Champions League Round of 16 Teams - Ranked
Dec 10, 2020, 8:45 PM GMT
Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have safely seen their sides through to the knockout rounds | Pool/Getty Images
So, that s it for another year. The Champions League group stages are complete, and while we ve of course said goodbye to the relative minnows of the competition, it hasn t been without its upsets.
European giants Manchester United and Inter have both fallen at the first hurdle - with the latter failing to even secure a place in the Europa League after finishing bottom of Group B - but enough about those who ve been knocked out, we re only interested in who s left.
LEIPZIG: Manchester United’s Timothy Fosu-Mensah (L) and RB Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group ‘H’ match at the RB Arena. AP
PARIS: Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League after a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)’s qualification for the last 16 was overshadowed by a racism row involving a match official that caused their game against Istanbul Basaksehir to be suspended for 24 hours.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Juventus blew away Lionel Messi’s struggling Barcelona 3-0 to wrest first place in Group ‘G’ away from the Spanish giants.