UEFA Champions League, Group G: Dragons Dominate Monaco To Join Black Eagles In Group Stage; RB Leipzig To Europa League

With two games on Wednesday, action in Group G of the UEFA Champions League came to a conclusion.

At Leipzig, Germany:

Talisca scored the winning goal in the 90th minute as Besiktas, who already laid claim to top spot in Group G, knocked off RB Leipzig 2-1 on the road, relegating the German club to the knockout stage of the Europa League, this despite this goal by the hosts' Naby Keita in the 87th minute.

Associated Press photo by Michael Sohn

At Porto, Portugal:

Vincent Aboubakar scored twice in the first half (9', 33') as FC Porto locked up a knockout-stage berth after their 5-2 home domination of AS Monaco.  No, that's not referee Jonas Erikkson demonstrating the Nazi salute; he's showing a red card to the Dragons' Felipe (center) and Monaco's Rachid Ghezzal as both players were ejected.

Final Group G Standings:

1. Besiktas (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 14)
2. FC Porto (GP: 6; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
3. RB Leipzig (GP: 6; GD:  -1; PTS: 7)
4. AS Monaco (GP: 6; GD: -10; PTS: 2)

Besiktas and FC Porto advanced to the Champion League's knockout stage while RB Leipzig qualified for the Europa League's Round of 32.