Champions League
Salzburg – Chelsea 1: 2: Kovacic and Havertz send it to the round of 16 of the Champions League
Chelsea also served in Austria, qualifying for the last 16 of Group 5 of the Champions League with a 2-1 win over Salzburg.
Chelsea needed a win in Austria and got it 2-1 in his top derby 5th group the Champions League against Salzburg for the 5th matchday a result that sends the English into the round of 16 and mathematics.
The “Blues” competed with several offensive weapons in the lineup, but the lights attracted a particular duo. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the one hand and Philipp Kehn on the other fought a tough duel, with the Swiss goalkeeper winning four good moments from the Gabonese striker.
Where he failed to react was a sudden shot from Mateo Kovacic in the 23rd minute, opening the shot on target for Chelsea, who dominated the 1st half and deserved more goals.
At the beginning of the second half, the Austrians managed to equalize through Tsukumbuike Adamou, who shortly afterwards saved a safe goal on the line. The momentum shifted, a big mistake from Kepa almost turned it around, but a beautiful shot from Kai Havertz sent the Londoners 2-1 into the last 16.
Salzburg were beaten for the first time in 40 games at the “Red Bull Arena” and are now in danger of even finishing fourth in the group.
SALZBURG: Ken, Dedic, Weber (78′ Ulmer), Pavlovic, Bernardo, Seewald, Gurna Duat, Kjaergaard, Sucic (61′ Sesko), Adamou (82′ Cameri), Okafor (78′ Simic)
CHELSEA: Kepa, Chaloba, Silva, Koukoreja, Sterling, Kovacic (68′ Loftus-Cheek), Jorginho, Pulisic (75′ Athpilicueta), Gallagher (88′ Ziguez), Havertz, Aubameyang (75′ Broya).
The results of the 5th game
- Salzburg – Chelsea 1-2 (49′ Adamou / 23′ Kovacic, 64′ Havertz)
- 25/10 22:00 Dynamo Zagreb – Milan
The ranking of the 5th group
The program of the 6th game
- 02/11 22:00 Chelsea – Dynamo Zagreb
- 02/11 22:00 Milan – Salzburg
Source: Sport 24
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Champions League
The most watched match of the 7th round of the Champions League was the match in Madrid
The match between Real and Monaco in Madrid, which resulted in a 6:1 victory for the top teams, became the most watched match of the 7th round of the Champions League.
There were 73,599 fans registered at the match.
The match between Inter and Arsenal in Milan attracted slightly fewer spectators (72,649 spectators).
The third largest crowd in the stadium was the match between Bayern and Union Saint-Gilloise (66,000 fans).
Participation in Champions League 7th round matches (January 20-21)
- 73,599: Real Madrid – Monaco
- 72,649: Inter – Arsenal
- 66,000: Bayern – Union Saint-Gilloise
- 65 631: Marseille – Liverpool
- 52,713: Tottenham – Borussia Dortmund
- 52.076: Newcastle – PSV
- 51 428: Sports – PSG
- 48 443: Galatasaray – Atletico
- 41,626: Juventus – Benfica
- 35 022: Copenhagen – Naples
- 32.400: Olympiakos – Bayer Leverkusen
- 30 774: Chelsea – Paphos
- 27 820: Karabakh – Eintracht
- 21.462: Atalanta – Athletic
- 19242: Slavia – Barcelona
- 14023: Villarreal – Ajax
- 11 324: Kairat – Bruges
- 8016: Bude Glimt – Manchester City
🏟️ Participation | 🔵UCL MD7 (20-21 January):
73,599 🇪🇸 Real Madrid – 🇫🇷 Monaco
72,649 🇮🇹 Inter – 🏴glikiArsenal
66,000 🇩🇪 Bayern – 🇧🇪 Union SG
65 631 🇫🇷 Marseille -🏴glider
52,713 🏴glitterspur Tottenham – 🇩🇪 B. Dortmund
Newcastle – 🇳🇱 PSV
51,428 🇵🇹 Sporting Lisbon – 🇫🇷 PSG
48,443 🇹🇷…— Football Meets Data (@fmeetsdata) January 23, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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Official sources UEFA The symbol team of the week was determined according to the results of the next matches in the Champions League.
Here is the list of the best players: Keeper: Konstantinos Tsolakis (Olympiacos). defenders: Pedro Porro (Tottenham), Jostein Gundersen (Bodo-Glimt), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Alvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag). midfielders: Kefren Thuram-Julien (Juventus), Fermin Lopez (Barcelona), Robert Navarro (Athletic). Forward: Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (Sporting).
Let us remind you that the decisive match of the current Champions League will be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The final match will be held on May 30, 2026.
Source: Sport UA
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The match of the seventh round took place on Wednesday, January 21. Champions League, Bayern Munich and Belgian Association Saint-Gilloise met. The German club defeated its opponent with a score of 2-0.
The main hero of the match was England’s striker Harry Kane By scoring a double goal, he increased the number of goals he scored in the Champions League to 47.
One goal separates the 32-year-old footballer from Ukrainian Football Federation President Andriy Shevchenko, famous Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, who each have 48 goals.
If Kane scores four goals this season, he will be able to pass the legendary Frenchman Thierry Henry and rise to tenth place.
Champions League top scorers (excluding qualifications)
- Cristiano Ronaldo-140 goals
- Lionel Messi-129
- Robert Lewandowski – 106
- Karim Benzema – 90
- Raul – 71
- Kylian Mbappe-66
- Thomas Müller – 57
- Ruud van Nistelrooy – 56
- Erling Netherlands – 55
- Thierry Henry-50
- Andrey Shevchenko – 48
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 48
- Mohammed Salah – 48
- Harry Kane-47
- Filippo Inzaghi – 46
Harry Kane has scored 47 goals in the Champions League, one more than Filippo Inzaghi (46) and one less than Zlatan Ibrahimović, Andriy Shevchenko and Mo Salah (48). pic.twitter.com/27V8O3IZha
— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Footballtweet) January 21, 2026
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