Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday evening after their home defeat against Bayern Munich (0-1), on the sixth and final day of the group stage. At the same time, other matches were played in groups A, C and D.
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Bayern Munich takes out Manchester United
Manchester United, last in its group, is eliminated from all European competition after its defeat (0-1) on Tuesday December 12 against Bayern Munich at the end of the Champions League group stage.
The Red Devils conceded a fourth defeat in six Champions League matches at Old Trafford. This condemns them to fourth place in group A (4 points), behind the Germans of Bayern (1st, 16 pts) and the Danes of Copenhagen (8 pts), qualified in the round of 16 after their success (1-0) against the Turks of Galatasaray (3rd, 5 pts).
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FC Copenhagen in the round of 16 after their victory over Galatasaray
FC Copenhagen, winner of Galatasaray 1-0 at home in the decisive match of the 6th day, qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Lukas Lerager, on a caviar from Elias Achouri, scored the only goal of the match shortly before the hour mark (57th). FC Copenhagen, reduced to 10 at the end of the match after the exclusion of the scorer, returned to the exhilaration of the round of 16 of the premier club competition after the 2010-2011 season, when they were knocked out by Chelsea (2- 0 0-0).
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Real Madrid snatches victory against Union Berlin
Assured of first place in its group, Real Madrid won on the pitch of Union Berlin (3-2) at the Olympic stadium, carried by a double from Joselu.
With 18 points out of 18 possible on the clock, Carlo Ancelotti’s men are ahead of Naples, winner Tuesday evening on their lawn against the Portuguese of Braga (2-0), transferred to the Europa League.
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Naples wins its ticket to the eighth
Naples, reigning Italian champion, booked their ticket to the round of 16 of the Champions League by dominating Braga 2-0.
Napoli, already relegated fourteen points from the lead in the league, is the third Italian club to reach the round of 16 after Inter Milan and Lazio Rome. AC Milan, 4th in Group F, will have to, to imitate them, win at Newcastle on Wednesday and count on a defeat for PSG in Dortmund.
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Real Sociedad, first in group D
Already qualified for the round of 16, Real Sociedad ensured they finished first in Group D on Tuesday by beating Inter Milan (0-0) at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium.
The two teams finished with 12 points each, while a draw was enough for the Basques to finish at the top of their C1 group for the first time in their history, ahead of the reigning European vice-champions on goal difference.
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Benfica secures third place in Group D
Benfica managed to secure third place in Group D after their victory against RB Salzburg (1-3) and qualifies for the play-offs for the round of 16 of the Europa League.
With AFP
