Manchester Metropolis suffered a dangerous defeat to PSG on MD7 of the Champions League league section, whereas Liverpool sealed their spot within the high eight – learn on for our full roundup!
There have been loads of speaking factors on MD7 of the Champions League this week, with Premier League sides Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis struggling defeats, whereas each Liverpool and Arsenal secured essential victories.
Champions League MD7 Roundup: Liverpool Seal Prime Eight End
Understanding {that a} victory would guarantee a high eight end within the league section and would due to this fact safe their place within the last-16 of the competitors, Liverpool edged previous Ligue 1 opponents Lille at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah grabbed the opener for the Reds within the first interval, nevertheless the guests struck again by way of Jonathan David within the 62nd minute regardless of being diminished to 10-men. Fortunately for Arne Slot and co., half-time substitute Harvey Elliott sealed the victory with a deflected effort from a nook 5 minutes later.
Liverpool regain the lead due to an enormous slice of luck!
Harvey Elliott’s strike goes in by way of a depraved deflection! 🔴#UCLonPrime pic.twitter.com/H8dE5wVzef
— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) January 21, 2025
Additionally assured a top-eight end, becoming a member of Liverpool within the last-16, are Barcelona. Hansi Flick’s aspect prevailed in a loopy showdown vs Benfica of their MD7 conflict, preventing again from 4-2 right down to win 5-4 in harm time.
Elsewhere, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa, Monaco, Feyenoord, Lille, Brest, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Actual Madrid, Juventus and Celtic are assured a top-24 end, that means that they’ve all superior to the Champions League knockout levels.
The ultimate six knockout spots are up for grabs, with all of PSV Eindhoven, Membership Brugge, Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Sporting, Stuttgart, Manchester Metropolis, Dinamo Zagreb and Shakhtar Donetsk set to battle it out for the positions on the ultimate matchday (MD8) subsequent week.
Metropolis raced to a 2-0 lead early within the second-half in opposition to PSG on Wednesday evening, however the Parisiens struck again, successful the conflict 4-2. The consequence signifies that Man Metropolis MUST beat Membership Brugge on the Etihad on MD8.
After a prolonged VAR test, PSG prolong their result in 4-2 within the remaining kick of the match 👏
Man Metropolis are actually twenty fifth within the Champions League, one place exterior of the Spherical of 16 playoff spots 👀
📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/GUGHj6BhkP
— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) January 22, 2025
In the meantime, Arsenal battered Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 on house turf, Aston Villa misplaced 1-0 away at Monaco, Celtic superior to the knockout levels with a 1-0 win over Younger Boys, Bayern misplaced 3-0 to Feyenoord and Actual Madrid beat RB Salzburg 5-1 due to a purpose from Kylian Mbappe and braces from Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo.
Champions League MD7 Outcomes In Full
Tuesday, twenty first January
AS Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa
Atalanta 5-0 Sturm Graz
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica 4-5 Barcelona
Bologna 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Membership Brugge 0-0 Juventus
Pink Star Belgrade 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool 2-1 Lille
Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Stuttgart
Wednesday, twenty second January
RB Leipzig 2-1 Sporting
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Stade Brestois
Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan
Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic 1-0 Younger Boys
Feyenoord 3-0 Bayern Munich
AC Milan 1-0 Girona
PSG 4-2 Manchester Metropolis
Actual Madrid 5-1 RB Salzburg
Champions League Desk After MD7
One matchday to go! 😲#UCL pic.twitter.com/jEYfEM9kTC
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 22, 2025
Champions League MD8 Fixtures
Wednesday, twenty ninth January (20:00)
Aston Villa vs Celtic
Barcelona vs Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen vs Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayern Munich vs Slovan Bratislava
Girona vs Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan
Inter Milan vs AS Monaco
Juventus vs Benfica
Lille vs Feyenoord
Manchester Metropolis vs Membership Brugge
PSV Eindhoven vs Liverpool
RB Salzburg vs Atletico Madrid
Sturm Graz vs RB Leipzig
Sporting vs Bologna
Stade Brestois vs Actual Madrid
Stuttgart vs PSG
Younger Boys vs Pink Star Belgrade
