Karim Benzema scored two first-half goals as Real Madrid beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 on Wednesday to avoid an early exit in the Champions League.
Madrid needed a victory to guarantee advancement and ended up winning Group B to reach the knockout round for the 24th straight season. Gladbach still advanced to the last 16 for the first time in the Champions League era after finishing level on points with Shakhtar Donetsk but with a better head-to-head record.
Shakhtar drew 0-0 with Inter Milan, eliminating the Italian team.
Sergio Ramos is back in Real Madridโs squad for tomorrowโs Champions League match vs. Gladbach pic.twitter.com/88W1dssSxv
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 8, 2020
Group winners:
๐ฉ๐ช Bayern
๐ช๐ธ Real Madrid
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Man City
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Liverpool
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Chelsea
๐ฉ๐ช Dortmund
๐ฎ๐น Juventus
๐ซ๐ท PSGGroup runners-up:
๐ช๐ธ Atlรฉtico
๐ฉ๐ช Gladbach
๐ต๐น Porto
๐ฎ๐น Atalanta
๐ช๐ธ Sevilla
๐ฎ๐น Lazio
๐ช๐ธ Barcelona
๐ฉ๐ช RB LeipzigThe Champions League last 16 is set. #UCL pic.twitter.com/wlENh7EJnQ
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) December 9, 2020
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