In England, Morgan Rodgers' hattrick helped Aston Villa beat Scottish champions Celtic 4-2 at Villa Park. Manchester City came from behind to win 3-1
In England, Morgan Rodgers’ hattrick helped Aston Villa beat Scottish champions Celtic 4-2 at Villa Park. Manchester City came from behind to win 3-1 against Club Brugge. Nigerian midfielder Ralphael Onyedika opened the scoring for the Belgians in the first half. Goals from Kovacic, an own goal, and a strike from Savinho helped the Citizens progress to the playoff.
FC Barcelona and Italian side Atalanta drew 2-2 at the Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companya. Lamine Yamal and Araujo scored for the home side while Ederson and Pasalic scored for the Italians.
In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen ended their Group Phase campaign with a 2-0 victory over Sparta Prague. Wirtz and Nathan Tella were the scorers for the German champions. Bayern Munich defeated Slovan Bratislava 3-1 with Muller, Kane and Coman all scoring a goal.
Defending champions Real Madrid beat Brest 3-0 in France. Brazilian forward Rodrigo Goes scored a brace.
Dinamo Zagreb shockingly won 2-1 against 7-time winners AC Milan. Marco Pjaca’s 60th-minute winner made the difference.
Guinean international Serhou Guirassy scored a hattrick to help Dortmund record a 3-1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.
17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri’s 42nd-minute strike ensured a 2-1 win for Arsenal in Spain against Girona.
In Italy, Lautaro Martinez’s hattrick helped Inter Milan destroy AS Monaco by 3-0 in Italy. Benfica beat Juventus 2-0 in Turin with Pavlidis and Kokcu finding the back of the net for the Portuguese side.
PSV Eindhoven beat much changed Liverpool 3-2 in Eindhoven. Gakpo scored against his former side while Bakayoko, Saibari and Pepi also scored for the home side.
Salzburg ended the campaign with a disastrous 4-1 home defeat to Atletico Madrid with Griezmann scoring twice for the Spaniards.
Sporting secured a 1-1 draw at home against Bologna. Sturm Graz was so delighted with a 1-0 victory against RB Leipzig. Conrad Harder equalized in the second half for Sporting after Pobega had given Bologna a first-half lead
Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick for PSG to pulverise Stuttgart 4-1 in Germany.
Malic Arjan’s goal in the first half helped Sturm Graz secure an impressive 1-0 win over Leipzig in Austria.
Young Boys lost 1-0 at home to Serbian side Crvena Zvezda. Gabonese international Guelor Kanga’s sumptuous strike separated the two lowly sides.
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