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Romelu Lukaku kept Inter Milan’s hopes alive of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League, qualifying from a Group B that includes the stutter of Real Madrid until the final matchday.
Lukaku scored twice in the second half to lead Inter to a 3-2 win in Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday to prepare for an exciting finale.
Alassane Plea disallowed Matteo Darmian’s first goal in the 17th minute in first-half stoppage time, but Lukaku shot home to restore Inter’s 2-1 lead in the 64th minute and then scored his second goal nine minutes then to put 3-1.
The plea cut the deficit to 76 earlier, but the VAR nullified an 84-minute effort for offside, meaning Inter, with five points, could still advance with a win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Gladbach leads with eight points from five games, one ahead of Shakhtar Y Real Madrid after the Ukrainians, who were second by virtue of their head-to-head record, beat the visiting Spaniards 2-0.
Bruno Dentinho finished off a Shakhtar counterattack in the 57th minute, attacking as Raphael Varane staggered, and then Manor Solomon was allowed to drive from the middle before scoring a final second (82) as the Ukrainians completed an impressive double over the weights. heavy European.
All four teams will battle to reach the round of 16 on Wednesday, December 9.
Atlético did wait
Thomas Muller scored a late penalty to frustrate Atlético de Madrid
Atletico Madrid They face a stressful final game to ensure they make it to the Champions League knockout stage after they could only draw 1-1 at home to a much change Bayern Munich side.
Atleti were looking for a comfortable victory when Joao Félix put them ahead in the 26th minute, appearing at the near post to score a cross from Marcos Llorente.
But Diego Simeone’s team was unable to increase their lead against Bayern, who rested most of their first-team regulars after qualifying as group winners last week.
And Atlético had to pay for their conservatism when substitute Thomas Muller beat goalkeeper Jan Oblak from the spot in the 86th minute after being brought down by defender Felipe.
Atlético are second in Group A with six points and to qualify now they must avoid defeat in their last game against RB Salzburg, who are third with four points.
A corset from the first half by Mergim Berisha helped win Salzburg a 3-1 win in Lokomotiv Moscow as the Austrian champions kept their own hopes alive.
Salzburg were rewarded for their early dominance in the 28th minute when a deflected shot from Enock Mwepu landed kindly on Berisha, who converted from close range. Jesse March’s team doubled their lead 13 minutes later when Sekou Koita took advantage of a poor clearance by Slobodan Rajkovic and played for Berisha.
Lokomotiv received a lifeline in the 79th minute when Ze Luis was fouled by Andre Ramalho in the penalty area, and Anton Miranchuk converted the resulting penalty to cut the deficit in half.
But substitute Karim Adeyemi restored Salzburg’s two-goal lead two minutes later to set up a decisive clash with Atlético.
Man City’s Top Group, Liverpool via
Star Man: Curtis Jones (r) celebrates with Neco Williams
Porto joined Manchester City to advance to the next phase of the Champions League after the two tied without a goal in the Group C clash on Tuesday.
The point, combined with Olympiakos’ defeat in France, was enough to ensure that Porto finished second, while City, who had already qualified last week, are assured of first place.
But Pep Guardiola’s team gave up their 100 percent group record despite dominating their hosts as they created a myriad of opportunities but proved incapable of making the breakthrough.
In the other group game, Cristian Romero’s late draw secured a potentially precious point for Atalanta in a close 1-1 draw with the Danish team Central jutland.
Defender Alexander Scholz had put the visitors ahead from the start and they were 11 minutes away from a first win in Europe’s elite club competition, but Romero’s header provided a just reward for Atalanta after relentless pressure on the final stages.
They move to eight points in the group and go to Ajax in the final round of matches next week and only need a draw to secure a place in the round of 16, with the Dutch club one point behind them.
Manchester city will finish atop Group C, but their first goalless draw in the Champions League group stage by Porto, who has also qualified for the round of 16.
City had more clear chances after the break and thought they had secured the three points when Gabriel Jesús (80) appeared on the door after another save by Agustín Marchesín later, but VAR ruled out the goal for Rodri’s offside in the preparation. .
Elsewhere, Olympiakos fell to a 2-1 defeat in Marseilles.
The Greek side took the lead in the first half through Mady Camara, only for Dimitri Payet to score two penalties after the break to give OM their first victory and first goals in the competition this season.
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