Football overnight dynamics: Manchester United is out at the bottom!2 teams qualify for the Champions League, Real Madrid reversed all the victories and Inter Milan drawn
On December 13, Beijing time, last night and this morning, there was a new major event in international football. Champions League group stage group stage Group A-D ushered in the finale, Manchester United exited, Napoli and Copenhagen qualified. Jeddah United won the Club World Cup opener and Chiellini announced his retirement.
Champions League Group A: Manchester United 0-1 Bayern, Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray
In the final round of Group A, Manchester United lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich and Koeman scored the only goal of the game. Copenhagen defeated Galatasaray 1-0 at home and advanced to the round of 16 by finishing second in the group.
Group B: PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Arsenal, Seve 1-2 Lens
Arsenal drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven to finish first in the group, with the latter finishing second. Elneny hit the post, Nketiah opened the scoring, Witersen equalised and Gabriel was whistled for a goal.
Sevilla FC finished bottom of the competition with a 2-1 defeat to Lens, who qualified for the Europa League. Frankowski slotted home from the spot-kick and Sergio Ramos was saved from the spot-kick, but the goalkeeper moved early and equalised from the penalty spot before Firmini slotted home in the final moments.
Group C: Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid, Napoli 2-0 Braga
Real Madrid defeated Union Berlin 3-2 away and won all the group stage. Luka Modric's penalty was saved, Friend took the lead, Joselu scored twice and Ceballos sealed the win.
Napoli beat Braga 2-0 at home to finish second in the group. Portalino caused Saatcher to set up an own goal and Osimhen added another goal.
Group D: Inter 0-0 Real Sociedad, Salzburg 1-3 Benfica
Real Sociedad drew 0-0 away at Inter Milan and finished first in the group, with the latter second. Benfica beat RB Salzburg 3-1 away with Angel Di Maria's direct goal from a corner before setting up Rafa Silva to double the lead.
Club World Cup: Jeddah United 3-0 Auckland City
In the opening match of the Club World Cup, Jeddah United defeated Auckland City 3-0 and successfully qualified. Romarinho opened the scoring with a push, N'Golo Kante doubled the lead with a volley, Karim Benzema added another goal and Zhou Tong came on as a second-half substitute.
Chiellini announced his retirement
The 39-year-old Italian central defender, former Juventus and Italian captain Giorgio Chiellini announced his retirement. Chielli played as a central defender and played for Livorno, Fiorentina, Juventus and Los Angeles FC during his career, winning 561 appearances for Juventus, winning nine Serie A titles, five Coppa Italia titles and five Italian Super Cups, and in 2021, he won the European Championship with Italy.
Official announcement: Mbappe won the best November in Ligue 1
Mbappe beat Lens' Todibo and Marseille's Klaus to claim Ligue 1's Player of the Month for November. In November, Mbappe contributed 4 goals and 1 assist in 3 Ligue 1 games, helping Paris Saint-Germain win 3 in a row.