Amazing Departure of the Grand

The main intrigue of the final game day of the Champions League group stage was whether Barcelona would make the playoffs or not.

In order to solve the problem, the blue-garnet team needed, first of all, Benfica's misfire in the match against Dynamo Kiev.

Otherwise, Xavi's wards were required to score points themselves in Munich.

In the end, everything went according to the worst scenario for them.

Lisbon turned out to be stronger than the reigning champion of Ukraine, and they themselves were unable to resist Bayern.

The meeting of the second round between them, like the game of the first, ended in a crushing victory of the German team with a score of 3: 0.

The saddest thing for the Catalan fans is that their favorites did not have the slightest chance of a positive outcome.

The guests did not create a single dangerous moment and were marked with only two shots on target.

The hosts, however, could well have distinguished themselves more than three times.

In the middle of the first half, the scoring was opened by Thomas Müller, for whom this goal became the 50th anniversary of the Champions League.

And shortly before the whistle for the break, Marc-André ter Stegen was unable to reflect the long-range shot of Leroy Zane.

Jamal Musiala put an end to the second half of the meeting.

Thus, Bayern won six victories in the group of the main European Cup in the second season in a row.

The only fly in the ointment was the interrupted effective streak of Robert Lewandowski, who failed to distinguish himself.

For the first time since the 2000/01 season, Barcelona failed to make it to the Champions League playoffs and will continue to play in the Europa League.

At the same time, it is difficult to dispute the fact that the team's departure was absolutely deserved.

She scored only seven points and scored only two goals, both against Dynamo.

The inglorious end of the champion of Ukraine

Dynamo Kiev, which had previously lost the chances of continuing the struggle in European competitions, in the last round match with Benfica intended not only to loudly slam the door, but also to provide all possible assistance to Barcelona.

However, it quickly became clear that it would not work.

By the middle of the first half, the Lisbon team scored two unanswered goals.

Moreover, the first victorious one was recorded as an asset by the Ukrainian striker of the owners Roman Yaremchuk, who is just a pupil of the Kievites.

It seemed that having hit the gates of his native collective, he should refrain from celebrating.

But the footballer did not hold back his emotions at all.

You can understand the striker, because for him this goal was his debut in the Champions League group stage.

And just a few minutes later, Moraes Gilberto, taking advantage of the gross mistake of Benjamin Verbic, implemented a one-on-one exit.

Blue and white can only hope for an incredible miss by Viktor Tsygankov on an empty goal, even with an equal score.

Dynamo fans will certainly try to forget the current Eurocup competition as soon as possible, because their favorite team scored only one point, scored one goal and conceded 11. As a result, both Ukrainian giants took the last places in their quartets, except that Shakhtar earned two points.

Lille's incredible revival

The most confusing situation before the matches of the last round was in Group G, where all four participants could either reach the Champions League playoffs or complete their performance in European competitions.

Wolfsburg, occupying the last line, had to beat Lille at home in order to preserve the chances of continuing the struggle.

However, there was no competition in this confrontation.

In many respects, his fate was decided by the quick goal of 36-year-old Burak Yilmaz in the 11th minute.

After playing a corner at their goal, the guests organized a perfect counterattack and left the opponent no chance.

Finally, everything became clear closer to the final whistle, when Jonathan David and Angel Gomez, who came on as a substitute, brought matters to a defeat.

The only thing that the hosts were worthy of was a prestige goal performed by Renato Steffen.

And the reigning champion of France performed a small miracle by finishing at the top of his quartet.

After all, after the first round, he had only two points.

And the performance in the national championship did not set me in a positive mood.

At the moment, Josselin Gurvennek's charges are only in 11th place in the League 1 standings. But the Champions League game has become a real outlet for them.

The historical success of Salzburg

The second playoff participant from this quartet was determined in the face-to-face confrontation between Salzburg and Sevilla.

Moreover, given the defeat of Wolfsburg, the Austrian team playing at home was happy with a draw.

The first half ended without goals scored, but at the beginning of the second the guests missed the most obvious moment in order to score three points.

After a lumbago from the right flank, Munir El-Haddadi hit the crossbar with his head point-blank.

The hosts immediately punished the opponent for extravagance.

They took the ball in the center of the field and organized a quick attack, which was completed by Noah Okofor, who recovered from the damage, with an accurate shot from close range.

Finally, everything became clear after Joan Jordan received two yellow cards in nine minutes and left his partners in the minority.

This is how Salzburg achieved a victory, the significance of which is difficult to overestimate.

For the first time in history, a team from Austria reached the Champions League playoffs.

The local hegemon has come close to solving this problem in recent years, but has only achieved success now.

Sevilla will continue playing in their favorite Europa League, which they won four times.

Crazy luck for Juventus

In turn, until the last round, Juventus fought with Chelsea for the first place in Group H. However, if the points were equal, the Londoners would have been higher thanks to the results of head-to-head meetings. As a result, Zenit made a gift to the Italian team, taking points away from the current trophy holder. Themselves as black and white houses, as expected, turned out to be stronger than Malmö - 1: 0.

Even the serious rotation started by Massimiliano Allegri did not prevent them from achieving a positive result. Wojciech Schensny, Giorgio Chiellini, Alvaro Morata, Juan Cuadrado and Manuel Locatelli remained in the reserve. And the only goal was scored by one of the reservists who got the chance. Moise Keane opened the scoring already in the 18th minute after Federico Bernardeschi's filing from the flank. At the same time, at the age of 21 years and 283 days, he became the second youngest goalscorer in Juventus history in the Champions League, behind only Alessandro Del Piero.

The favorite could well have achieved defeat. The hosts struck 16 shots, but the guests' goalkeeper Ismael Diavara, who made six saves, acted beyond praise. However, it is unlikely that this greatly upset the Turin people, because after the final whistle they learned about the miraculous rescue of Zenit and their finish on the first line. And the world flew around the shots of the surprised Leonardo Bonucci, showing partners three fingers on each hand.

But another Italian team - Atalanta - on Wednesday could not play their match with Villarreal.

The reason is the heavy snowfall in Bergamo.

Judge Anthony Taylor first postponed its start by 20 minutes, and then announced the postponement to Thursday.

The staff of the stadium tried to rush to clear the lawn, but nothing came of it.

In the meantime, fans of the owners can rejoice at the fact that they guaranteed themselves at least participation in the LE.

This became known after the Young Boys failed to beat Manchester United - 1: 1.