Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid failed to make it into the top eight.
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Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona qualified directly for the last 16 of the European Champions League on Wednesday.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Madrid failed to make the top eight. English Premier League champions Liverpool thrashed Korabag 6-0 at Anfield. The team is third in the 36-team competition. The top two, Arsenal and Bayern Munich, have already reached the last 16.
Arsenal beat Kirat Almaty 3-2 and Bayern beat Eindhoven 2-1. Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and City are in the top eight. PSG, meanwhile, were held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle United. Record 15-time winners Real will also have to play in the play-offs. This was due to a 4-2 defeat to Benfica, led by former coach José Mourinho.
The match itself was dramatic, as Benfica goalkeeper Anatoly Turbin scored a goal in the 98th minute.
Alex McAllister opened the scoring for Liverpool at Anfield before Florin Wirtz added a second. Mohamed Salah and Hugo Lloris then added a goal each. After Allister's second individual goal, Federico Cesc scored the final goal for the sixth time. After the match, Allister said, "Liverpool deserved this win. We are capable of giving this performance."
2023 winners City beat Galatasaray 2-0. Erling Haaland and Ryan Cherki scored one goal each. Barcelona beat Copenhagen 4-1 at the Nou Camp. This was a comeback victory for the team. The victory lifted Barcelona to sixth place in the points table. Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Rafinha and Marcus Rashford scored for Barcelona. Earlier, Copenhagen had taken an unexpected lead through a goal by 17-year-old Victor Dodson.
Tottenham, meanwhile, beat Frankfurt, who had already been eliminated from the competition, 2-0. The goals were scored by Randle Colombini and Dominic Solanke. Chelsea defeated Italian champions Napoli 3-2. The result confirmed the English team's clear dominance in the competition. Lisbon beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2.
