Champions League
Hell in Group 6: Paris, Newcastle and Milan do their best, Dortmund are in charge
The Group 6 games steal the show on Wednesday (13/12) as everything is on the cards with Paris, Newcastle and AC Milan fighting for a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
On Wednesday (December 13th) the last matchday of the Champions League ends with particularly interesting “life or death” games for some teams that want to qualify for the next phase of the Champions League.
See what’s going on in each group, with the games in Group 6 standing out.
Atletico and Lazio are playing for the championship
Things are settled in Group 5 as Atletico and Lazio have already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League and will play for first place in the group. Feyenoord will continue in the Europa League while Celtic are eliminated.
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Atlético – Lazio
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Celtic – Feyenoord
Group fire, all open to Newcastle and Milan
The 6th group is also the one with the most interest, as only Dortmund knows that they have booked their ticket to the next phase of the Champions League regardless of the result.
The Westphalians need a win or a draw against Paris Saint-Germain to secure first place.
Mbappe’s team will finish first with a double. In the event of a draw they will only finish in 2nd place if Newcastle do not beat Milan, while if they lose in Dortmund they will only progress if Newcastle – Milan draw.
Newcastle just want a win against AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain to lose or draw at Dortmund.
Milan has the most difficult task because, in addition to a double in Newcastle, they also need Dortmund to win over Paris.
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Newcastle – Milan
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Dortmund – Paris
City are playing for the ultimate
Manchester City has already qualified for the next phase together with Leipzig, the Citizens are playing for the ultimate “6 out of 6” in their group, the Young Boys remain in the Europa League, as even in the event of a Red Star victory they have the Parity.
- 13.12. 7:45 p.m Leipzig – Young Boys
- 13.12. 7:45 p.m Red Star – Manchester City
Second place will be counted
The other open group is 8. After five games, Barcelona is in first place and She has secured the leadership because she has all the ties on her side Porto and Shakhtar are fighting for second place with nine points in Dragao, which gives the ticket to the “16” of the Champions League. SIn the event of a draw, the Portuguese team will advance to the next round as they won the first round game 3-1.
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Porto – Shakhtar Donetsk
- 13.12. 22:00 O’clock Antwerp – Barcelona
The Champions League panorama
- Group winner: Bayern, Arsenal, Real Sociedad, Real, Manchester City
- Group runner-up: Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Inter, Naples, Leipzig
- Qualified and waiting for the rankings: Atletico, Lazio, Dortmund, Barcelona
- They have secured the Europa League and are hoping to qualify: Paris, Porto, Shakhtar
- It continues in the Europa League: Galatasaray, Lance, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, Young Boys
- They were blocked: Manchester United, Sevilla, Union, Salzburg, Celtic, Red Star, Antwerp
- Everything open: Newcastle, Milan
Source: Sport 24
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“Bavaria” Penalized for fans using fireworks in the Champions League match against Sporting – 3:1
Following the repeated use of pyrotechnics in the South Stand during home matches in the UEFA Champions League, Bayern were fined €50,000 by the UEFA Disciplinary Commission and the partial closure of the Allianz Arena (sectors 111–114) for the club’s next home match in European competition. The previously imposed suspended penalty will come into force after the incident in the match against Sporting Lisbon on 9 December 2025 and will be applied in the next home match against Union Saint-Gilloise on 21 January.
As tickets are not allocated to blocks during Bayern home matches in the lower tier of the South Stand and all 9,336 tickets for blocks 109-117 are valid, the club cannot technically cancel only 4,800 tickets for blocks 111-114. Therefore, as a first step, all South Stand tickets will be canceled and the club will refund the ticket price to the relevant buyers. All South Stand tickets will therefore be void and will not entitle you to a match against Saint-Gilloise at the Allianz Arena.
Ticket cancellations will be made on Friday. 109-110 and 115-117. In case of resale of seats in the blocks, Bayern will inform you about further actions and organizational details in a timely manner.
Source: Sport UA
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Champions League
PHOTOGRAPH. The official Champions League ball has been presented. 25-year partnership with UEFA
Adidas officially introduced a special ball UEFA Champions League 2025/26It is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the partnership with the main club tournament in Europe.
The new ball will feature in the general stage and knockout matches of the Champions League and its design references the history and iconic symbols of the tournament; At the center of one of the stars is a 25th anniversary inscription, highlighting the silver anniversary of the cooperation between Adidas and UEFA.
The design combines a classic white base with silver accents, inspired by the final ball of the 2000/01 season when Adidas became the first official supplier of the Champions League ball.
PHOTOGRAPH. adidas presented the official ball of the Champions League. 25-year partnership with UEFA
The UEFA Champions League 25th Anniversary ball has been released by adidas to celebrate its 25th anniversary as the official match ball supplier of the tournament.
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— Football Shirt Culture (@footballshirt) January 7, 2026
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Ukrainian goalkeeper of Benfica Lisbon Anatoly Trubin He believes his team can reach the knockout stages of the Champions League despite having just six points after six matches.
“We understand that we have put ourselves in a really bad and difficult situation with these four defeats in the first four matches. But we still think we can do it. We are still alive. It is still difficult because we will have to play with two strong teams (Juventus and Real Madrid – approx.).”
But as you said, we have a coach who has won a lot. And the last match for him was an anniversary match; 750th match of his career. So he has a lot of experience. And he knows what to do. He knows what to say to us to make us understand that we still have a chance. And we will work as one group; players, coaches, technical staff, everyone. Fans too. And together we can do this,” the goalkeeper said in an interview with On The Continent – A European Football Podcast.
Source: Sport UA
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