C1 – Four new qualifiers, Real Madrid assured to finish first – Champions League 2018-2019 – Football

Group E: Bayern and Ajax pbad before their final

In a very favorable ballot before this 5th day, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam validated Tuesday night their participation in the knockout stages of the Champions League. In the early evening, the Dutch won in Greece, on the ground of AEK Athens (0-2). A doubling of Dusan Tadic (68th sp, 72nd) allowed the Batavians to score their ticket but also to pbad in front of Bayern for one point. With great ease, the FCB crushed the Benfica Lisbon (5-1) two hours later. Arjen Robben (13th, 30th), Robert Lewandowski (36th, 51st) and Franck Ribery (76th) found the net for Germans who took over the reins of this group. In 15 days, Niko Kovac's men will only need a draw to validate this first place in the Ajax – Bayern final in Amsterdam.

• qualified : Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam
• Reversed in Europa League : Benfica

Group F: Shakhtar tore OL's ticket at 92nd

OL has given that back. Two months after his exploit on the field of Manchester City (1-2), the troop of Bruno Genesio still delivered a great match against that of Pep Guardiola (2-2). Able to outdo themselves, the Gones led twice in the game thanks to a double from Maxwel Cornet (55th, 81st). But Aymeric Laporte (62) and Sergio Aguero (83) have equalized each time for officially qualified Skyblues. OL were virtually within seconds of the end of the match, but Shakhtar Donetsk won on the wire in Hoffenheim (2-3). The goal of Taison scored in the 92nd minute is very expensive since the Ukrainian club has not only returned to two points from OL but he also offered a match point. In case of victory in two weeks against the Rhodaniens, the players of Paulo Fonseca would steal definitively the second place.

• Qualified : Manchester City

Group G: Real wins its final and pole

The stake was lower on Tuesday night in the Italian capital but it existed. While AS Roma and Real Madrid were initially struggling to get closer to qualifying, CSKA Moscow's early defeat by Viktoria Plzen (1-2) made the Italians and Spaniards in eighth place final even before their final. A decisive match that Real won thanks to Gareth Bale (47th) and Lucas Vazquez (59th), authors of the two goals of the victory. In the standings, the Merengues can no longer be joined by the Romans since they have three points ahead of them and they beat them twice (3-0, 0-2). Triple European champion, the club Casa Blanca is the first to validate his first place.

• qualified : Real Madrid and AS Roma

Group H: The Old Lady has found her rods

In Group H, we already know the names of the two qualifiers: Juventus Turin and Manchester United, who won on the same score on Tuesday (1-0). Beaten by the Red Devils before the truce (1-2), the Old Lady raised her head and controlled her match against Valencia, during a meeting poor opportunities. The Spaniards could however open the scoring on a head of Mouctar Diakhaby (45th), before Cristiano Ronaldo makes the difference on the hour of play perfectly serving Mario Mandzukic (1-0, 59th). For its part, Manchester United has often made the difference late in the game. Juquist Jose Mourinho's second-leg defeat of the Champions League season at the Young Boys in Berne after a hold-up against Juve was a pivotal strike by Marouane Fellaini (1-0, 90th + 1). ) that made Old Trafford vibrate. In the standings, the Red Devils are second (10 points), two units of the Bianconeri, who will try to keep their first place in Bern, December 12, when a complicated trip to Valencia will await the English.

• qualified : Juventus Turin and Manchester United
• Reversed in Europa League : Valencia

By Jean CANESSE and Vincent ROUSSEL