Paris St Germain revived its Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Liverpool in Group C, leaving the English club’s hopes of reaching the last 16 hanging in the balance.
PSG players are jubilant after beating Liverpool in Champions League
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Late Eriksen winner keeps Tottenham alive
Napoli wins at Red Star
Napoli visits Liverpool in its last match where it needs to avoid losing by two goals or more, or by a 0-1 scoreline, to qualify without depending on PSG’s result away to Red Star Belgrade.
Atletico eases into last 16
Koke scored Atletico’s fastest-ever CL goal within two minutes and Antoine Griezmann added a second after 25 minutes before any hopes of a late Monaco comeback were ended with Radamel Falcao’s 83rd minute missed penalty. The win meant that Atletico advanced to the knockout stages, leading Group A with 12 points from five games. Borussia Dortmund’s goalless draw at home to Club Bruges saw it into the next round too, but Diego Simeone’s Atletico will have a two-point lead at the top
Messi magic seals Barcelona victory
Messi provided an assist for defender Gerard Pique to score the second for the Spanish side, which has 13 points from its five matches and an unassailable lead at the top of the pool. PSV will finish bottom. Captain Luuk de Jong scored a late consolation for the home side as it matched Barcelona for much of the contest at the Philips Stadion, striking the woodwork three times in the first half alone and missing a number of other chances.
PSG set out like a team determined finally to prove its credentials on the big European stage, and went in front in the 13th minute through Juan Bernat, before Neymar made it 2-0 eight minutes before half-time after a lightning PSG counter-attack. Yet with the French champion in cruise control, Angel Di Maria needlessly brought down Sadio Mane to concede a penalty, which James Milner converted in first half stoppage time to give Liverpool hope.
Late Eriksen winner keeps Tottenham alive
Christian Eriksen kept Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of reaching the last 16 alive with a late winner in his side’s 1-0 victory over Inter Milan at Wembley. Inter, needing just a draw to reach the knockout rounds at Tottenham’s expense, was holding firm until substitute Eriksen smashed home his team’s winner in the 80th minute after superb work from Moussa Sissoko. Tottenham had one point from its opening three Group B games, but with one match remaining, it has seven and has leapfrogged Inter into second place by virtue of its head-to-head record against the Nerazzurri.
Napoli wins at Red Star
Napoli swept aside Red Star Belgrade with a typically entertaining performance as two goals from Dries Mertens helped it to a 3-1 win over the former European champion.
Napoli visits Liverpool in its last match where it needs to avoid losing by two goals or more, or by a 0-1 scoreline, to qualify without depending on PSG’s result away to Red Star Belgrade.
Atletico eases into last 16
Atletico Madrid clinched its place in the last 16 by beating AS Monaco 2-0 at home while also ensuring that Thierry Henry’s hapless visitor will now even miss out on qualification for the Europa League.
Koke scored Atletico’s fastest-ever CL goal within two minutes and Antoine Griezmann added a second after 25 minutes before any hopes of a late Monaco comeback were ended with Radamel Falcao’s 83rd minute missed penalty. The win meant that Atletico advanced to the knockout stages, leading Group A with 12 points from five games. Borussia Dortmund’s goalless draw at home to Club Bruges saw it into the next round too, but Diego Simeone’s Atletico will have a two-point lead at the top
Messi magic seals Barcelona victory
Lionel Messi scored an excellent individual goal and laid on another as Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to secure top spot in Group B.
Messi provided an assist for defender Gerard Pique to score the second for the Spanish side, which has 13 points from its five matches and an unassailable lead at the top of the pool. PSV will finish bottom. Captain Luuk de Jong scored a late consolation for the home side as it matched Barcelona for much of the contest at the Philips Stadion, striking the woodwork three times in the first half alone and missing a number of other chances.