After the final round of qualifying matches ended and the 24 teams that qualified for the Champions League (Cup C1) were determined, the knockout brackets were gradually revealed. Fans will witness the big teams eliminated in this round.
The European Football Federation (UEFA) will draw the qualifying matches tomorrow night (January 31). However, according to the preliminary bracket, one of the two matches between Man City and Real Madrid or Man City and Bayern Munich is certain.
Even though they are not eliminated early, Man City will have to face Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the knockout round of the 2024-2025 Champions League.
All three big teams mentioned above are only certain to advance after the final round of matches this morning (January 30). Of these, Man City have had the hardest time. After 7 matches, the Premier League team is not in the top 24 and must beat Club Brugge at home to avoid early elimination.
Pep Guardiola's team dominated possession (more than 70% of the time) but did not create any dangerous chances in the first half. In contrast, Club Brugge had more shots and scored first. Raphael Onyedika scored against Man City at the end of the first half.
The home team went all out in the second half. Mateo Kovacic gave Man City hope with a breakthrough in the middle and a dangerous long-range shot.
The English side almost conceded shortly afterwards, but they responded with a second goal. Josko Gvardiol's pass led to an own goal for Joel Ordonez. Savinho then sealed a 3-1 win for Man City in the 76th minute.
Defeating Club Brugge at home, Man City climbed to 22nd place at the end of the Champions League qualifying round. Club Brugge were not eliminated despite the defeat. The Belgian team still retained their place in the next round thanks to a better goal difference (goal difference - goals conceded) than Dinamo Zagreb.
Champions League standings
| XH | Team | Battle | Goal - loss | Point |
| 1 | Liverpool | 8 | 17:5 | 21 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | 28:13 | 19 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | 16:3 | 19 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 8 | 11:1 | 19 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 20:12 | 18 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 15:7 | 16 |
| 7 | Lille | 8 | 17:10 | 16 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 8 | 13:6 | 16 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 8 | 20:6 | 15 |
| 10 | Dortmund | 8 | 22:12 | 15 |
| 11 | Real Madrid | 8 | 20:12 | 15 |
| 12 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 20:12 | 15 |
| 13 | AC Milan | 8 | 14:11 | 15 |
| 14 | PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 16:12 | 14 |
| 15 | PSG | 8 | 14:9 | 13 |
| 16 | Benfica | 8 | 16:12 | 13 |
| 17 | AS Monaco | 8 | 13:13 | 13 |
| 18 | Brest | 8 | 10:11 | 13 |
| 19 | Feyenoord | 8 | 18:21 | 13 |
| 20 | Juventus | 8 | 9:7 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic | 8 | 13:14 | 12 |
| 22 | Man City | 8 | 18:14 | 11 |
| 23 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 13:12 | 11 |
| 24 | Club Brugge | 8 | 7:11 | 11 |
| 25 | Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 12:19 | 11 |
| 26 | Stuttgart | 8 | 13:17 | 10 |
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 8:16 | 7 |
| 28 | Bologna | 8 | 4:9 | 6 |
| 29 | Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 13:22 | 6 |
| 30 | Sturm Graz | 8 | 5:14 | 6 |
| 31 | Sparta Prague | 8 | 7:21 | 4 |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 8:15 | 3 |
| 33 | Girona | 8 | 5:13 | 3 |
| 34 | Salzburg | 8 | 5:27 | 3 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 7:27 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys | 8 | 3:24 | 0 |
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/thoat-canh-bi-loai-som-man-city-gap-ngay-real-madrid-hoac-bayern-munich-ar923113.html
Comment (0)