Eight points for Tottenham, seven for Sporting Lisbon and Frankfurt, six for Marseille … Group D has not given its verdict and the four teams can still qualify on the 6th day of the Champions League. For OM, after their two European successes against Lisbon, the return to earth was still hard, in Frankfurt, with guilty defensive errors.
Mattéo Guendouzi also scored a nice goal, in vain.
The Marseillais are now forced to victory at the Vélodrome against Tottenham on Tuesday, to qualify. With a draw, the Marseillais would keep a chance of going to the Europa League, if Frankfurt beats Sporting.
A draw will be enough for the Londoners in Marseille to experience a spring in the Champions League.
Liverpool accompanies Napoli
In group A, in difficulty this season, Liverpool saved themselves some cold sweats by winning with authority (3-0) on the field of Ajax Amsterdam. This success, acquired thanks to Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott, secures second place for the Reds, qualified for the round of 16 for the 6th consecutive year.
Jürgen Klopp’s men still have a slim chance of finishing top, synonymous with seeded status in the draw on November 7, but that will require beating Napoli by a wide margin on Tuesday.
Intractable leader qualified with five wins in five matches, the Italian club impressed again on Wednesday against Glasgow Rangers (3-0).
Atlético goes out of the way
In this group B with surprises, Atlético Madrid can bite their fingers after their meeting against Bayer Leverkusen (2-2). Until the 100th minute, the Colchoneros believed in it, but Yannick Carrasco missed the final penalty which would have kept his club alive in a breathless atmosphere.
But with only five points in five matches, Antoine Griezmann’s partners can no longer join Porto (9 pts), let alone Bruges (10 pts), an unlikely leader.
Their only consolation would be third place synonymous with the Europa League, but that will require doing at least as well as the Germans on the final day.
Bruges and Porto will compete for first place at a distance, with a ranking favorable to the Belgians but a dynamic favorable to the Portuguese, winners in Belgium on Wednesday (4-0).
Barça condemned by Inter
Finally in group C, Catalonia hoped for a miracle, it did not happen.
The big victory of Inter Milan at the start of the evening in front of Plzen (4-0) indeed froze the 3rd place of the Catalans, donated to the Europa League after a catastrophic group stage (only one victory).
It is therefore almost logical that the Barcelonans lost again, Wednesday at Camp Nou, before a much more efficient Bayern Munich (3-0) with Sadio Mané, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Benjamin Pavard scorers.
The Bavarians, already qualified before the meeting, will see the 8th for the 13th consecutive year. They will therefore be accompanied by Interists with full confidence.