In the fifth round of Group D of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Serie A giants AC Milan hosted Ukrainian powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk Miners. Both sides failed to score in the first half; in the second half, Lautaro's goal was disallowed, while Dzeko scored twice in just six minutes, and Inter Milan beat the miners 2-0.
In another Champions League Group D match, Real Madrid was away to Sharif. In the first half, Alaba scored first with a free kick and Kroos extended the lead. In the second half, Ferran Mendy assisted Benzema's goal, and Alaba left the field due to injury. Finally, Real Madrid beat Sharif 3-0 and advanced to the next round.
Liverpool faced Porto in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage. Despite Mane's opening goal being ruled offside, Liverpool scored in the second half with Thiago's long-range shot and Salah also scored to make it five wins in a row with a 2-0 scoreline.
Borussia Dortmund played away to Sporting Portugal in the fifth round of Group C. The game was played on the road. Despite Mallon's equalizer in stoppage time, Sporting Portugal beat Dortmund 3-1 with a goal from Gonçalves, dropping Dortmund to third in the group, and will play in the UEFA Europa League playoffs.
[Champions League exit]
The Champions League round of 16 has confirmed 11 seats: four teams from the Premier League, two teams from Serie A, Real Madrid, Bayern, Paris, Ajax and Sporting Portugal.
Manchester City, Paris top two in group to reach last 16, Leipzig, Bruges fight for third.
AC Milan moved up to third in the group and still have hopes of qualifying, while Atletico Madrid dropped to fourth.
Real Madrid and Inter Milan both won their matches to go out of the tournament hand in hand, and the two teams will face each other directly in the final round.
Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United all finished top of their groups, with Chelsea already out of the competition and expected to top their group in the final round.
Back! Inter advance to the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in nearly 10 years.
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