The last day of the group stage of the Champions League partially delivered its verdict, Tuesday, November 1, pending the last meeting on Wednesday.

  • Group A: Liverpool win against Napoli who finish first despite everything

In full confidence so far, Naples suffered its first defeat of the season on the lawn of Liverpool, winner thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah (85th) and Darwin Nunez (90th + 8).

After an invincibility of 17 matches in all competitions, Napoli ended up cracking, but their wide victory in the first leg (4-1) allows them to logically secure first place in the group ahead of the Reds, already qualified.

The latter will not be immune to the draw for the round of 16 on Monday. 

In the other meeting, Ajax Amsterdam validated their third place by winning in Glasgow at Rangers (3-1).

  • Group B: Atlético Madrid finish last

Sad European autumn for Atlético Madrid.

Completely overwhelmed at FC Porto (2-1), the people of Madrid have suffered a third setback in the Champions League this season and say goodbye to all the European Cups, a first since the 2010-2011 season.

With 5 points, the Colchoneros finish fourth, overtaken with the particular difference by Bayer Leverkusen, who held Bruges in check (0-0) and will play in the Europa League in February.

"We don't deserve to go to the round of 16 or to the Europa League. If you only manage to win one match in the group stage, that's what happens," reacted Antoine Griezmann at the microphone of Movistar + after this counter -performance.

The evening results also allow Porto to take first place in the group, ahead of Club Brugge, a big surprise of this edition.

  • Group C: clear for Bayern, victory for Barça

In a group C without the slightest stake, Bayern Munich became the only team to achieve a faultless performance this season, with a sixth victory in six matches, against Inter Milan (2-0), also already qualified.

The performance is all the more beautiful as the German club was in the toughest group, also with FC Barcelona.

It was Benjamin Pavard who unlocked the Bavarian counter by scoring with a header (32nd), after having already scored in Barcelona last week.

Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting doubled the bet (72nd).

Guaranteed to play in the Europa League play-offs in February, Barça timidly saved their honor by winning in Plzen (2-4).

His second European victory of the season, only.

  • Group D: OM lost everything, Tottenham and Frankfurt qualified

The first half of the Marseillais, almost perfect, gave a glimpse of the hope of immense happiness.

The second was a nightmare: the equalizer of Clément Lenglet (54th) could still send OM to the Europa League, but the goal in the 95th minute from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg made the Phocaeans lose everything, fourth in group D.

The disillusion is total, because the men of Igor Tudor could have scored more than one goal in the first period, even if that of Chancel Mbemba (45th + 2) was full of rage.

The Croatian coach failed to find the key to restore dynamism to the Olympians, who were terribly disappointed.

The Londoners snatch first place in the group, just ahead of the Frankfurt team, stunning in Lisbon at Sporting (1-2).

World Cup-dreaming France striker Randal Kolo Muani scored the winning goal for the Europa League title-holder.

The Portuguese console themselves with a qualification for the Europa League play-offs.

With AFP

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