Atalanta, Atletico in CL last 16 stage

CL newcomer Atalanta advanced with a 3-0 win at 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk, completing an improbable turnaround after losing its first three group matches. Atletico grabbed the final spot by beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0.

Atalanta knew it needed a win to overtake Shakhtar and took the lead through Timothy Castagne in the 66th minute. Mario Pasalic doubled the away side’s tally shortly after Shakhtar defender Dodo was sent off for a slap on Remo Freuler. Robin Gosens sealed the result in stoppage time.

Atalanta finished second in Group C with seven points in its debut season in the competition. Group winner Manchester City beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 and the result meant Shakthar finished third and will enter the Europa League knockout stage.

Teenage forward Joao Felix and defender Felipe scored a goal each to help Atletico clinch second place in Group D. Juventus advanced as the group winner. Atletico would have gotten through even with a defeat as Bayer Leverkusen lost 0-2 to Juventus.

Juventus was already assured of topping Group D and seemed sluggish at times before Ronaldo scored from close range off Paulo Dybala’s cross in the 75th minute. It was the Portuguese star’s second goal in CL this season.

Bayern Munich finished the group stage as the only team to win all its matches after beating Tottenham 3-1, in a game between two already-qualified sides. Two-and-a-half months after getting thrashed 2-7 by Bayern in London, Tottenham at least managed to keep the scoreline respectable as Jose Mourinho fielded a weakened line-up.

Kingsley Coman and Thomas Muller scored for Bayern in the first half, either side of a first goal for Tottenham by Ryan Sessegnon. Philippe Coutinho curled home a third goal in the 64th minute to clinch a sixth straight win in Group B for Bayern.

Neymar scored one goal and created three more as Paris Saint-Germain completed its group campaign with a 5-0 win over Galatasaray. Neymar even started the move which led to his goal just after half-time. He found Kylian Mbappe with a pass and took the French forward’s back-heeled return before rifling the ball into the top corner.

PSG had already qualified before the game as group winner and topped Group A with 16 points, five ahead of second-place Real Madrid, which won 3-1 at Club Brugge. Brugge finished above Galatasaray and in the third spot to qualify for the Europa League.