Frankfurt qualified with Tottenham, big disappointment for Atlético de Madrid… What to remember from Thursday’s other matches

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The Champions League will provide thrills until the very end of the group stage, before going on hiatus until February. On the first evening of the sixth and final day, Tuesday, November 1, Eintracht Frankfurt snatched their place in the round of 16, while Atlético de Madrid experienced another terrible disappointment.

Eintracht qualified with Tottenham in the OM group

Group D, the one in which Olympique de Marseille was cruelly eliminated on Tuesday, did not deliver its verdict until the very end of the evening. The suspense was total and until the last seconds of the match at the Stade Vélodrome, Eintracht Frankfurt thought they were carrying out a robbery by taking first place in the group. Finally, it returns to Tottenham.

But the German club can still congratulate themselves on getting their ticket to the round of 16 after their victory over Sporting Portugal (2-1), thanks in particular to a goal from Frenchman Randal Kolo Muani. Finalist of the fifth edition of the history of the C1 in 1960, Eintracht had not participated in the competition since. Winner of the Europa League last year, the club coached by Oliver Glasner is progressing year after year.

The chalice to the dregs for Atlético

At the end of an incredible scenario, during the 5th day, Atlético de Madrid had said goodbye to its chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League. During the last day on Tuesday, the Madrid club experienced a new disappointment. Beaten on the lawn of FC Porto (1-2) after a failed match, the Colchoneros did not even obtain third place in group B which would have allowed them to play in the Europa League. For the first time since the arrival of Diego Simeone on the bench of Atlético, in 2011, the Madrid club will not play in the European Cup in the second half of the season.

Third place is recovered in extremis by Bayer Leverkusen, who will therefore compete in the C4 play-offs in February. The German club drew against Club Brugge at home (0-0) on Tuesday. The Belgian formation, which had validated last week the very first participation in its history in the knockout stages of the Champions League, finished second in the group behind FC Porto.

Napoli beaten for the first time this season

Undefeated since the start of the season, Naples ended up cracking. Leader of group A, the Italian club knew they were out of reach of Liverpool after their big victory in the first leg (4-1). But the Reds still inflicted on Naples their very first defeat of the season (2-0) thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez. Among the five major European leagues, only Paris Saint-Germain remain undefeated. In the other meeting of group A, Ajax Amsterdam (3rd) won (3-1) on the lawn of Glasgow Rangers (4th).

Pavard still goalscorer with Bayern

Benjamin Pavard begins to take a liking to it. Already a scorer against FC Barcelona on the 5th day, the French did it again during Bayern Munich’s victory against Inter on Tuesday (2-0), again from a corner. With this goal from the Frenchman and this success, the Bavarian club achieved full success, with six wins in six games. For its part, FC Barcelona, ​​who finished 3rd in the group, won in the Czech Republic on the lawn of Viktoria Plzen (4-2).


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