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Champions League: Man City, Milan, Porto, Others Shine

POSTED ON November 7, 2023 •   Football      BY Lawrence Omoge

The Champions League played on November 7, 2023, saw a lot of events, some shocking and others as expected.

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City cruised into the last 16 of the Champions League with two group games remaining after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday.

Man City wins Young Boys easily
Haaland scores against Young Boys and helped Club maintain table standings. | Credit: Reuters

Pep Guardiola's side maintained their 100% record and lead Group G with 12 points from four games.

Young Boys, who were reduced to 10 men when Sandro Lauper was shown a red card in the 53rd minute, are fourth in the group with one point.

In Group F, Olivier Giroud secures AC Milan 2-1 win against Mbappe's side, PSG, in a Champions League game.

Giroud seals the victory for AC Milan over PSG
Giroud celebrates goal against PSG | Credit: Marco Bertorello, AFP

Stefano Pioli's team started the day bottom of Group F but are now well in contention for the knockout stages, third on five points and just one behind PSG, who occupy the second qualification spot.

Newcastle suffered another major loss at the hands of the German side, Borussia Dortmund.

Shakhtar Donetsk delayed Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stages after claiming a shock 1-0 win in their Group H clash in Hamburg.

Danylo Sikan headed the only goal in the 40th minute from a cross by Giorgi Gocholeishvili.

Shakhtar Donetsk won Barcelona in Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk carve out victory over Xavi's team. | Credit: BeIN Sports

Pepe breaks record in Champions League

Pepe made headlines as the Real Madrid icon broke the Champions League record with a last-gasp goal for Porto against Antwerp.

The legend became the first player over the age of 40 to score a Champions League goal.

Pepe makes history as he becomes the first player over 40 years to score in a Champions League game
Pepe scores a late goal for Porto and makes headlines. | Credit: Goal.com

The Champions League matches continue on November 8 as Manchester United travels to Lithunia in hopes of redeeming themselves.

Arsenal will face Spanish side Sevilla, while Real Madrid intend to maintain top of the table as they face Portuguese side SC Braga.

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