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CETLIC take on Feyenoord tonight in the Champions League but are fighting only for pride at Parkhead. The Dutch side, however, have secured a place in the Europa League as they will finish the group in third, and they’ll want to go out with a win too.
Kick-off time: TNT Sport 2
Stream/TV: 8pm GMT
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PORTO host Shakhtar Donetsk tonight in the Champions League – and both sides need a win. Sat on nine points each, victory for either side would send them through to the Champions League last 16 alongside Barcelona.
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT
Stream/TV: TNT Sports 7
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BARCELONA are up against Royal Antwerp tonight in their last Champions League group stage clash. The Catalan giants can secure top spot with a win this evening, while Antwerp are already out of the competition.
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT
Stream/TV: TNT Sports 6
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PSG travel to Borussia Dortmund with Champions League last-16 qualification in their sights.Kylian Mbappe kept his side in pole position to progress after scoring a late controversial penalty against Newcastle last time out.
While Dortmund’s 3-1 triumph over AC Milan saw them become the first team in Group F to qualify.
Kick-off time: 8pm GMT
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TV channel: TNT Sports 3
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MANCHESTER CITY travel to Red Star Belgrade for their Champions League Group G finale.Goals from Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez inspired the Treble winners to an incredible comeback against RB Leipzig last time out.
And Pep Guardiola’s men can finish their group campaign with a 100 percent win record if they overcome Red Star Belgrade.
Kick-off time: 5:45pm GMT
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TV channel: TNT Sports 2
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RB LEIPZIG take on Young Boys tonight in their final Champions League group stage clash. The German side have already qualified for the knockout stages and Young Boys have all but confirmed a spot in the Europa League as they’re set to finish third.
Kick-off time: 5.45pm GMT
Stream/TV: TNT Sports 3
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MANCHESTER UNITED have been KNOCKED OUT of Europe following tonight’s 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.The Bavarians took the lead through Kingsley Coman on 70 minutes after Harry Kane’s superb touch to put the Frenchman one-on-one with Andre Onana.
Defensive duo Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw were also forced off with injuries picked up in the first half to make matters worse for Erik ten Hag.
Man Utd end their Champions League campaign rock bottom of Group A with just four points from six games.
Match result: Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
Man Utd team: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Amrabat, McTominay, Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho, Hojlund
Bayern Munich team: Neuer, Mazrouai, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Musiala, Sane, Kane
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Tough Christmas fixture period ahead
Man Utd will need to focus on the Premier League now.
If they want to be in Europe next season, they will have to turn their season around from this point.
Bruno Fernandes will be suspended for the weekend, it remains to be seen if Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are fit for the short trip.
Early European exit for Red Devils
It is not the script that the club or fans would have written but Man Utd exit the Champions League at the group stage.
They are further disappointed to finish bottom of the group and failing to even make the Europa League from a third-placed finish.
It is the first time a Man Utd side have lost four games in the group stage, conceding 15 goals in the process.
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Germans win game in first gear
Bayern Munich always looked like they had other gears they could go into if things got tough in this game.
That was the main difference between these two sides.
One player who was linked to Man Utd previously, Leon Goretzka, cover a lot of ground for the visitors as he controlled the midfield.
FT: Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich dominated the game this evening.
Man Utd did not look like scoring all evening.
The German side won the game at a canter.
FT: Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
The referee brings the game to a close.
Man Utd are eliminated from Europe.
Another disappointing night at Old Trafford.
Next up, a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
90+4. It is all over in Copenhagen, they go through.
That also means Galatasaray finish in third spot.
Man Utd will remain bottom of Group A.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
90+2. Man Utd whip in a corner but it is headed clear by Kane.
Chance for Bayern to counter attack now.
The visitors are happy to just pass it around, they are in no rush to get any shots off at goal.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
90. Man Utd need to keep going for this.
All it would take is two quick goals and an equaliser in Copenhagen and they are going through again.
They seem reluctant to send players up into the Bayern box.
Now the German fans are singing ‘is this is a library?’ showing off their bi-lingual skills to rub salt into the wound.
We are going to have an additional five minutes.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
88. United are awarded a foul for a challenge on Wan-Bissaka.
Hojlund has been almost non-existent in this half.
Goretzka is penalised for a foul on Pellistri.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
86. Laimer is tackled by Evans in a wide position.
The veteran defender did well there to prevent him advancing.
Man Utd just cannot seem to get the ball off the visitors now.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
84. Massive chance for Bayern Munich.
As the corner comes in, it finds Kane with a completely free header.
