Bayer 04 Leverkusen – RB Salzburg 5:0 (3:0)
With a confident 5-0 win against RB Salzburg, Bayer Leverkusen has put itself in a good starting position for the round of 16 in the Champions League: they have ten points Leverkusen With three games left in the group phase, they are in fifth place in the table.
For the German champions of the last Bundesliga season, national player Florian Wirtz scored twice (8th/foul penalty/30th). Despite the lack of personnel, Leverkusen appeared concentrated, enthusiastic and strong offensively from the start, leaving no doubt about the outcome of the game. Alejandro Grimaldo (11th), Patrick Schick (61st) and Aleix García (72nd) completed an all-round successful evening for Xabi Alonso’s team.
FC Bayern Munich – Paris Saint-Germain 1:0 (1:0)
FC Bayern was also able to celebrate a victory. Coach Vincent Kompany’s team won 1-0 against the top French club Paris Saint-Germain and also has a good chance of making it to the knockout round. After the fifth game, Munich now has nine points.
Defender Min Jae Kim scored the only goal of the game in the first half (38th minute). In the intense game, PSG striker Ousmane Dembélé later saw red after he hit Bayern’s Alphonso Davies hard. Since Bayern couldn’t use their majority confidently, it remained exciting until injury time.
Inter Milan – RB Leipzig 1:0 (1:0)
For RB Leipzig, this year’s Champions League season could be over early after their fifth defeat in five games. Lost at Inter Milan Leipzig with 0:1 and therefore only has a minimal chance of making it to the knockout round. The crisis continues to worsen for Marco Rose’s team, which has now lost its fifth competitive game in a row.
Against a strong Milan team, they were already behind after the 27th minute. An own goal from defender Castello Lukeba increased the uncertainty among the Leipzig team, who fought against the defeat in the second half, but in the end were too unimaginative when it came to their own possession of the ball. They were therefore unable to convert an otherwise good second half into an equalizer.
