Champions League league phase concludes: Here are the night's results
The league phase of Europe's premier club football competition concluded with 18 matches played at 23:00 TSI.
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Galatasaray was defeated 2-0 away by Manchester City.
The yellow-reds, who collected 10 points in the league phase, finished in 20th place.
Galatasaray's potential opponents in the round of 16 play-offs are Atletico Madrid and Juventus.
Azerbaijani side Qarabag lost 6-0 away to Liverpool. Qarabag finished in 22nd place with 10 points, qualifying for the play-offs.
In Real Madrid's 4-2 loss to Benfica, national footballer Arda Güler provided the assist for the second goal scored by Kylian Mbappe. Benfica managed to enter the top 24 on goal difference following a goal by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin in the 90+8th minute.
TEAMS THAT ADVANCED
Following the conclusion of the league stage, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, and Manchester City, who finished in the top 8, advanced directly to the round of 16.
Real Madrid, Inter, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Newcastle United, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Qarabag, Bodo/Glimt, and Benfica, who finished between 9th and 24th in the standings, secured their spots in the play-off stage.
The 16 teams that will face each other in the play-off round will compete in a two-legged knockout format to earn a ticket to the round of 16.
The Champions League play-off round draw will be held today.
ARSENAL FINISHED IN FIRST PLACE
English side Arsenal finished the league stage in first place by winning 8 out of 8 matches.
Arsenal defeated Kairat 3-2 in the final week and finished with 24 points, remaining undefeated.
On the other hand, 5 of the 8 teams that advanced directly to the round of 16 are from the English Premier League. In addition to leaders Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City were the English teams that continued their journey without needing the play-off stage.
12 TEAMS' CUP JOURNEY ENDED
Teams that finished between 25th and 36th in the league bid farewell to the UEFA Champions League.
Olympique de Marseille, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV, Athletic Bilbao, Napoli, Copenhagen, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, and Kairat have closed their European chapter.
The results are as follows:
PSG (France) - Newcastle United (England): 1-1
Manchester City (England) - Galatasaray: 2-0
Liverpool (England) - Qarabag (Azerbaijan): 6-0
Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - Inter (Italy): 0-2
Barcelona (Spain) - Copenhagen (Denmark): 4-1
Arsenal (England) - Kairat (Kazakhstan): 3-2
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) - Villarreal (Spain): 3-0
Atletico Madrid (Spain) - Bodo/Glimt (Norway): 1-2
Benfica (Portugal) - Real Madrid (Spain): 4-2
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) - Tottenham (England): 0-2
Club Brugge (Belgium) - Olympique de Marseille (France): 3-0
PSV (Netherlands) - Bayern Munich (Germany): 1-2
Ajax (Netherlands) - Olympiacos (Greece): 1-2
Napoli (Italy) - Chelsea (England): 2-3
Monaco (France) - Juventus (Italy): 0-0
Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) - Atalanta (Italy): 1-0
Athletic Bilbao (Spain) - Sporting (Portugal): 2-3
Pafos (Cyprus) - Slavia Prague (Czech Republic): 4-1