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Atletico Madrid beat Porto 3-1 in fiery match, reach Champions League last 16
Baku, December 8, AZERTAC
Atletico Madrid advanced to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, clinching a 3-1 win against Porto in a hot-tempered match in Portugal on Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Group B winners Liverpool and second-place Atletico Madrid qualified for the last 16.
Liverpool won all six of their matches to have 18 points.
Atletico Madrid bagged seven points.
Porto finished the group phase third with five points and the Portuguese team will be in the Europa League playoffs.
Italy’s AC Milan have been eliminated after securing only four points in this stage.
In the last matchday, Liverpool beat AC Milan 2-1 at San Siro Stadium to end the group in a perfect way.
Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Ajax Amsterdam, Sporting, Real Madrid and Inter Milan bagged their last 16 tickets.
In addition, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus secured their spot in the Round of 16 before playing their sixth matches each.
RB Leipzig, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, FC Sheriff and Zenit St Petersburg qualified for the Europa League playoffs. Three more teams are awaited for the second-tier tournament's playoff slots.
Club Brugge, AC Milan, Besiktas, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv and Malmo bottomed their groups each to be eliminated.
Tuesday's results in Champions League are as follows:
Group A:
Paris Saint-Germain - Club Brugge: 4-1
RB Leipzig - Manchester City: 2-1
Group B:
AC Milan - Liverpool: 1-2
Porto - Atletico Madrid: 1-3
Group C:
Borussia Dortmund - Besiktas: 5-0
Ajax - Sporting: 4-2
Group D:
Real Madrid - Inter Milan: 2-0
Shakhtar Donetsk - Sheriff: 1-1
- Wednesday's fixtures
Group E:
Benfica - Dynamo Kyiv
Bayern Munich - Barcelona
Group F:
Manchester United - Young Boys
Atalanta - Villarreal
Group G:
Red Bull Salzburg - Sevilla
Wolfsburg - Lille
Group H:
Juventus - Malmo
Zenit St Petersburg - Chelsea