In the final round of group matches UCL 2016-17, Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund while Leicester City were handed their first defeat in UCL after being thrashed by the hosts FC Porto by 5-0. On the other hand, Spurs and Juventus clinch victories while Sevilla FC confirms their spot for the next round after resulting a goalless draw against Lyon.
In the Group F clash, hosts Real Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund despite leading 2-0. On the other hand, hosts Legia Warsaw edged the 10-man Sporting Lisbon 1-0.
With Karim Benzema’s double (28’ and 53’), the hosts Real Madrid took a 2-0 lead over the German club Borussia Dortmund. But then Germans strongly replied from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (60′) and Marco Reus (88′) scoring one each. After this result, Dortmund finishes top of the group table while Real Madrid finished in 2nd position.
On the other hand, hosts Legia Warsaw edged the 10-man Sporting Lisbon 1-0. Guilherme scored the only goal of the match for the hosts on 30 minutes while William Carvalho was shown the red card on 85 minutes after two quick bookings (81’ and 85’) in the match. With this result, Warsaw enters in UEFA Europa League round of 32 after finishing third on the group table while Sporting Lisbon crashed out from UEFA competitions after finishing fourth in the group table.
In Group E games, Tottenham Hotspur achieved a 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow while Bayer Leverkusen beat Monaco by 3-0.
Hosts Tottenham Hotspur went behind 1-0 after Alan Dzagoev scored for the visitors CSKA Moscow at 33 minutes. But just 5 minutes later, Dele Alli equalised the scoreline (1-1) for the hosts. Then followed by a goal from Harry Kane (45’+1′) and an own goal from Igor Akinfeev (77’) secured a 3-1 victory for the hosts.
On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen beat Monaco by 3-0. The 3 goal scores for Bayer Leverkusen were: Vladlen Yurchenko (30′), Julian Brandt (48′) and an own goal from Morgan De Sanctis (82′).
Monaco topped the group table while Bayer Leverkusen finished at the 2nd position and Spurs secured the third position on the group table. CSKA Moscow finished at the bottom position of the group table.
In the Group G encounters, Leicester City were handed first defeat in UCL after being thrashed by the hosts FC Porto 5-0 while Copenhagen hunted a 2-0 victory against the hosts Club Brugge.
The ongoing UCL season is Leicester City’s maiden UCL journey, where English club’s performance is very impressive. But in the final game of the group stage fight, Leicester City handed their first defeat in UCL after thrashed by the hosts FC Porto 5-0. The 5 goal scorers for the hosts were: Andre Silva (6′, 64′ PEN), Jesus Corona (26′), Yacine Brahimi (44′) and Diogo Jota (77′)
On the other hand, Copenhagen hunted a 2-0 victory against the hosts Club Brugge through two early goals. An own goal from Brandon Mechele helped the visitors to go ahead by 1-0 at just 8 minutes. 7 minutes later, Zanka extended that lead to 2-0 for the visitors.
Leicester City and Porto progress to the next round after finishing 1st and 2nd position respectively in their group table while Copenhagen secures the third position in UEFA Europa League’s round of 32 after finishing third in the group table.
In Group H matches, Juventus beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 while Lyon-Sevilla match resulted in a goalless draw.
Goals from Gonzalo Higuaín (52′) and Daniele Rugani (73′) at the second half secured a 2-0 victory for the hosts Juventus against Dinamo Zagreb.
On the other hand, Sevilla secured their berth in the next round of UCL 2016-17 after playing a goalless draw against Lyon. Juventus topped the group table while Sevilla finished in the 2nd position of the group table. Lyon enters in UEFA Europa League round of 32 after finishing third.
Brief Scores:
Group E
Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 CSKA Moscow
Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 0 Monaco
Group F
Real Madrid 2 – 2 Borussia Dortmund
Legia Warsaw 1 – 0 Sporting CP
Group G
Porto 5 – 0 Leicester City
Club Brugge 0 – 2 Copenhagen
Group H
Juventus 2 – 0 Dinamo Zagreb
Lyon 0 – 0 Sevilla
Group Standings after the end of Round 6
Group E
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | Monaco | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)
Group F
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +12 | 14 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 12 |
| 3 | Legia Warsaw | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -15 | 4 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)
Group G
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | Leicester City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 13 |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -12 | 0 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)
Group H
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 14 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Lyon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 0 |
(Note: GD = goals differences)