Bayern Munich doubled the wounds of its Spanish guest Barcelona and ousted it early from the group stage of the European Champions League for the first time in 21 years, after beating it 3-0 today, Wednesday, in the sixth (last) round of the fifth group matches, which also witnessed the victory of Benfica. 2-0 at home to Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine.
Barcelona had to beat Bayern, who qualified for the playoffs early in the competition since the fourth round, in order to grab the second seat in that group in the final price round without waiting for the result of the confrontation with Benfica and Dinamo, but the loss suffered by the Catalan team at the Allianz Arena ) overthrew his dreams of continuing the competition, which he crowned 5 times, to move to play in the European League this season.
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Bayern with the full score and Barcelona third
Bayern raised its score to 18 points at the top of the group, achieving the full mark, after winning all six of its matches in the group stage, 10 points ahead of its closest rivals Benfica, who accompanied it to the quarter-finals, while Barcelona's balance froze at 7 points in third place. Dynamo Kiev remained at the bottom of the standings with one point.
Despite Bayern's great victory, in the match that took place without an audience, it was achieved with minimal effort, after its players competed in wasting many easy opportunities throughout the two halves of the match.
Thomas Muller opened the scoring for Bayern in the 34th minute, while Leroy Sane added the second goal for the German team in the 43rd minute.
Watch Leroy Sane's rocket 🎯👌
Sani doubles the pain of Barcelona!
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In your opinion, is Barcelona able to return to the match?
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The rising star Jamal Musila scored the third goal in the 62nd minute.
With this victory, Bayern continued to beat Barcelona for the fourth consecutive match in the tournament, while the Spanish team has been unable to achieve any victory over its German rival since May 6, 2015.
Barcelona was looking forward to continuing its career in the Champions League in order to reduce the frustration experienced by its players and fans due to its poor results in the Spanish League in its first season without its Argentine star Lionel Messi, who left him last summer to Paris Saint-Germain in a free transfer deal, to come this exit, To double the club's surgeon, who is trying to get out quickly from that stumble.
In the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, Benfica won an easy 2-0 victory over its guest, Dynamo Kiev.
Benfica advanced through Ukrainian Roman Yarimchyuk in the 16th minute, while Brazilian Gilberto Junior added the second goal in the 22nd minute.
🔥🔥🔥 Mason Greenwood!!
🤯 Greenwood opens the scoring in the style of United legends!
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Manchester United settle for a draw
In Group F, Manchester United drew 1-1 with its Swiss guest, Young Boys, in the sixth and final round, which witnessed the postponement of the fateful confrontation between Italy's Atlanta and its Spanish guest, Villarreal, until Thursday, due to heavy snowfall on the match stadium.
With this tie, Manchester United raised its score to 11 points, 4 points ahead of its closest rivals Villarreal, while Young Boys remained at the bottom of the standings with 4 points, two points behind Atalanta, who is in third place.
United played the match with calm nerves, after ensuring since the last round that they qualified for the playoffs in the tournament in which they were crowned 3 times, while they were at the top of the group, while Young Boys bid farewell to the competition early.
Mason Greenwood scored for Manchester United in the ninth minute, while Fabian Rider Leung Boys equalized in the 42nd minute.
With that result, Manchester United were unable to avenge their sudden 1-2 loss against their Swiss rival in the opening matches of the two teams in the group last September.