Bayern Munich appears to be like set to outlive the brand new Champions League playoffs spherical. AC Milan joined Atalanta and Monaco shedding their first-leg video games Wednesday.
Bayern obtained high-class strikes from Michael Olise and Harry Kane both facet of halftime in a 2-1 win at Celtic. The return sport is Tuesday in Munich.
Bayern had joined Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis as Champions League title winners previously 5 years who surprisingly discovered themselves within the playoffs as a result of they completed exterior the highest eight within the new 36-team single standings format. Madrid received 3-2 in Manchester on Tuesday.
Feyenoord’s objective in a rain-soaked 1-0 win over Milan got here within the third minute and relied in France goalkeeper Mike Maignan spilling Igor Paixão’s shot into the web.
It was a fast profitable begin for Feyenoord’s interim coach Pascal Bosschaart in his first sport after the firing Monday of Brian Priske.
Benfica received 1-0 at Monaco with one other objective from Vangélis Pavlídis, a fragile chip shot within the forty eighth. The in-form Greece ahead’s sixth objective within the competitors adopted a hat trick towards Barcelona final month.
Membership Brugge scored with a disputed penalty kick in stoppage time to beat Atalanta 2-1. That was a gathering of groups that completed twenty fourth and ninth, respectively, within the 36-team standings two weeks in the past.
The prime eight groups in these standings superior direct to the spherical of 16 in March, leaving Nos. 9 to 24 to compete in February for eight extra entries in playoffs over back-to-back midweeks.
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