The only surprise is that he heads it wide of the goal.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
82. Dalot is penalised for a foul on Muller.
It gives the visitors a chance to get the ball into the box.
Kimmich whips it in and Evans half clears and then blocks Goretzka’s shot for a corner.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
80. Man Utd are the first English side to concede 15 goals in the group stage of the Champions League.
Not the kind of records Erik ten Hag wants to be breaking.
Tel is fouled in a wide position by Bruno Fernandes.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
78. Tel comes on for Coman.
The Bayern goalscorer has been given a rest after getting the all-important goal for Thomas Tuchel.
Amrabat is penalised for a foul on Harry Kane.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
76. The Bayern fans are certainly enjoying their trip to Manchester.
It has all gone very quiet in the home ends.
The visitors are happy to pass the ball around now and control the pace of the game.
Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
74. Erik ten Hag is looking to make some changes.
Hannibal comes on for Garnacho and Pellistri for Antony.
Man Utd have a mammoth task ahead now.
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Man Utd 0-1 Bayern Munich
72. It is all too easy for Bayern Munich.
Kane threads a ball through the back line and Coman runs onto it.
He has all the time in the world to slot the ball past Onana.
Goal – Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
70. As Bayern have no urgency to win this game, they can frustrate the opposition more.
Muller drops into a wide position and wins a throw in.
Bayern are starting to look more dangerous in the final third.
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
68. Muller comes on for Musiala for Bayern.
The experienced forward will slot in just behind Kane.
He will offer a different kind of threat to Erik ten Hag’s side.
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
66. Bayern seem to be readying some changes.
It looks like Thomas Muller is going to be joining the action.
Garnacho is struggling to make any ground down the left as Mazraoui seems to be looking far more comfortable against him.
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
64. As Man Utd get more desperate to get a goal, they get more frustrated with not being able to get the ball from Bayern.
This plays into the visitors hands, who just pass it around and make them chase it.
Kim is penalised for a foul on Antony.
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
62. Man Utd are struggling to get the ball off the visitors.
Thomas Tuchel’s side look comfortable in possession.
Kane lays it off to Kimmich on the edge of the box but his shot is high, wide and not so handsome.
Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
60. The away fans are starting to make themselves heard.
It has all gone a bit quiet in the home end now.
The team need to do more on the pitch to get this crowd out of their seats once again.
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Man Utd 0-0 Bayern Munich
58. Some bad news coming from the other game for Man Utd.
FC Copenhagen have taken the lead against Galatasaray.
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ARSENAL have signed off their Champions League group stage with a 1-1 draw away at PSV Eindhoven.Eddie Nketiah scored the opener with an emphatic finish into the bottom corner at the end of the first half before Yorbe Vertessen’s stunning equaliser in the 50th minute levelled things up.
The Gunners already confirmed their status as Group B winners prior to tonight’s clash, which led to Mikel Arteta giving a chance to some fringe players this evening.
Match result: PSV 1-1 Arsenal
Live stream: discovery+
PSV team: Benitez, Teze, Ramalho, Obispo, Mauro Jr., Van Aanholt, Tillman, Saibari, Bakayoko, Pepi, Vertessen
Arsenal team: Ramsdale, Cedric, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Jorginho, Elneny, Havertz, Trossard, Nketiah, Nelson
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That’s all from Eindhoven
And so ends the group stage.
It may not have been a memorable conclusion to the first step of Arsenal’s return to the Champions League after six years away, but it’s certainly been an impressive continental campaign for the Gunners.
Winners with a game to spare, the Londoners were able to make wholesale changes for tonight, and still emerged from the Netherlands unscathd.
Focus will now turn back to the Premier League, and then – in the new year – Mikel Arteta’s men can show us just how far they can really go in Europe’s top competition.
Until then, thanks for reading and goodnight.
Arteta pleased with Rice experiment
Eyebrows were raised when Mikel Arteta brought Declan Rice on as a second half, and they stayed raised when the former West Ham man slotted in at centre-back in replace of William Saliba.
Yet Rice was as composed as ever in the role, and afterwards the Arsenal boss explained his reason for the move.
We are very short at the back so I wanted to see if something happened how we are going to resolve that situation. I thought he was really good.Mikel Arteta
Gunners stake their claim
Mikel Arteta insisted that tonight was an opportunity for some of his fringe players to show they deserve a run in the first team, but who impressed most?
