Muscat Daily

Subdued City

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Bayern this season. "I am just as happy when I don't score and we win," the Polish striker told German Sky.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City got the point it needed to progress from Group C, drawing 1-1 with Shakhtar Donetsk. On a subdued occasion, Ilkay Gundogan got a 56th-minute opener, but Manor Solomon levelled for the Ukrainians.

City will finish top of the group while Shakhtar will join it by winning their final game against Atalanta.

The Italians are still in contention to qualify after beating Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 thanks to Luis Muriel's penalty and a cracking Alejandro 'Papu' Gomez goal.

PSG pegs back Real

A 1-1 draw in the early game between Galatasara­y and Club Brugge meant Real Madrid had joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in securing qualificat­ion from Group A before kicking off against the French side.

Karim Benzema scored twice for the hosts in an impressive performanc­e, while there was controvers­y in between as the Portuguese referee showed Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois a red card and gave PSG a penalty for a foul on Mauro Icardi, only to overturn his decision following a VAR review.

With Neymar on as a substitute, PSG scored twice in the last nine minutes to earn a draw, a Kylian Mbappe tap-in being followed by a Pablo Sarabia strike against his old side.

The result allowed PSG to clinch top spot in the section.

Brugge is in third after Krepin

Diatta's stoppage-time equaliser cancelled out Adem Buyuk's opener for Galatasara­y, but both Diatta and teammate Clinton Mata were shown second yellow cards for wild celebratio­ns, with the latter breaking a corner flag.

Meanwhile, Paulo Dybala overshadow­ed Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a superb free-kick to give Juventus a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid.

That result confirmed Juventus as Group D winner, and left second-placed Atletico one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen. It won 2-0 at Lokomotiv Moscow thanks to Rifat Zhemaletdi­nov's own goal and Sven Bender's volley.

Teams qualified for last-16: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris SaintGerma­in, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur.

 ?? (AFP) ?? Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Olympiakos in London, on Tuesday
(AFP) Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring against Olympiakos in London, on Tuesday
 ??  ?? Robert Lewandowsk­i of Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowsk­i of Bayern Munich

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