The 13 facts to know about the evening of the Champions League: 2 new qualifiers, frustrated Xavi, the former L1 at the party … – Maxifoot

Chelsea and Manchester United in the round of 16, Cristiano Ronaldo still decisive, Bara de Xavi gets stuck and puts himself in danger, the good operation of Lille, the faultless Bayern, former L1 Thiago Silva, Coman, Siebatcheu, Chalobah and Palomino stand out… Discover the highlights of Tuesday’s matches counting towards Matchday 4 of the Champions League.

Tuesday’s results:

Group E: Dynamo Kiev 1-2 Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona 0-0 Benfica
Group F: Villarreal 0-2 Manchester United, Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta
Group G: Sville 2-0 Wolfsburg, Lille 1-0 Salzburg
Group H: Chelsea 4-0 Juventus Turin, Malm 1-1 Znith Saint-Petersburg

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1. Chelsea, revenge and qualifying. After his 1-0 first leg defeat, the defending champion has largely taken his revenge by outclassing Juventus Turin (4-0), already qualified, to validate his ticket in the round of 16. Well launched by a goal from the former Lorient Chalobah on a corner (25th), the Blues drove the point home by James (55th), more and more interesting, Hudson-Odoi after a superb action (58th), then the new Werner (90th + 5).

2. Ronaldo qualifies MU. For a long time mistreated by Villarreal and saved by the parades of De Gea which kept them afloat, theThe Red Devils snatched the victory (2-0) for the first of interim coach Michael Carrick. A success once again that came late and which still bears the mark of Cristiano Ronaldo, author of the opening scoring (78th) and the origin of Sancho’s goal (90th). MU will see the round of 16.

3. The Bara makes life more complicated. After her first La Liga winner, Xavi had to settle for a draw against Benfica (0-0) at Camp Nou. Despite their domination, a superb shot on Demir’s square and a goal refusal Araujo, the Blaugrana got scared also conceding a lot of chances and it took a superb stop by Ter Stegen, a gem of Otamendi rejected by the VAR and above all a huge rat from Seferovic in extra time to avoid the knockout. 2nd with two points ahead of his opponent of the day, the Catalan club will play its qualif ‘on the ground of Bayern Munich…

4. Lille takes the lead! After their victory against Sville (2-1), the Mastiffs have enchanted by disposing of RB Salzburg (1-0). Without shining, but showing a lot of solidarity and realism, the reigning French champion has imposed himself on a goal from the inevitable David (31st) after a series of favorable cons for Yilmaz. Lille thus double their victim at the head of group G and will qualify if they don’t lose Wolfsburg in 15 days. it’s here !

5. Bayern scored 5 out of 5. Qualified DJ, the Bavarian cador has a 5th victory in a row by winning on snow-covered terrain against Dynamo Kiev (2-1). Lewandowski (14th), author of a nice comeback, launched the Munich before the goal of the break sign Coman (42nd). In the second period, Garmash (70th) revived, in vain, the suspense.

6. The rescue of Thiago Silva. Before unrolling, Chelsea came close to being equalized by Juventus Turin 1-0. But the central defender was watching. While Morata had managed to lob Edouard Mendy and the ball went straight towards the empty goal, the former Parisian tore himself away to clear the danger at the last minute in front of his line by making a tackle in extension. What a sin 37 years!

7. The disillusioning Atalanta. Very bad operation for the Italians, who shared the points in Switzerland against the Young Boys of Bern at the end of a crazy match (3-3). Zapata (10th) and the former Messin Palomino (51st) nevertheless put the Dea in the lead twice, but the former Rennais Siebatcheu (39th), Sierro (80th) and Hefti (85th) allowed the Helvtes to overthrow them, until the equalizer snatched by Luis Muriel on a free kick (88th) ! As a result, Villarreal remains 2nd one point ahead of Atalanta and 3 over Bern.

8. Sville hangs on. Winner of Wolfsburg (2-0) thanks to an early goal from Jordan on a cross from Rakitic (12th) and another late signed Rafa Mir (90th + 7), the Andalusian club remains master of its own destiny and can hope to qualify in case of victory in Autiche against Salzburg on the last day.

9. Malm marks and takes the door. Motional lift for the Swedish club facing Znith Saint-Ptersbourg (1-1). The Scandinavians first took the lead by Rieks (28th) and finally scored their first goal in this campaign!But goalkeeper Dahlin, after rejecting a penalty from Dziouba after returning from the locker room, ended up losing to another penalty converted by Rakytskiy at the very end of the match (90th + 2). The Russians secure the 3rd place, Malm is eliminated of all European competitions.

10. Lewandowski’s return. What a gesture! What a player! On the occasion of the match against Dynamo Kiev (2-1), Polish center-forward Bayern splashed this meeting with his talent. On a center badly returned by the Ukrainian defense, the Polish international made a superb acrobatic return to shake the nets! Gorgeous !

11. The Blues settle! In demonstration, Chelsea gave a real lesson to Juve (4-0). The title holders have been wandering around, as evidenced by their third goal of all beauty. After a reversal of play by Rdiger followed by control wonder in the surface, James served Ziyech, who instantly returned to Loftus-Cheek. In the heart of a strong adversary, the Englishman performed a superb balancing act before serving Hudson-Odoi who resumed victoriously. What action!

12.Lille, 15 years later!By beating Salzburg (1-0), LOSC ended a very long food shortage. To find traces of the last victory of the northern club home in LdC, it was indeed necessary to go back 15 years and a success against AEK Athens (3-1) in October 2006, or 13 games of frustration! The Mastiffs also won their first C1 victory at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium.

13. Chass-crois tricolor the infirmary. Remitted from a longation, Dembl was able to come into play in the 66th minute with Bara and play his second game of the season by showing impact, in vain, against Benfica (0-0). His compatriot from Chelsea, Kant, meanwhile, injured his knee and give up his place Loftus-Cheek in the 37th minute of the shock against Juve (4-0).

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