Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
CL game in Bergamo canceled
Werner’s record is too little for Chelsea
The German coaches of the English top clubs remain without a win in the Champions League: Tuchel’s Chelsea and Rangnicks Manchester United are each giving a lead. In Bergamo, the weather prevents the last game of the group stage from being played.
Team manager Thomas Tuchel missed the group win in the Champions League with defending champion Chelsea FC. The Blues, who had already qualified for the round of 16, only managed to score 3: 3 (1: 2) against Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg despite a double from national player Timo Werner on the last day of the group due to a last-minute goal.
The outstanding Werner put Chelsea in the lead at minus 12 degrees in St. Petersburg with the club’s fastest goal in the history of the premier class after just 83 seconds. Claudinho (38th) and Sardar Azmoun (41st) turned the game for Zenit, who was already third and will continue to play in the Europa League. After a remarkable presentation by Werner Romelu Lukaku (62nd) equalized. Then Werner (85th) struck. However, Magomed Osdojew (90 + 4) ruined Chelsea’s group win.
At the same time, Juventus Turin, who were tied on points, took advantage of the slip of the Londoners and moved past Chelsea to the top with a 1-0 (1-0) against Malmö FF. Moise Kean (18th) scored the decisive goal for the old lady.
Salzburg for the first time in the round of 16
In Group E, Bayern Munich, who had already qualified as group winners for the round of 16, did not hand out any gifts against FC Barcelona. With the 0: 3 (0: 2) the Catalans now have to play in the Europa League, because at the same time Benfica Lisbon overtook Barça with a 2: 0 (2: 0) against Dynamo Kiev in second place. Even one point would not have been enough for the Catalans, as Roman Yaremchuk (16th) and Gilberto (22nd) scored for Benfica in the parallel game.
The French champions OSC Lille bought further tickets for the knockout round in Group G with a 3-1 (1-0) against VfL Wolfsburg, who were eliminated from the bottom of the table. As second of the season, after a goal by Noah Okafor (50th), RB Salzburg made it to the first sixteen in the premier class with a 1-0 (0-0) against FC Sevilla. The Andalusians, in whom Joan Jordan saw the red card (64th), remained third.
The second round of 16 in Group F in the match between Atalanta Bergamo and FC Villarreal, however, will not be sought until Thursday. The game was canceled at short notice in the evening due to heavy snowfall. A kick-off time has not yet been set. Team manager Ralf Rangnick scored 1-1 (1-1) against Young Boys Bern with coach David Wagner on his Champions League debut with Manchester United. The Red Devils were already group winners before the game. The 63-year-old coach, who succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sent eleven new players into the duel against the Swiss and did without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Mason Greenwood scored the lead (9th), which was equalized by Fabian Rieder (42nd).