The next part of the matches clarifies and confuses the situation in the groups.

Group E. Outstanding equality

The most difficult situation after the middle of the group stage is in the quartet in mi, where the difference between first and last place is only two points. And this is the only group in which none of the teams have achieved more than one victory. Nothing has really been decided yet. And noteworthy outsiders use the unstable form of the alleged favorites.

In the third round Chelsea were very brilliant, beating Milan 3-0 with goals from Fofan, Aubameyang and James. At the same time, there was not such a significant advantage in the game, but the Londoners were very scrupulous about their approaches to the gates of others. They had a little more ball possession, but in the whole game they only had ten shots, but six of them went on goal and half became goalscorers. And Milan have scored four shots in total with one shot on goal. So the battle cannot be won.

In a parallel match it is quite natural, albeit with a minimal difference, that Salzburg have won over Dinamo Zagreb. Okafor scored the only goal in the 71st minute from the spot. At the same time, the Croatian club had more possession of the ball, but the Austrians hit much more often: 18 shots to ten and 6: 3 to hit.

So it is Salzburg that have not yet lost in this group and took the lead with five points, four points over Chelsea and Milan, and Dinamo closed the group with three points obtained for the victory over Chelsea. Everything is extremely confusing here, and no one has guaranteed anything to themselves even close.

Group F. Convincing favorite

But in group F there is a leader, and he goes with a result of 100%. Real Madrid managed to win three victories in three games, conceding just one goal. By the way, it happened right in the third round, in the home match against Shakhtar. Even before the half hour of play, Rodrigo and Vinicius made Real Madrid’s lead comfortable, but at the end of the time Zubkov regained a ball. The rivals did not support the scoring pace they took in the second half of the match, even if the chances were enough.

Real Madrid have had possession almost 60% of the time and were absolutely the best of all teams in the third round in shots on goal. As many as 36 attempts were made by Madrid against only 11 by Shakhtar. And 14 shots from Real hit the target against three of the Pitmen. So the guests are very lucky to have avoided a major defeat. Shakhtar goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin played an excellent game.

The match between Leipzig and Celtic turned out to be more productive in this group. The Germans dominate, they score with the first goals from Nkunku, but at the beginning of the second half they concede a goal from Jota. Later, they managed to put pressure on us: Andre Silva scored twice. But all of this was accompanied by brilliant fun. For example, Leipzig made a mistake with Werner and Celtic had an old friend Joe Hart, who helped Silva score the first goal. Sobosloya has also had a success in woodworking. “Leipzig” and in general shot the enemy: 16 shots against 12 and 6: 5 on careful attempts.

If everything is clear with the leadership of Real Madrid, the fight for second place is serious. So far, Shakhtar take it with four points, but Leipzig have three and Celtic have one. Here also the Celts, if they stiffen, could reach the Champions League playoffs.

Group G. Another defeat

Napoli’s laurels give Manchester City no respite, but the “citizens”, unlike the Neapolitans, have defeated not three games out of three, but only two. The new victim of Josep Guardiola’s team was Copenhagen. At 32 ‘Haaland had already scored his usual two goals against the Danes. Then Khocholava scored an own goal, and in the second half Mahrez from the spot and Alvarez from the game completed the defeat – 5: 0. But this score doesn’t even reflect the degree of dominance of the hosts, who have owned the ball more than 75 percent of the time. City landed 30 hits, hitting the target 16 times. Copenhagen have only two shots in the whole game and none on goal.

The defeat took place in another group match. There, Sevilla were unlucky in the battle with Borussia Dortmund, who scored three goals in the first half with the efforts of Guerreiro, Bellingham and Adeyemi. After the break for En-Neseri’s goal, Borussia responded with Brandt’s ball, and on this the teams calmed down. It may seem like Dortmund have completely dominated and crushed here, but that’s not the case. 20:19 on shots in favor of Sevilla, 7: 6 on precise shots in favor of Borussia. Sharpness was created in roughly the same way, the Spaniards owned the ball a lot more. But it wasn’t their day.

In Group G, Manchester City lead with three wins from three games. There was also a clear pursuer: Borussia have three points less. But Seville and Copenhagen have only one point each. And in this quartet the fight for the playoffs Champions League actually completed.

Group H. Double power

Haifa’s Maccabi became only the third team in this draw, which failed to score a single point in three rounds. The Israelis are accompanied by Rangers and Victoria of Pilsen. In the third round Maccabi met Juventus and could even qualify on points. After all, the Israelis didn’t look much worse than the Turinese. But the implementation and the artist class failed. Rabiot opened the scoring in the first half and Vlahovic increased the lead at the start of the second. David revived the intrigue in the 75th minute, but at the end of the match Rabiot scored twice, setting the final score. At the same time, both teams had the ball equally, Maccabi hit Szczesna’s goal twice and made 20 shots against Juventus’s 16. But there were problems with accuracy: four shots against seven.

And in another match of the group of Benfica e PSG find out who is most worthy of leadership. In fact, in the two previous rounds, both teams beat Maccabi and Juventus. In this meeting, Lisbon and Parisians split in half. In the first Benfica were better and in the second – PSG. Also, throughout the game, the goalkeepers played smart, saving their teammates. And everything was limited to the exchange of goals in the first half. Benfica responded to Messi’s ball with Danil’s own goal. Benfica have scored eight shots, six of them on goal PSG – 15 shots and seven on goal. The French, of course, had more possession of the ball and Neymar once even rocked the crossbar.

Stay ahead of the pack PSG and Benfica, with seven points each. Juventus finished third with three points, while Maccabi cleared some. And here, it seems, there is also a couple in the Champions League playoffs. Although the Turantsy are still able to buck.