Wednesday, November 06, 2019

UEFA Champions League, Group A: PSG Top Club Brugge To Clinch Knockout-Stage Berth; Blancos Destroy Galatasaray (Who Were Eliminated)

UEFA Champions League group-stage action continued on Wednesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.

At Madrid:

Rodrygo Silva de Goes delivered a hat trick (4', 7', 90'+3; that's him celebrating) as Real Madrid nuked visiting Galatasaray 6-0 eliminating the Turkish club from the tournament.

Getty Images photo

At Paris:

Mauro Icardi scored the game's lone goal in the 22nd minute as Paris Saint-Germain defeated visiting Club Brugge 1-0 to advance to the knockout stage.

Here are the happy PSG players saluting the local fans after clinching an eighth successive Round of 16 appearance.

Photo from UEFA website

Group A Standings:

1. x-Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 4; GD: +10; PTS: 12)
2.    Real Madrid (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)
3.    Club Brugge (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 2)
4. z-Galatasaray (GP: 4; GD: -8; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in Champions League knockout stage

z-Eliminated from Champions League but still alive for Europa League knockout-stage berth

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