2017/18 UEFA Champions League – Round 5(Day One)

The ‘goal difference’ and the ‘away goals’ keeps Liverpool in good shape to advance from Group E, despite throwing away their chance of clinching a knockout spot by blowing a 3-goal lead to finish with a point against Sevilla. A late equalizing goal couldn’t save Maribor from elimination. Spartak Moscow picked up a point against Maribor and will hope to find a victory at away against Liverpool in the final group game, while Sevilla fails to secure an away victory at Maribor

It took the entirety of the match for Manchester City to finally get the winning goal against an eliminated Feyenoord side in ‘Group F’. Napoli kept their hopes alive by beating Shakhtar Donetsk and move three points away. Napoli will be hoping for Manchester City to do them a favor by thrashing Shakhtar Donetsk in the final group match, while they themselves find a way to an away victory over Feyenoord

In Group G, Monaco falls flat at home against RB Leipzig and gets eliminated from the UEFA Champions League, while Besiktas came from a goal down to secure a point and advancement to the ‘Round of 16’ as group winners.

APOEL Nicosia and Borussia Dortmund are eliminated from the competition in ‘Group H’ after going five matches without a victory. Cristiano Ronaldo added two more goals to his tally and guided Real Madrid to the ‘Round of 16’ through an emphatic victory that eliminated APOEL Nicosia from the competition. In the other fixture, Tottenham scored two goals in the second-half to come from a goal down and deliver the final blow to Borussia Dortmund.