Arsenal had the toughest run of the four Premier League teams in this year’s Champions League. The revamped format resulted in a chaotic final Gameweek on
Ethan Nwaneri scored on his full Champions League debut as Arsenal secured direct passage to the last 16 with a 2-1 win at Girona.
Bayer Leverkusen secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a routine victory over Sparta Prague at the BayArena.
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Manchester City escaped an early exit with a 3-1 comeback against Club Brugge. PSG secured their spot with a convincing 4-1 win over Stuttgart.
After the victory at San Siro against Empoli, Inter will next face Sparta Prague away. The kick-off is scheduled for Wednesday 22 January at 21:00 CET on Matchday 7 of the UEFA Champions
Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely joined by Paris Saint-Germain as Arsenal qualified directly for the last 16 on Wednesday in the final round of league-phase matches.
Bayer Leverkusen's hopes of qualifying directly for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 hinge on the result of their final game of the league phase against Sparta Prague on Wednesday (kick-off: 9pm CET).
Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao are out for the remainder of the campaign with ACL injuries, and David Alaba is only now closing in on a return after a long layoff. Therefore it’s no surprise Los Blancos are in the market to bolster their defence and apparently Trent Alexander-Arnold isn’t the only name on their radar.
It was another “Max Allegri style” Champions League win from Inter Milan against Sparta Prague yesterday evening. This is the view in today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews. The most important thing for Inter yesterday was the three points.
Closing in on automatic qualification for the last 16, Inter Milan will resume their Champions League campaign on Wednesday, when they visit struggling Sparta Prague. Inter's 13 points from six games puts them on track to avoid the playoffs, while Sparta's modest tally of four leaves them in the elimination places.
The new league phase of the Champions League has finished after a chaotic final gameweek, with Liverpool and Arsenal finishing first and third respectively.