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11 December 2019A trip or a little more, even if well honored: already qualified in the first knockout round of the Champions League, Juve closes the group stage with a smile by winning 2-0 in Leverkusen. This is the result that pushes Bayer, third, to the Europa League, while behind the bianconeri he passes as second the Atletico Madrid of the 'cholo' Simeone (2-0 to Lokomotiv Moscow).

Sarri's large turnover for the challenge in Germany has not summoned De Ligt, Bentancur, Douglas Costa and Ramsey and is still without long-stay Khedira. Szczesny, Bonucci, Alex Sandro, Matuidi and Dybala are on the bench. However, in attack there is Cristiano Ronaldo paired with Higuain, a central defensive pair formed by Rugani and Demiral.

First time pleasant and balanced. At 10 'chance for Higuain, served between the lines, but instead of pulling chooses the assist (inaccurate) for Ronaldo who does not arrive. A wheel percussion of Diaby and blow of left that splinters the pole (11 '). Then two attempts, slightly wide, of CR7 (20 ') and Cuadrado (21'). A few seconds and Bellarabi tries: cross-over, Buffon rejects with his fists. At 36 'Higuain from the center area sends just over the crossbar, before the decisive interval Demiral closes on Havertz.

Shooting. After a goal disallowed for Ronaldo for offside, on the 53 'Sinkgraven intercepts the assist of Higuain for Berneradeschi, ready only to push in the net. It happens shortly until the 75th minute, the minute in which Juve scratches: Rabiot's opening for the newly entered Dybala and ball in the middle with the tachometer for the very solitary Ronaldo, which he easily deposits in the bag. In the 89th minute Aranguiz's right-footed shot slipped in, in the 92nd minute Higuain doubled with a low shot from the edge.

The final picture of the groups
These are the 16 teams qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions: Liverpool, Naples, Barcelona, ​​Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Lyon, Valencia, Chelsea, Psg, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Manchester City, Atalanta, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.

Relegation to the Europa League: Salzburg, Inter, Benfica, Ajax, Brugge, Olympiakos, Shakhtar and Bayer Leverkusen.