Barcelona advances to Champions League Round 16!
International Desk, Jan 28 (EFE).-
Barcelona FC automatically advanced to the Champions League Round of 16 after defeating Copenhagen 4-1 in their final match of the league phase at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the other Spanish teams struggled. Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid lost but advanced to the playoffs, while Villarreal and Athletic Club Bilbao were eliminated.
After a difficult first half, which included an early goal from Copenhagen and a subpar performance, the Blaugrana scored several goals in the second half, securing fifth place.
Athletic Club Bilbao was eliminated after Sporting secured its place in the Champions Top 8 with a dramatic 3-2 late win.
The Basques started strong, but the Portuguese team closed the match with a win thanks to Alisson Santos’s goal in the 94th minute.
Bodo/Glimt defeated Atlético Madrid 2-1, securing their place in the knockout stage of the competition and leaving the Spanish team in 14th place.
Real Madrid also had a rough night, losing 4-2 to Benfica after Anatoliy Trubin scored an improbable header in stoppage time.
Bayer Leverkusen secured their spot in the next stage of the Champions League by defeating already-out Villarreal 3-0.
In other matches, Liverpool crushed FK Qarabag 6-0; Monaco and Juventus tied 0-0; Olympiakos beat Ajax 2-1; PSG and Newcastle tied 1-1; Inter Milan beat Dortmund 2-0; Chelsea won 3-2 over Napoli; Tottenham beat Frankfurt 2-0; Arsenal took Kairat 3-2; Pafos beat Slavia Praha 4-1; Manchester City won 2-0 over Galatasaray; Club Brugge beat Marseille 3-0; Union Saint-Gilloise beat Atalanta 1-0; and Bayern beat PSV 2-1.EFE
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