Spurs, Frankfurt advance in CL as Bayern stay unbeaten
LONDON, Nov 2, (AP): Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt both came from behind to win their respective games and secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
At halftime in the final round of group matches, Marseille and Sporting Lisbon were going through from Group D.
But instead it was their opponents who progressed as a stoppage-time winner from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg saw Tottenham beat Marseille 2-1 to top the group and Frankfurt won by the same score in Lisbon to secure second spot on its Champions League debut.
“During the first half we didn’t play well, it was difficult,” Tottenham goalscorer Clément Lenglet said. “When we go back in the dressing room it was an important moment for the game … during the second half we played a better game, with a lot of intensity.”
The top two finishers in the other
Kohli and Rahul then added 67 runs off 36 balls for the second wicket.
Rahul was the aggressor in the partnership as he struck four sixes and three fours. He brought up his first half-century of the tournament off 31 balls.
Shakib (2-33) got rid of Rahul immediately after his milestone. Kohli then added another 38 runs with Yadav, who hit 30 off 16.
Shakib bowled Yadav as well, leaving India at 116-3 in 13.3 overs. India lost a flurry of wickets toward the end, falling to 150-5 in 17 overs.
Kohli hit eight fours and one six, and reached his third half-century of the tournament off 37 balls.
India scored 54 off the last five overs, despite losing Hardik Pandya (5) and Dinesh Karthik (7) cheaply.
Ravichandran Ashwin scored a handy 13 not out off six balls.
In the first game of the day, also in Adelaide, fast bowler Paul van Meekeren took three wickets to lead the Netherlands to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe, ending the African side’s chances of making the semifinals.
It was the Dutch side’s first win in the Super 12 tournament after three losses.
Van Meekeren (3-29) and his pace partners Brandon Glover (2-29) and Bas de Leede (2-14) were influential in curtailing the Zimbabweans, who were dismissed in 19.2 overs for 117 after winning the toss and deciding to bat.
In reply, the Netherlands scored 120-5 with 12 balls remaining. Max O’Dowd top-scored with 52 runs.
groups had already been decided, although not necessarily the order.
Porto beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 to snatch top spot in Group B after Club Brugge were held to a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen.
Napoli kept hold of first place in Group A despite dropping their first points in the Champions League this season in a 2-0 loss at second-place Liverpool.
Bayern Munich did manage to progress with a perfect record as they beat Inter Milan 2-0 to make it six wins out of six. The four places in Group C had already been decided with Inter having secured second spot ahead of Barcelona.
In a rare occurrence for a group, all four teams had entered the final round of games with a chance to advance.
And which teams would go through and in what order changed several times over the night.
But Højbjerg scored with the last kick of the game at Stade Velodrome for a goal that lifted Tottenham to the top of Group D above Frankfurt, which were in first place until the Denmark midfielder’s goal.
That goal also meant Marseille finished in last place and will have no involvement in European competition in the new year.
Lenglet had headed in the equalizer for Tottenham in the 54th minute after a woeful first half from the English side which didn’t have a touch in the opposition penalty box before the break. Tottenham had fallen behind on the stroke of halftime when Chancel Mbemba headed in a corner.
Frankfurt also came from behind, with Kolo Muani scoring a 72ndminute winner for the visitors. Arthur Gomes had put the hosts ahead in the 39th and Frankfurt equalized with a penalty kick converted by Daichi Kamada in the 62nd.
Atlético Madrid don’t even have the consolation of the Europa League playoffs.
The Spanish team were the heavy favorites to progress from their group but was left lamenting a last-place finish after losing at Porto, which secured top spot in Group B.
Few expected Porto to even advance after losing their first two Champions League matches this season but the Portuguese team had already secured their place in the last 16 with a match to spare.
And first-half goals from Mehdi Taremi and Stephen Eustáquio helped Porto win their fourth straight Champions League match to finish a point above Brugge.
Brugge’s Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan hit the crossbar in the opening seconds of the second half.
It’s back-to-back perfect group stage records for Bayern.
Benjamin Pavard headed the German side in front in the first half and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting sealed the win against Inter in the 72nd minute with his seventh goal in his past six matches.
Barcelona ended their disappointing Champions League campaign with a 4-2 win at Viktoria Plze , which - in contrast to Bayern - fell to their sixth straight defeat.
Ferran Torres scored twice and Marcos Alonso and teenager Pablo Torre grabbed a goal each for the Catalan club. The hosts got on the board with a pair of goals by Tomás Chorý.
Napoli were looking to become the first Italian team since AC Milan in 1992 to have six straight wins in their group.
However, late goals from Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez ended the Italian side’s unbeaten start to the season in all competitions.
Liverpool finished level on points with Napoli but second on the headto-head record after losing 4-1 in Italy in their Champions League opener.
Rangers were left with an unwanted record after losing 3-1 at home to Ajax, which secured a place in the Europa League’s qualifying playoffs.
Rangers finished Group A with six straight losses and a goal difference of minus 20 - the worst group stage record ever.