UEFA Champions League, Group A: PSG, Blancos Win; Club Brugge To Europa League

Group-stage play in the UEFA Champions League concluded on Wednesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Vinicius Junior (seen here celebrating) scored what proved to be the game winner in the 64th minute as Real Madrid defeated Club Brugge 3-1.

Despite the defeat, the Belgian club still qualified for a spot in the Europa League's Round of 32.

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At Paris:

Mauro Icardi opened the scoring in the 32nd minute as Paris Saint-Germain, with five players each scoring once, destroyed visiting Galatasaray 5-0 and ended the Turkish club's European campaign.

Here's PSG's Kylian Mbappe, after scoring in the 63rd minute.

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Final Group A Standings:

1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 6; GD: +15; PTS: 16)
2. Real Madrid (GP: 6; GD: +6; PTS: 11)
3. Club Brugge (GP: 6; GD: -8; PTS: 3)
4. Galatasaray (GP: 6; GD: -13; PTS: 2)

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage; Club Brugge qualified for the knockout stage of the Europa League.

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Group-stage play in the UEFA Champions League resumed on Tuesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Krepin Diatta's equalizer at the death (90'+2, that's him, center, celebrating with teammates) lifted Club Brugge to a 1-1 road draw with Galatasaray.

Adem Buyuk scored for the hosts in the 11th minute.

AFP photo via Getty Images by Ozan Kose

At Madrid:

Kylian Mbappe (81', that's him, here, with the game ball after scoring) and Pablo Sarabia (83') each scored a goal two minutes apart late in the second half as Paris Saint-Germain came from two goals behind to deadlock Real Madrid 2-2 on the road to clinch top spot in Group A.

Los Blancos (with Karim Benzema scoring in the 17th and 79th minutes) still clinched a berth in the Champions League's Round of 16.

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Group A Standings:

1. y-Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 5; GD: +10; PTS: 13)
2. x-Real Madrid (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 8)
3. z-Club Brugge (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
4. z-Galatasaray (GP: 5; GD: -8; PTS: 2)

y-Won Group A and clinched berth in Champions League knockout stage

x-Clinched berth in Champions League's knockout stage

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

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.

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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.

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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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Eight games were contested (with two of them in Group A) on Tuesday as group-stage play resumed in the UEFA Champions League.

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Toni Kroos (seen here celebrating) scored the only goal of Real Madrid's 1-0 road win over Galatasaray in the 18th minute.

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At Bruges, Belgium:

Kylian Mbappe (seen here) produced a hat trick (61', 79', 83') while Mauro Icardi added a double (7', 63') as Paris Saint-Germain destroyed Club Brugge 5-0 on the road.

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Group A Standings:

1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 3; GD: +9; PTS: 9)
2. Real Madrid (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
3. Club Brugge (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 2)
4. Galatasaray (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

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Group-stage play in the UEFA Champions League resumed on Tuesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.

At Madrid:

Goals from Sergio Ramos (55') and Carlos Casemiro (85', shown here) enabled Real Madrid to gain a 2-2 home draw with Club Brugge.

Emmanuel Dennis scored both of the Belgian club's goals in the ninth and 39th minutes.

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At Istanbul, Turkey:

Mauro Icardi (shown here, wearing #18, celebrating with teammates) scored the only goal of the match in the 52nd minute as Paris Saint-Germain defeated Galatasaray 1-0 on the road.

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Group A Standings:

1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Club Brugge (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Galatasaray (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Real Madrid (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

UEFA Champions League, Group A: PSG Prove Too Much For Blancos; Goose Eggs For Club Bruge and Galatasaray

Eight games----including two from Group A-----in the UEFA Champions League were contested on Wednesday.

At Bruges, Belgium:

Club Bruge and visiting Galatasaray battled to a 0-0 stalemate.  That's Gala goalkeeper Fernando Muslera making a key save here.

Photo from UEFA website

At Paris:

Angel Di Maria scored twice (14', 33', that's him celebrating after his second goal) as Paris Saint-Germain dominated visiting Real Madrid 3-0.

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Group A Standings:

1. Paris Saint-Germain (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Club Brugge (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Galatasaray (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Real Madrid (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Club Bruge collected -2 in disciplinary points compared to Galatasaray's -3 in the two clubs' Wednesday match.