Manchester City, PSG Stay Alive In Champions League as Arsenal Reach Last 16

Manchester City Came from Behind Against Club Brugge to Reach the Champions League Knockout Phase, Where they were safely joined by paris saint-marmain as arsenal Qualified DIRECTLY Esday in the Final Round of League-Phase Matches. Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lillle and Aston Villa also followed liverpool and barcelona in second top-eight finishes to skip the new play-of-off round. On a dramaatic night in which only two of the closing 18 games were dead rubbers, man rights gold Reigning premier league champions city will face either holders Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in a Blockbuster Play-off Tie Next Month. “In the second half we lifted our heart and our hearts,” City manager pep guardila told tent sports.

“For today we are in the next round, that’s good.”

PSG, Who Defeated City 4-2 Last Week, Produced an Emphatic Display in a 4-1 Triumph at Stuttgart.

Arsenal only needed a point to wrap up a last-16 berth and goals from jorginho and ethan nwaneri gave a 2-1 Victory at girona.

“Hopefully more belief in that dressing room that we are a good team and can face anyone and stil performance and win games,” Said Gunners MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA.

Inter Finished Fourth in the Standings by Seeing Off 10-Man Monaco 3-0, while Atletico Made it five Straight Champions League Wins with a 4-1 Thumping of Salzburg in Austria.

Bayer Leverkusen also completes the job, Beating Sparta Prague 2-0, As Lillle was the only french side to seal a top-eighted slot thanks to a 6-1 Thrashing of feyenoord.

Aston Villa snuck into eighth place in their first appearance in the competition in 42 years in 42 years, as morgan rogers’ hat-trick helped them to a 4-2 win over Celtic.

Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern and AC Milan all ended one point off the top eight.

The other teams in friday’s play-off draw are PSV Eindhoven, BenFica, Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Sporting Lisbon and Club Bruggge.

The new 36-team format provided planty of tension, but all the fancied sides at least finished in the top 24 to stay in the competition.

Man City, European Champions two seasons ago, Were in Serious Danger of an Ana Awful Season Hitting A New Low When The Fell Behind to Raphael Onyedika’s Strike on the Stroke on the Stroke of Half-TIME ATIHAD.

But mateo kovocic waltzed through the center of the brugge side to equalise shortly after the break before joel or orderZ’s oven goal put City in front.

Savinho’s late strike added some gloss to the scoreline as guardila narrowly avoided the earliest exit from the competition in his career.

Brugge, thanks to results in other games, clung onto the final play-off spot despite their defeat and will next play either atalata or dortmund.

PSG would have ben Knocked out by a loss in Germany but was Never in any Danger as Bradley Barcola’s Brave Header and TWO Goals from Osmane Demble Put Them 3-0 up on up on up on 3-up on 3-ing 3-

Dembele, who played a starring role as a substitute against City, Completed His Hat-Trick in the Second Period Before Chris Fuehrich Conslation.

“We’ve been doing very well for some time now, playing well, controlling passestion and winning our games,” Demble Told Canal+.

PSG, Semi-Finalists Last Season, Finished 15th to Reach the Knockout Stage for A 13th Consecurate Season, after having been outside the top 24 after Six Matches.

“We’re delighted to have qualified for the play-offs,” Added decomble.

Luis Enrique’s men will take on a fellow ligue 1 team for a last-16 berth in eite in monaco or brest, as stuttgart was knocked out.

Seven-Time Winners AC Milan Dropped out of the top eight with a 2-1 loss at dinamo zagreb as yunus musah’s 39th-min’s 39th-min’s 39th-min’s 39th-min

Dinamo was still eliminated, Thought, Courtesy of Conrad Harder’s Equaliser For Sporting with 13 Minutes Left in his 1-1 Draw With Bologna.

Milan Will Play Eiter Local Rivals Juventus or Feyenoord in the Play-Offs.

AUCH-CHANGED LIVERPOOL Finished Top Despite Losing 3-2 at PSV Eindhoven, as Second-Placed Barcelona Drew 2-2 with Atalata, Who Finished an agonising ninth having the Evening in Sevening Plache.

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