Liverpool and Ajax qualified for the Champions League final, after achieving their fourth consecutive victory, and Manchester City rose to the top of Group A, taking advantage of Paris Saint-Germain's stumble.
Liverpool secured qualification, two rounds before the end of the group stage, after its precious and deserved victory 2-0 over its guest, Atletico Madrid, in the fourth round of the matches of the second group, which also witnessed a 1-1 draw by AC Milan with its Portuguese guest, Porto.
Portuguese Diogo Jota opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 13th minute, before Senegalese Sadio Mane scored the second goal in the 21st minute, and Atletico's suffering doubled in the match, after he had to play with 10 players starting from the 36th minute, after his player Felipe received a red card.
Liverpool’s tally rose to 12 points at the top of the group, achieving the full mark after winning all its first four matches, but also ensured the end of his career in the group while he was at the top, and then meeting one of the second-placed teams in the rest of the other seven groups in the round of 16, Even if he lost in his remaining two matches in the group, with a 7-point difference in front of his closest rivals Porto.
Atletico ranked third in the group standings with 4 points, while Milan, who occupies second place in the list of the most winning teams with 7 titles, are at the bottom of the standings with one point.
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In the third group, Ajax qualified for the next round after its precious 3-1 victory over its German host, Borussia Dortmund, and Sporting Lisbon 4-0 over its Turkish guest, Besiktas.
Ajax raised its score to 12 points, achieving the full mark so far, 6 points ahead of its closest rivals, Dortmund and Sporting Lisbon, the second and third places, respectively, while Besiktas remained at the bottom of the standings without a score.
In Group A, Manchester City beat its Belgian club Brugge 4-1, and rose to the top with 9 points, one point ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, who stumbled in Leipzig 2-2.
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City needs one point from its two remaining matches to secure its place in the next round, and it will play an exciting confrontation with its guest, Saint-Germain, in the next round, which will be a decisive battle for the top of the group.
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On the other hand, Italy's Inter boosted its chances of qualifying for the final, after beating its host Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova 3-1.
Inter raised its score to 7 points in second place in the group, two points behind Real Madrid, the leader in the standings, who earlier beat Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine 2-1.
On the other hand, Sheriff's balance stuck at 6 points in third place, 5 points behind Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, bottom of the standings, whose loss caused Sherif's loss to postpone his exit from the championship.