MADRID, 1 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The English Tottenham and the German Eintracht Frankfurt won the two tickets for the round of 16 of the 2022-2023 Champions League in Group D on Tuesday, while Liverpool, despite ending the streak of the Italian Napoli, will be one of the dangers of the draw when finishing second to A.
The last day of the maximum continental competition opened with the expectation that there was in Group D, the only one that put at stake passes to the round of crossings in February and whose four tenants had options.
In the end, the winners were Tottenham, who came first, and Eintracht, who got the other ticket, thanks to their 1-2 away wins and comebacks against Olympique de Marseille from France and Sporting from Portugal. .
The ‘Spurs’ suffered in the infernal atmosphere of the Velodrome where the hosts took the lead just before half-time with a goal from Mbemba. However, Antonio Conte’s men tied at the start of the second half through former Sevilla and FC Barcelona player Clement Lenglet and took advantage of the fact that their rival was unprotected in search of the victory that would give them the pass in added time through the Danish Hojbjerg.
The midfielder’s goal deprived Eintracht of having passed as first in the group. The champion of the Europa League came out unscathed from José Alvalade where nerves got the better of a Sporting team that fell apart in the second half after taking the lead through Arthur Gomes before the break.
But Olivier Glasner’s men held on and after Kamada’s penalty equalized, they pushed hard and found their prize with the comeback signed by Muani and which finally left the locals with the consolation of the second continental competition thanks to the last goal in Marseille.
It was the most exciting thing on a Tuesday where another point of attention was at Anfield where Liverpool needed to thrash Napoli to take first place. Juergen Klopp’s men played a great game, but they only found the victory prize, insufficient, at the end with the last goals from Mo Salah and Darwin Núñez, which will not prevent him from being one of the dangers of the second pot.
In the other Group A match, Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers had little chance of snatching the Europa League spot from Ajax, but the Dutch side prevailed 3-1 at Ibrox Park. Berghuis, Kudus and Conceiçao scored the visiting goals and Tavernier the local.
In addition, the day left Atlético de Madrid completely eliminated from European competition, which could not add anything in O Dragao and saw how Bayer Leverkusen’s goalless draw against Bruges gave Xabi Alonso’s team the ticket and first place from Group B to Porto.
Finally, in Group C, that of FC Barcelona, ??Bayern was confirmed as the only one with full points by beating the Italian Inter Milan 2-0 at the Allianz Arena with goals from the French defender Pavard and the Cameroonian striker Choupo. Motoring.
