Champions League LIVE: Result and final score from City-Sevilla, Chelsea-Dinamo, Juve-PSG and more
Goal updates from the Champions League as the group stages come to a close
Chelsea midfielder Denis Zakaria scored on his debut as his side finished their Champions League Group E campaign with a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, topping the group and ending the European campaign for the Croatians.
Manchester City teenager Rico Lewis marked his first senior start with his maiden goal for the club as City came from behind to complete their commanding Champions League group stage with a 3-1 defeat of Sevilla.
FC Copenhagen scored their first goal in this season’s Champions League campaign, drawing 1-1 with already qualified Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in their last Group G game.
Celtic, meanwhile, failed to earn a first victory in the Champions League this year as they succumbed to a 5-1 defeat by Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Follow all the action, goal updates, and major incidents from across the Champions League tonight:
Man City’s style of play deserves Champions League success, says Sevilla boss
Veteran Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli believes Manchester City have long deserved to win the Champions League.
Sampaoli, newly-installed at the struggling Spanish club, will measure his side up against Pep Guardiola’s Premier League winners in their final Group G game of this year’s competition on Wednesday.
City, beaten finalists in 2021, have already secured their place in the last 16 for a 10th successive season and are among the favourites to finally claim the top prize.
“In the project of Guardiola I think City have made great achievements,” said former Argentina boss Sampaoli in his pre-match press conference at the Etihad Stadium.
Man City’s style of play deserves Champions League success, says Sevilla boss
Jorge Sampaoli is a fan of City manager Pep Guardiola.
Real Madrid and RB Leipzig reach last-16
Real Madrid and RB Leipzig were the two favourites to go through from Group F and managed to get the job done tonight. The Champions League action is well under way with six further matches still to come.
Here are the teams kicking off at 8pm:
AC Milan vs RB Salzburg
Maccabi Haifa vs Benfica
FC Copenhagen vs Borussia Dortmund
Man City vs Sevilla
Juventus vs PSG
Chelsea vs Dinamo Zagreb
Full-time: Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic
90 mins: There’s no point in adding any time on and the referee blows up as soon as the clock ticks over to 90 minutes.
Real Madrid have blown Celtic away tonight and ensured that they win Group F. In the other early kick off RB Leipzig have won 4-0 away at Shakhtar Donetsk and they clinch the second qualifying spot in the group.
GOAL! Real Madrid 5-1 Celtic (Jota, 84’)⚽️
84 mins: Beautiful! Jota drives down the inside left channel and is brought down just outside of the Real Madrid penalty area.
He takes the resultant free kick himself and whips the ball up and over the wal with enough curl on it to keep it swerving away from Thibaut Courtois.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper gets his hand to the shot but he can’t keep it out and Celtic have themselves a consolation goal!
Shakhtar 0-4 RB Leipzig
82 mins: This should have been a close game as there was a chance that Shakhtar Donetsk could have made it into the knockout rounds if they won but Leipzig have blown them away.
The German side got off to a rocky start in the Champions League this year but they’ve recovered well and now have a place in the last-16.
Real Madrid 5-0 Celtic
78 mins: Celtic are still pushing to score. They win a corner that substitute Jota swings into the middle of the penalty area but Thibaut Courtois punches clear after shuffling off his line.
It’s been a tough night for the Scottish side.
Man City vs Sevilla line-ups
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Dias, Laporte, Gomez, Foden, Gundogan, Palmer, Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish
Sevilla XI: Bounou, Montiel, Carmona, Marcao, Rekik, Acuna, Gomez, Delaney, Rakitic, Isco, Rafa Mir
GOAL! Shakhtar 0-4 RB Leipzig (Olmo, 68’)⚽️
68 mins: A short free kick from Emil Forsberg gives the ball to Kevin Kampl who spins away from a defender before sliding the ball across tot Dani Olmo who has just come on the pitch.
The Spanish playmaker’s effort from a tight angle takes a deflection on its way into the far corner of the net and Leipzig have a fourth.
GOAL! Real Madrid 5-0 Celtic (Valverde, 71’)⚽️
71 mins: Real Madrid have been incredible down the right hand side all night. Substitute Lucas Vazquez dribbles his way up towards the box before picking out Federico Valverde in space.
He shoots and sends the ball across to the far side of goal leaving Joe Hart no chance to stop it as the effort lands in the far bottom corner of the side netting.
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