Real Madrid holds on, Atlético enters the “Top 8” and Barça returns

Two of the Spanish teams complete the sixth day of the Champions League championship stage They enter the “Top-8” and only one bids farewell to the European competition. Villarreal once again added a defeat against Kobenhavn (2-3) to say goodbye to the Champions League, Athletic is still alive after drawing against PSG (0-0) thanks to a great Unai Simón, while Real Madrid remains in the top eight despite its defeat against Manchester City (1-2) at the Bernabéu.

The White team could not beat Guardiola’s team at home. Rodrygo had a great match and gave the Whites the lead with a goal that ended a nine-month drought. but the citizen They came back thanks to goals from O’Reilly and Haaland from the penalty spot. In addition, Courtois saved Xabi Alonso’s men from rout.

For their part, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid took a step forward during the sixth day of the Champions League phase by winning their two corresponding matches and take three very important points for the remaining two matches.

Simeone’s men slipped to eighth position after returned this Tuesday against PSV Eindhoven (2-3) thanks to goals from Julián Álvarez, Hancko and Sorloth. The red and white would secure their place in the “Top 8” if they also achieved a victory in the last two days against Galatasaray and Bodo Glimt.

For its part, FC Barcelona also made a big comeback against Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 at home, despite the fact that the Blaugrana team struggled to overturn a match that they had started by losing thanks to Jules Koundé’s double.

However, Hansi Flick They are required to win the last two games against Slavia Prague away and Kobemhavn at home if you want to make the top eight. Additionally, they must try to score as many goals as possible for a possible tiebreaker. All this taking into account that Lamine Yamal will miss the next match due to an accumulation of yellow cards in the championship phase.

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