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Barcelona will play Europa League football next year, after a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich and Benfica beating Dynamo Kiev eliminated them from the Champions League.
Bayern had already won Group E going into the final matchday but their victory carries them into Monday’s last-16 draw with a perfect record – the third this season alongside Liverpool and Ajax Amsterdam.
Thomas Mueller opened the scoring with a 34th-minute looping header over Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
It was the 50th Champions League goal for the record German scorer in the competition and his eighth in seven games against Barca.
Leroy Sane range ????#StanSportAU | #UCL | #FCBFCB pic.twitter.com/VPD91Bs6vE
— Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) December 8, 2021
Leroy Sane doubled the lead before the break and Jamal Musiala slid in a third to complete the misery for the visitors and ensure a repeat of their 3-0 loss to Bayern from their previous home meeting.
Barcelona had started second in the group but with Benfica hosting the already-eliminated Ukrainians, knowing a win was likely needed to clinch second. Xavi’s side never looked like finding it.
Benfica survived an early scare in Lisbon but first half goals from former Kiev player Roman Yaremchuk and Gilberto gave them the required victory and saw Barcelona out at the group stage for the first time since 2000.
Group D started with all four teams able to qualify, but those who began in the qualifying spots finished there. Lille won 3-1 at Wolfsburg to top the group while Red Bull Salzburg clinched the runners-up spot thanks to Noah Okafor’s goal against Sevilla.
Sevilla enter the Europa League they have won a record six times and will relish targeting a final played in their home stadium in May.
The do-or-die Group F clash between Atalanta and Villarreal in Bergamo was postponed due to snow. Atalanta must win otherwise Villarreal will finish second behind Manchester United, who changed all of their starting eleven in a 1-1 draw against bottom side Young Boys.
Mason Greenwood opened the scoring at Old Trafford on nine minutes before Fabian Rieder levelled for the Swiss before halftime.
Mason Greenwood. Stop that ????#StanSportAU | #UCL | #MUNYB pic.twitter.com/O2W9h0YfI6
— Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) December 8, 2021
Juventus, who beat Swedes Malmo 1-0 in Turin, ended as winners of Group H after Magomed Ozdoyev smashed home a brilliant last-gasp equaliser to hold Chelsea to a 3-3 draw at Zenit St Petersburg.
Timo Werner’s double either side of a Romelu Lukaku tap-in appeared to have given title-holders Chelsea the victory they needed to stay ahead of Juve but Ozdoyev’s unstoppable volley from 20 metres, four minutes into added time, denied them.
“My analysis is very clear: our behaviour changes when we have a lead and this is something we never did and we should never do,” Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said.
“If you change your behaviour because of the score, you allow the possibility to get punished.”
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