matteo Kovacic.
He completed the hat-trick with a header near the post and then scored his fourth goal with a penalty, thus confirming his team’s qualification for the round of 16.
And Chelsea, in their game against Sevilla, made nine changes to the team that drew 0-0 with Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.
Havertz and Christian Pulisic started their first game for Chelsea since October, and midfielder Billy Gilmore (19 years old) was involved in his first game of the season.
Sevilla, who also secured their place in the round of 16, were left without many of their outstanding players, and the team had to play for the first time with goalkeeper Alfonso Pastor, after Thomas Vaccic was injured during warm-up.
