With two matchdays to go, both defending champions Real Madrid and Manchester City had enough to draw to qualify for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
In their own way, a goal in the 90+5′ by Antonio Rüdigerwho ended up bloodied after colliding with the Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper after heading in, It served Real Madrid to equalize 1-1 and certify their pass to the round of 16.
the meringue team, undefeated this season in all competitionsit is leader of group F with 10 points, while Leipzig has 6, Shakhtar 5 and Celtic Glasgow 1.
In Warsaw, the game had a flavor of inopportune. Evident for the Ukrainian team, who must play at home in Warsaw because of the warforced to jump into the countryside while their cities suffer massive bombardment by Russia.
3️⃣1️⃣ / 3️⃣1️⃣
? Full of qualifications in the Group Stages of the @Champions Leaguethe only one in the history of the competition!#UCL pic.twitter.com/VxEVEdBOo4– Real Madrid CF (@realmadrid) October 11, 2022
And in a certain way also for Real Madrid, who arrived with the classification on track and who had to dose strength five days before an important Clásico against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu.
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With his scoring machine Erling Haaland following the game on the bench, City on the other hand equalized without goals in Copenhagen and took advantage of the 1-1 draw between Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund to seal the pass.
with 10 points, those directed by Pep Guardiola they made sure to finish the first phase in one of the top two places in Group G, while Dortmund (7 points) are very well placed. Sevilla (2 points) and Copenhagen (2 points) are forced to win and hope for a miracle.
CLASSIFIED! ? We are officially in the round of 16 of the #UCL ? pic.twitter.com/3UGA0QSPa4
— Manchester City (@ManCityES) October 11, 2022