Champions League: Juventus and Sevilla teeter on the brink, Real Madrid and Manchester City advance

The Champions League already knows the first two qualifiers for the eighth round. Last year’s winner Real Madrid and Premier League champion Manchester City secured the play-offs on Tuesday. On the other hand, Sevilla and especially Juventus are coming under pressure.

Group E

In Group E, Chelsea topped the table with a 2-0 win over AC Milan, one point ahead of second-placed Salzburg. The Austrian champions drew with Dinamo Zagreb 1-1, Dinamo, like AC, are three points behind Chelsea.

Group F

Real Madrid failed to confirm their role as favourites in the group stage, drawing 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland. Antonio Rudiger scored an extra point for the White Ballet in stoppage time. Celtic fell 0:2 at home to Leipzig with two goals in the last fifteen minutes.

A point from Poland secured Real Madrid’s qualification for the spring season, while Leipzig jumped to second place with six points. Third-placed Shakhtar are on five points, Celtic have minimal chances of promotion, four points behind third place.

Group G

A 0:0 draw in Copenhagen saw Manchester City advance, while Dortmund and Sevilla also picked up a point (1:1). With seven points, the German runners-up are within reach of the eight-finals, with Copenhagen and Sevilla just two points behind.

Group H

Group H is the only group that still has two unbeaten teams. Benfica and PSG drew 1-1 in their second game together, with ex-Slav Alexander Bah also in attendance. At the same time, Juventus surprisingly fell to Maccabi Haifa 0:2.

Paris and Benfica remain on eight points, both even have the same goal difference. Juventus and Maccabi are both on three points, with only a better score keeping Juventus in third place for now.

Source: UEFA