Man City, Leipzig into Champions League last 16 as Shakhtar stun Barcelona
Manchester City and RB Leipzig reached the Champions League knockouts.Shakhtar Donetsk upset Barcelona, while Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United's hopes of qualifying remain in the balance after both lost on the road.Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday, while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona.
Young Boys were then reduced to 10 men as Sandro Lauper was sent off, and City saw out a 10th successive home victory in the competition. Former European Cup winners Red Star pulled one back through a Benjamin Henrichs own goal but they are now left to fight it out with Young Boys for a place in the Europa League knockout phase.
"I am tremendously proud of my players and all the people in the club, working very hard to support me in this, what we achieved tonight." The record had previously been held by Francesco Totti, who last scored in the competition for Roma aged 38.Atletico Madrid 6 ) Celtic 0AC Milan 2 Paris Saint-Germain 1 Red Star Belgrade 1 RB Leipzig 2 Group HShakhtar Donetsk 1 Barcelona 0In CopenhagenIn Eindhoven, NetherlandsReal Madrid v Braga Salzburg v Inter Milan Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United's hopes of qualifying from Group F remain in the balance after both lost on the road.
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