Champions League: Mahrez ends the group stage on a high note
Algerian Riyad Mahrez scorer for Manchester City against Sevilla FC in the Champions League.
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Algerian Riyad Mahrez scored for Manchester City against Sevilla FC (3-1) on the last day of the Champions League group stage on November 2, 2022. Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the decisive passer for Chelsea against Sevilla FC (3-1).
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GROUP E: CHELSEA & AC MILAN QUALIFIED
Chelsea (England) – Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2-1
With a heel, the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang helped Raheem Sterling equalize for Chelsea.
Blues who also had in their starting lineup the Senegalese Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly, as well as the Anglo-Sierra Leonean Trevoh Chalobah.
AC Milan (Italy) – RB Salzburg (Austria) 4-0
Beautiful evening for the ACM of the Algerian Ismaël Bennacer, the Franco-Congolese Pierre Kalulu, the Senegalese Fodé Ballo and the Malian Sékou Koita.
For the Franco-Central Africans of the RBL, Oumar Solet and Lucas Gourna-Douath, the meeting was, conversely, painful.
GROUP F: REAL MADRID & RB LEIPZIG QUALIFIED
Real Madrid (Spain) – Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 5-1
No African player played this match.
Shakhtior Donetsk (Ukraine) – RB Leipzig (Germany) 0-4
The Franco-Guinean Mohamed Simakan was intractable at both ends of the field in his right lane with the RBL, while the Senegalese Abdou Diallo came into play when his partners had already folded the case.
The Burkinabè Lassina Traoré, holder at the forefront of the Ukrainian attack, tried to weigh in, without much success.
GROUP G: MANCHESTER CITY & BORUSSIA DORTMUND QUALIFIED
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) – Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 1-1
The German-Cameroonian Youssoufa Moukoko almost gave Borussia the victory but his half-volley recovery was pushed back by a post.
Young Franco-Malian defender Soumaula Coulibaly played the last 20 minutes and made his Champions League debut.
Manchester City (England) – Sevilla FC (Spain) 3-1
Algerian Riyad Mahrez scored the last of the Citizens' three goals against Moroccan Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou with a curling shot.
GROUP H: BENFICA & PARIS SG QUALIFIED
Maccabi Haifa (Israel) – Benfica Lisbon (Portugal) 1-6
The Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck and the Nigerian Ali Mohamed were carried away in the second period by the Lisbon furia.
The defender Ali Mohamed in particular was speeded up several times by the club of the Portuguese of Angolan origin Florentino Luis.
In this context, the entry into play of Congolese striker Mavis Tchibota was anecdotal.
Juventus Turin (Italy) – Paris Saint-Germain (France) 1-2
Victorious and applied match for Moroccan Achraf Hakimi with PSG.
His teammate, the young Franco-Cameroonian Hugo Ekitike, entered shortly after the hour mark.
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