Napoli and Copenhagen became the latest teams to qualify for the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League with meaningful wins on Tuesday, while Manchester United have completely withdrawn from European competition.
The Italian champions took the lead immediately against Braga, taking the lead in the 9th minute with an own goal from Serdar Saçi and then in the 33rd minute with a goal from Victor Osimchen. Meanwhile, Copenhagen were involved in a tense battle with Galatasaray, with Lukas Lerager scoring in the 58th minute.
They advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time since the 2010-2011 season.
Braga and Galatasaray will play in the Europa League finals playoffs, with Galatasaray defeating Manchester United after losing 1-0 to Bayern in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad drew 0-0 with Inter and finished first in Group D.
Here’s who has qualified for the Champions League round of 16 so far and who will fall into the Europa League final round play-offs.
Champions League Round of 16 Teams
- arsenal
- atlético madrid
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- borussia dortmund
- copenhagen
- intel
- Lazio
- city of manchester
- naples
- PSV
- RB Leipzig
- real madrid
- real sociedad
Europa League final tournament playoff teams
- Benfica
- braga
- galatasaray
- feyenoord
- lens
- boys
There are eight more games to be played on Wednesday before the Champions League group stage officially ends, but here are the scenarios for the teams that still have to compete.
Group E
- Atletico Madrid (11 points): Advance to the round of 16. If they win or draw against Lazio, they can secure first place.
- Lazio (10 points): Advance to the round of 16. If they win against Atlético Madrid, they have a chance of finishing first.
- Feyenoord (6 points): They qualified for the Europa League final tournament and the playoffs.
- Celtic (1 point): They will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not be able to qualify for the Europa League.
Group F
- Borussia Dortmund (10 points): We decided to advance to the round of 16.
- Paris Saint-Germain (7 points): If we win against Dortmund, we can win the group. If there is a draw and Newcastle cannot beat Milan, or if PSG loses and Newcastle and Milan draw, they will be runners-up. At least they are guaranteed a place in the Europa League knock-offs and play-offs.
- Newcastle United (5 points): If they win against AC Milan and PSG don’t beat Dortmund, they will advance to the round of 16.
- AC Milan (5 points): If they win against Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain lose against Borussia Dortmund, they will advance to the round of 16.
Group G
- city of manchester (15 points): He qualified for the round of 16 and took first place.
- RB Leipzig (9 points): They finished in 2nd place and advanced to the round of 16.
- boys (4 points): They qualified for the Europa League final tournament and the playoffs.
- Crvena Zvezda (one point): They will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not be able to qualify for the Europa League.
Group H
- Barcelona (12 points): Decided to participate in the round of 16 and won 1st place
- porto (9 points): Guaranteed at least a spot in the Europa League final tournament playoffs. A win or a draw against Shakhtar Donetsk will advance them to the round of 16.
- Shakhtar Donetsk (9 points): Guaranteed at least a spot in the Europa League final tournament playoffs.If we win against Porto, we can advance to the round of 16.
- Antwerp (0 points): They will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not be able to qualify for the Europa League.
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