Champions League: Borussia Dortmund secures top spot with 2-0 win at Monaco
Football | December 12, 2018 16:04 ISTDortmund finished level on points with Atletico in Group A and sealed top spot thanks to a better goal difference.
Dortmund finished level on points with Atletico in Group A and sealed top spot thanks to a better goal difference.
It was Mohamed Salah's latest wonder-goal — an individual effort scored in the 34th minute — that was the difference between the teams on another atmospheric European night at Anfield.
Cavani and Neymar were both assisted by their 19-year-old teammate, with Mbappe putting on an excellent display of speed, strength and dribbling throughout the game.
Mauricio Pochettino's team will now look to improve on their round-of-16 exit last season when they lost to Juventus 4-3 on aggregate.
Jose Mourinho picked up a basket of water bottles and threw them to the ground after Marouane Fellaini scored in stoppage time to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Young Boys.
Paris Saint-Germain will play Liverpool on Wednesday in their Champions League fixture at the Parc des Princes.
Milan Pavkov scored in the 22nd and 29th minutes as the Serbian champions earned a first win in their debut appearance in the Champions League group stage.
Barcelona visit Inter Milan with hope that Lionel Messi can return after recovering from a broken arm.
The defeat against Juventus leaves United with just one win from its last seven games as Mourinho's men struggle to make much headway on the roads or on the field.
The Portuguese coach appears to have recovered confidence after a 3-2 home win against Newcastle and a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea.
The football superstar has been accused of rape in the United States. Kathryn Mayorga filed a civil lawsuit last month in Nevada claiming Ronaldo raped her in his Las Vegas hotel room.
Messi will miss playing Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, and El Clasico against Real Madrid next weekend.
Barcelona won the Champions League title at Wembley in 2011, beating Manchester United 3-1.
The lack of VAR in this season's Champions League was highlighted last week when Ronaldo was given a red card for the first time in the marquee competition.
Ronaldo, making his Juventus debut in a competition he has won five times, also had a new experience - getting a red card against Valencia for tangling with Jeison Murillo.
Kylian Mbappe carelessness at the other end allowed Firmino to provide a thrilling climax to a pulsating night at Anfield to open Group C.
Succeeding in the Champions League is one of Barcelona's main goals this season after struggling in the European competition in recent years, failing to make it past the quarterfinals in three straight seasons.
Ronaldo was under pressure after three games without scoring for Juventus since his move from Real Madrid, but he broke his mini-drought with two goals in Sunday's 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A.
The 32 Champions League teams kicking off in the group stage in September will share a prize fund of 1.95 billion euros ($2.28 billion), up from 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) this season, UEFA confirmed on Tuesday.
Buffon, who has since left Juventus, will serve the ban next season if he signs for a club which plays in the Champions League or Europa League.
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