Paris (AFP)

Lyon came back from the dead on Tuesday to snatch its ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League, joining the leaders of the top 16 like Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea ... and doing better than Ajax and France. 'Inter Milan, eliminated.

The other qualifiers of the evening are Valencia, who managed the feat of going to win on the turf of Ajax Amsterdam (1-0), Borussia Dortmund and Naples.

Group G: Lyon at the finish

At home, OL could close the group stage in first place, provided they win against Leipzig. But the seventh of the French Championship quickly fell in front of the best attack of the Bundesliga, conceding two penalties in more than 30 minutes ...

Goalkeeper Anthony Lopes broke an opponent, Lucas Tousart charged another and Emil Forsberg (9th) and Timo Werner (33rd) converted the penalty, knocking out the hopes of Lyon.

But the jewel of Houssem Aouar (50th) reignited the flame, before the captain Memphis Depay set fire to the OL Park (82nd) ​​bathed in euphoria, after being rebellious.

Often fooled since his arrival in October, coach Rudi Garcia has managed a nice coup and meets the demands of its president Jean-Michel Aulas, passed by all the emotions on Tuesday. Because in the second half, OL have been eliminated from any European Cup ...

The donkey's hat is finally worn by the Zenit St. Petersburg, droughtfully beaten 3-0 by Benfica. The Portuguese club will be able to console themselves with the Europa League, a consolation prize reserved for the third group and whose draw for the sixteenth round will be held on December 16th.

Group H: Lille still beaten, Ajax at the trap

Again beaten, Chelsea (2-1) this time, Lille concludes his European campaign, the first in seven years, as a red lantern Group H with a single point.

The "Blues" qualify alongside Valencia, the executioner of Ajax (1-0) in Amsterdam. This is a huge disappointment for the attractive semi-finalists last year, donated to the Europa League.

Group E: Liverpool and Naples without trembling

Liverpool will also play, and it was not won before the kickoff of his last match in Salzburg, since a defeat would have precipitated the "Reds" in the abyss. But the reigning European champion assured Austria (2-0) without conceding a goal, a first this season in C1.

Naby Keita (57) broke her former Austrian club before the stabbing - sublime - Mohamed Salah (58) a minute later.

First in his group, Liverpool will have the advantage of playing in the round of 16 return home at Anfield. Second place went to Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli, a coach who was heavily under pressure after a series of poor results.

"The suitcase of a coach is always ready, we can never undo", had relativized before the meeting the "Mister", three-time winner of the Cup with big ears with Real Madrid (2014) and AC Milan (2003, 2007).

But the suitcase is Genk who cashed it! Already eliminated at the kickoff, the Belgians suffered an express tripling of Poland's Arkadiusz Milik (3rd, 26th, 38th on penalty) before the break, before sinking on a penalty from Dries Mertens.

Group F: Dortmund leads Inter over the wire

Inter Milan will also be consoled with the "small" European Cup, after his defeat against Barcelona (2-1), already qualified before the meeting. It is finally Borussia Dortmund, winner of Slavia Prague (2-1), who will accompany Barça.

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