In the early morning of December 14, Beijing time, the 6th round of the Champions League group stage continued, with two La Liga giants playing together, Atletico Madrid defeated Lazio 2-0 at home, and Barcelona was beaten by Antwerp 2-3 away. So far, the 4 teams of La Liga have joined hands to qualify, and at the same time they are at the top of the group, but Sevilla is at the bottom, dragging the La Liga team back.
Atletico beat Lazio to secure top spot in the group
After winning the last round, the two teams joined hands to qualify early, and this round of the group stage has become a battle for the top spot in the group, with Atletico Madrid leading by one point, and only a draw at home will be needed to beat Lazio to advance.
In the end, Atletico Madrid did not drop the chain at a critical moment, relying on the joint goals of Griezmann and Lino, easily defeated Lazio 2-0, and locked the top spot in the group with 14 points in 6 rounds, among which Griezmann, who scored a goal for Atletico Madrid, became the third player in Atletico Madrid's history to score 5 goals in a single Champions League group stage.
Barcelona lost to Antwerp and still secured top spot in the group
After winning at home in the last round, Barcelona qualified ahead of schedule without danger, returning to the knockout stage of the Champions League after two seasons, and this round away to challenge Antwerp, who were out of the tournament early, Xavi led the team to end the group stage with a victory.
As a result, Barcelona lost in an upset, conceding the goal in less than 2 minutes of the opening game, and conceding a goal early in the second half, all due to Romeu's mistake being broken, and conceding again in the last moment, and was killed. In the end, Barcelona lost 2-3 away to Antwerp, giving the latter their first Champions League victory in team history.
According to statistics, Antwerp's opening goal of 1 minute and 16 seconds created the fastest Champions League goal conceded in Barcelona's history since September 13, 2011.
Four of the five La Liga teams qualified for the top spot, with only one team lagging behind
Last season, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Real Sociedad ranked in the top four in La Liga and qualified to represent La Liga in the Champions League, while Sevilla won the Europa League and went straight to the Champions League, so that a total of 5 teams participated in La Liga.
Now that the group stage is over, Real Madrid in Group C has won all 6 games and has 18 points to qualify, Real Sociedad in Group D has 3 wins and 3 draws, and has 12 points to beat Inter Milan to qualify, Atletico Madrid in Group E has 4 wins and 2 draws, and has 14 points to qualify, and Barcelona in Group H has 4 wins and 2 losses and 12 points to qualify, except for Sevilla in Group B, which has only won 2 draws and 4 losses in 6 rounds, and has 2 points to lock in the bottom of the competition, and even did not qualify for the Europa League knockout play-offs, and missed the defense of the Europa League.
Among the top 16 teams in the Champions League this season, 4 teams in La Liga have advanced the most, and all of them are ranked first in the group, completely overshadowing the Premier League, Bundesliga, and Serie A.