Another round of UEFA club competitions is behind us, and it brought plenty of excitement all across the continent. Here’s a recap of this week’s Champions League, Europa League and Conference League action.
Champions League Recap: Barcelona’s Big Win for the Second Position
Things have changed on the Champions League table after this week’s action, but not at the very top. Liverpool still remains undefeated after a 1-0 victory over Spanish side Girona and now has 18 points from six games.
Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund had a spectacular clash at the Westfalenstadion, and Hansi Flick’s side won 3-2 after a dramatic second half. Arsenal scored its second victory in a row and is now sitting in third place with 13 points, just like Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa, Inter, Brest and Lille.
With two more rounds to go in the group stage, these are the teams that currently qualify directly for the knockout stage, with some big names staying far behind but still with a chance to qualify through playoffs. These are the complete scores of the Round 6 of the Champions League:
Tuesday, 10 December:
- GNK Dinamo 0-0 Celtic
- Girona 0-1 Liverpool
- Shakhtar Donetsk 1-5 Bayern München
- Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid
- Salzburg 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
- Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Inter
- Club Brugge 2-1 Sporting CP
- Brest 1-0 PSV Eindhoven
- Leipzig 2-3 Aston Villa
Wednesday, 11 December:
- Atlético de Madrid 3-1 Slovan Bratislava
- LOSC Lille 3-2 Sturm Graz
- Arsenal 3-0 Monaco
- AC Milan 2-1 Crvena Zvezda
- Juventus 2-0 Manchester City
- Stuttgart 5-1 Young Boys
- Benfica 0-0 Bologna
- Borussia Dortmund 2-3 Barcelona
- Feyenoord 4-2 Sparta Praha
UEFA Europa League Recap: Still Crowded at the Top
Lazio has kept its top position after returning to the winning trail after beating Ajax 3-1 in the Netherlands. Tied for first place is now only Athletic Club after beating Fenerbahçe 2-0 as Eintracht dropped points after losing 3-2 to Lyon.
Manchester United is on a winning streak, having won three matches in a row and climbing its way to the 7th position, with only four points behind the leader. Tottenham is currently in bad shape in the Europa League, scoring only two points from the last three matches. On the other hand, PAOK made it to the playoff zone after winning 5-0 against Ferencváros.
These are the complete scores of the Europa League Round 6:
- Fenerbahçe 0-2 Athletic Club
- Roma 3-0 Braga
- Ludogorets 2-2 AZ Alkmaar
- Malmö 2-2 Galatasaray
- Olympiacos 0-0 Twente
- Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 Manchester United
- PAOK 5-0 Ferencváros
- Elfsborg 1-0 Qarabağ
- Union SG 2-1 Nice
- Hoffenheim 0-0 FCSB
- Ajax 1-3 Lazio
- Rangers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- Bodø/Glimt 2-1 Beşiktaş
- Slavia Praha 1-2 Anderlecht
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-1 RFS
- Lyon 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Porto 2-0 Midtjylland
- Real Sociedad 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Conference League Recap: Chelsea Maintains the Perfect Score
Chelsea was once again victorious in this season's Conference League group stage, this time defeating Astana 3-1. Chelsea remains the only club that has already qualified for the knockout stage, with a few more securing their spots in the playoffs or potentially Round of 16.
Both Vitória SC and Fiorentina won their respective matches on Thursday to stay close to the top of the table, the same as Lugano, Shamrock and Cercle Brugge. Legia Warszawa lost 2-1 to Lugano, leading to the two teams now having 12 points each.
Here are the results of all the Conference League action from this Thursday:
- Dinamo-Minsk 2-0 Larne
- Noah 1-3 APOEL
- Víkingur Reykjavík 1-2 Djurgården
- Astana 1-3 Chelsea
- Fiorentina 7-0 LASK
- Pafos 2-0 Celje
- Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
- The New Saints 0-2 Panathinaikos
- Mladá Boleslav 1-0 Jagiellonia Białystok
- Petrocub 0-1 Real Betis
- St. Gallen 1-4 Vitória SC
- Legia Warszawa 1-2 Lugano
- Olimpija Ljubljana 1-4 Cercle Brugge
- Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Borac
- Gent 3-0 TSC
- Omonoia 3-1 Rapid Wien
- HJK Helsinki 2-2 Molde
- İstanbul Başakşehir 3-1 Heidenheim
The matches of the final, sixth round of the Conference League will be played on 19 December, whereas the Champions League and the Europa League resume action in January.
