Gladbach in the round of 16 despite the bankruptcy of Real

Real Madrid has sovereignly qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. Borussia Mönchengladbach, Atlético de Madrid and Atalanta Bergamo also advanced to the knockout round on the final matchday.

Real Madrid threaten to be eliminated for the first time in their 25th appearance in a group stage of the Champions League. The possible sporting and economic debacle was avoided by the 13-time winner against Mönchengladbach (2-0) with a lot of routine, with the quality of midfielders Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, who controlled the game. But the deciding factor was Karim Benzema. The 32-year-old striker outpointed goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a header twice in the first 32 minutes.

The Spanish champions, who were criticized so many times this season, combined with remarkable ease in the opposing penalty area. Again and again it reached dangerous degrees. Real hit the edge of the goal three times. Borussia Mönchengladbach achieved little, even if the game was a bit more balanced after coach Marco Rose replaced striker Breel Embolo with midfielder Denis Zakaria at half-time.

The fact that there was no third goal was mainly due to Sommer’s left post and the Swiss goalkeeper himself, who brilliantly stopped a Sergio Ramos header. A déjà vu for Ramos: he missed a month ago with two penalties for Spain in the Swiss goal.

In Madrid not much happened in favor of Gladbacher, but more in Milan. Neither Inter nor Shakhtar Donetsk achieved the victory they needed to overcome the Germans, who were in the round of 16 for the first time. The Italians were closer to scoring but were too imprecise. A few minutes before the end, an Inter player, Romelu Lukaku, inadvertently made sure that Alexis Sánchez’s huge and promising header missed.

Atlético win the Finalissima in Salzburg

Like Real, Atlético de Madrid reached the round of 16 on the last day. The championship leader of Spain prevailed in the final for second place behind Bayern Munich on the road to Salzburg 2-0. Mario Hermoso and Yannick Carrasco scored for Diego Simeone’s team, which has only lost twice since Corona’s restart in mid-June. Salzburg, who played with Noah Okafor in the final quarter of an hour, at least came close to taking the lead when they hit the post in the second minute.

Atalanta wins at Ajax

The fourth inning pending award was for Atalanta Bergamo. The Lombards accompany Liverpool FC to the knockout round after their 1-0 win at Ajax Amsterdam in Group D. First, last season’s quarter-finals defended the required draw before Luis Muriel made the decision in the 85th minute. The Colombian ideally launched himself before Remo Freuler’s goal.

All German and Spanish teams in the round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will take place on Monday. Those teams are represented you could wait there. Only Manchester United and Inter Milan were eliminated from the top 4 leagues. The Spanish and the Germans got along with all their clubs. Of the other championships, only Paris Saint-Germain and Porto are represented in the second round.

Champions League. 16 player round (16/16): Real Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Chelsea, Sevilla, Dortmund, Lazio Rom, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig, Bayern München, Atlético de Madrid, Manchester City, Porto, Liverpool, Atalanta Bergamo.