How they finish in Group B
Confirmation of Arsenal and PSV’s respective first and second finishes in Group B, but it’s Lens who happily drop into the Europa League following their last-minute win against Sevilla in France.
Lens 2-1 Sevilla
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
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Match stats from the Philips Stadion
I can’t believe the referee didn’t play another 15 seconds so Arsenal could clock up 500 successful passes. This is a bigger travesty than any VAR nonsense.
Full time – PSV 1-1 Arsenal
It ends all square in Eindhoven.
A dead rubber, yes, but two dead good goals.
Eddie Nketiah’s exquisite first half finish was cancelled out shortly after the restart by an excellent Yorbe Vertessen strike.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
90+7. Trossard to win it! Trossard must win it! Saved!
Kiwior follows up with the rebound and… over!
Two huge chances at the death spurned by the Gunners.
Thankfully, on this occasion, it really doesn’t matter.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
90+5. Ramsdale shows a safe pair of hands to keep out Junior’s fierce drive in the final minute.
A nice confidence boost for the goalkeeper to end on.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
90+2. Inside six minutes of additional time at the Philips Stadion, and there is none of the late urgency as seen at recent Arsenal away games such as Aston Villa, Luton and Brentford.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
90. A great chance for Til to win it!
The substitute takes advantage of a Gabriel slip up to move in on goal from the right.
He has options to his left, but the Dutchman goes it alone and drags wastefully wide of the far post.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal – Arsenal substitutions
88. Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Jesus are coming on the final two minutes.
Is it too much to ask that neither of them get injured in the time remaining?
Reiss Nelson and Kai Havertz are the pair that make way.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
87. As Trossard turns and blazes a shot over the crossbar from a long way out, there’s activity in the Arsenal dugout once again.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal – PSV Substitution
85. Peter Bosz makes another change, replacing Malik Tillman.
The former Rangers loanee departs for Guus Til.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
83. Kiwior has a taste for it now, and has another attempt at goal.
This time it’s blocked by Obispo.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
81. Odegaard delivers, Kiwior nods home, Arsenal celebrate…
…but the flag is up for offside.
It’s not the goalscorer that has been penalised though, instead it’s Gabriel who has been flagged.
There’s a VAR check to determine whether the defender had indeed interfered with the incident, but it doesn’t take long and the decision is upheld.
It remains 1-1 in Eindhoven.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
79. Nketiah wins a free-kick on the left, and Odegaard will have the chance to test the home defence from a set-piece.
On the bench, Zinchenko has a face like thunder. The very essence of a man who has been asked to go Christmas shopping when there was something good on the television.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
77. Two things to note about Declan Rice playing at centre-half since his introduction.
He’s very good at it because, of course, he is.
How short of central defenders are Arsenal?!
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
75. Into the final 15 minutes and the contest is still evenly poised.
If qualification was on the line, this would be on a knife edge and as exciting as it comes.
But it’s not so we’re instead plodding to a conclusion.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal – PSV substitutions
73. Johan Bakayoko is going off so we may as well pack up and go home.
The Belgian (surely destined for the Premier League one day) is replaced by another exciting youngster in Isaac Babadi.
Also on is Barcelona loanee Sergino Dest for Ismael Saibari.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
71. Bakayoko has been quieter than the blistering brilliance of the first half, but comes alive again here to win a free-kick in a dangerous position.
The Belgian had far too much skill, pace and trickery for Jorginho – although sometimes I’d fancy myself as having similar.
Bakayoko takes the free-kick too, stepping up towards the back post where Rice heads clear.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
69. Twenty-one minutes to go…
…which I assume is the album version of the 2001 So Solid Crew single.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
67. Straight down the other end, and Saibari clatters the post.
The Moroccan does brilliantly to turn away from Rice inside the penalty area before unleashing a thumping drive past Ramsdale from an acute angle.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
66. The Arsenal fans have been done again by the old ball-into-the-side-netting trick.
And the PSV supporters take great pleasure in mocking their English counterparts for twice celebrating what they mistakenly thought was a goal.
It’s Reiss Nelson that prompts it with a determined run and shot.
Still, fool them once…
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
64. Now Nketiah has gone down injured after taking what looks to be a whack in the face.
With a busy Christmas period of games on the horizon, this is the last thing that Mikel Arteta wants to be dealing with.
PSV 1-1 Arsenal – Arsenal substitutions
62. Mikel Arteta does make a first change. In fact, he makes three of them.
Mohamed Elneny departs injured, but also off is William Saliba and Cedric.
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