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🇪🇺 UEFA Conference League

Seven points ended up being the minimum required to advance to the next round. Heart of Midlothian achieved this mark but didn’t score enough goals to break into the top 24 of the final Conference League standings. As a result, Heart of Midlothian, along with İstanbul Başakşehir, Mladá Boleslav, Astana, St. Gallen, HJK, Noah, The New Saints, Dinamo Minsk, Larne, LASK, and Petrocub Hîncești, are eliminated.

In alphabetical order, these are the 16 teams in the knockout playoff for a chance to reach the Round of 16: APOEL, Borac Banja Luka, Celje, Copenhagen, Gent, Heidenheim, Jagiellonia Białystok, Molde, Olimpija Ljubljana, Omonia, Pafos, Panathinaikos, Real Betis, Shamrock Rovers, TSC, and Víkingur Reykjavík.

Chelsea advanced as group winners with a perfect record. Vitória de Guimarães also went unbeaten but not with a perfect winning record.

The top eight teams in the Round of 16 are Chelsea, Vitória de Guimarães, Fiorentina, Rapid Wien, Djurgårdens IF, Lugano, Legia Warsaw, and Cercle Brugge.

 

Heidenheim ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) St. Gallen
APOEL ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Astana
Cercle Brugge ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) İstanbul Başakşehir
Chelsea ( 5 ) – ( 1 ) Shamrock Rovers
Djurgårdens ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Legia Warsaw
Lugano ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Pafos
Borac Banja Luka ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Omonia
TSC ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) Noah
Heart of Midlothian ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Petrocub Hîncești
Jagiellonia Białystok ( 0 ) – ( 0 ) Olimpija Ljubljana
Larne ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) Gent
LASK ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Víkingur Reykjavík
Molde ( 4 ) – ( 2 ) Mladá Boleslav
Celje ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) The New Saints
Panathinaikos ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Dinamo Minsk
Real Betis ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) HJK
Rapid Wien ( 3 ) – ( 0 ) Copenhagen
Vitória de Guimarães ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Fiorentina

 

THE UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE STANDINGS:

1 | Chelsea – 18 points
2 | Vitória de Guimarães – 14 points
3 | Fiorentina – 13 points
4 | Rapid Wien – 13 points
5 | Djurgårdens – 13 points
6 | Lugano – 13 points
7 | Legia Warsaw – 12 points
8 | Cercle Brugge – 11 points
9 | Jagiellonia Białystok – 11 points
10 | Shamrock Rovers – 11 points
11 | APOEL – 11 points
12 | Pafos – 10 points
13 | Panathinaikos – 10 points
14 | Olimpija Ljubljana – 10 points
15 | Real Betis – 10 points
16 | Heidenheim – 10 points
17 | Gent – 9 points
18 | Copenhagen – 8 points
19 | Víkingur Reykjavík – 8 points
20 | Borac Banja Luka – 8 points
21 | Celje – 7 points
22 | Omonia – 7 points
23 | Molde – 7 points
24 | TSC – 7 points
25 | Heart of Midlothian – 7 points
26 | İstanbul Başakşehir – 6 points
27 | Mladá Boleslav – 6 points
28 | Astana – 5 points
29 | St. Gallen – 5 points
30 | HJK – 4 points
31 | Noah – 4 points
32 | The New Saints – 3 points
33 | Dinamo Minsk – 3 points
34 | Larne – 3 points
35 | LASK – 3 points
36 | Petrocub Hîncești – 2 points

 

🇮🇹 Coppa Italia (Round of 16)

It is all teams from Serie A in the quarterfinal of the Coppa Italia. Serie B sides Cesena, Sampdoria, and Sassuolo could not pull off an upset to advance into the quarterfinals of this year’s competition. This leaves us with only Serie A sides contesting from this point onward. Cesena was knocked out by Atalanta, Sampdoria by Roma, and Sassuolo by AC Milan.
AC Milan and Roma will meet in the quarterfinal.
Bologna takes on Atalanta.
Juventus faces Empoli.
Lazio meets Inter Milan.

December 3, 2024
Bologna ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Monza
AC Milan ( 6 ) – ( 1 ) Sassuolo

December 4, 2024
Fiorentina ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) Empoli *

December 5, 2024
Lazio ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Napoli

December 17, 2024
Juventus ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Cagliari

December 18, 2024
Atalanta ( 6 ) – ( 1 ) Cesena
Roma ( 4 ) – ( 1 ). Sampdoria

December 19, 2024
Inter Milan ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Udinese

 

🇳🇱 KNVB Cup – Second Round

Go Ahead Eagles advanced on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Sparta Rotterdam—the only game to end in a draw. PSV Eindhoven and Utrecht picked up emphatic 8-0 wins, while Barendrecht secured a 6-1 victory.
Advancing to the Round of 16 of the KNVB Cup: Ajax, AZ Alkmaar, Barendrecht, De Graafschap, Excelsior, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Heerenveen, Heracles, Noordwijk, PSV Eindhoven, Quick Boys, Rijnsburgse Boys, RKC Waalwijk, Twente, and Utrecht.

December 17, 2024
PSV Eindhoven ( 8 ) – ( 0 ) Koninklijke
Eindhoven ( 1 ) – ( 3 ) Excelsior
Quick Boys ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Fortuna Sittard
RKC Waalwijk ( 4 ) – ( 1 ) Cambuur
Maastricht ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Feyenoord

December 18, 2024
Katwijk ( 2 ) – ( 3 ) Twente
AFC ( 0 ) – ( 8 ) Utrecht
ASWH ( 0 ) – ( 1 ) Heerenveen
Heracle ( 1 ) – ( 0 ) NEC Nijmegen
Sparta Rotterdam ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Go Ahead Eagles*
AZ Alkmaar ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Groningen

December 19, 2024
Noordwijk ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Willem II
De Graafschap ( 4 ) – ( 0 ) Sparta Nijkerk
Eemdijk ( 1 ) – ( 6 ) Barendrecht
Rijnsburgse Boys ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Volendam
Ajax ( 2 ) – ( 0 ) Telstar

 

🇪🇸 La Liga

Both La Liga games played on the day ended in 1-1 draws, with Valencia and Rayo Vallecano earning points away from home against Espanyol and Villarreal, respectively.

December 18, 2024
Espanyol ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Valencia
Villarreal ( 1 ) – ( 1 ) Rayo Vallecano

 

🇫🇷 Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain beat Monaco in the last Ligue 1 fixture of the calendar year.
Monaco took a 2-1 lead at the start of the second half after coming from a goal down in the first half. However, Paris Saint-Germain restored parity and added two more goals to win 4-2 in Monaco.
Desire Doue opened the scoring in the 24th minute to give PSG the lead, but goals from Eliesse Ben Seghir and Breel Embolo put Monaco 2-1 up by the 60th minute. Ousmane Dembélé leveled the game for PSG in the 64th minute before Gonçalo Ramos scored the winner in the 83rd minute. Dembélé added his second in the seventh minute of added time to seal the 4-2 victory.

December 18, 2024
Monaco ( 2 ) – ( 4 ) Paris Saint-Germain

 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Cup – Quarterfinal

No clean sheet was kept in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup. Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle United, and Tottenham will compete in the two-legged semifinal.
Arsenal and Newcastle United will fight for a spot in the final.
Tottenham and Liverpool will battle for the other spot.

December 18, 2024
Arsenal ( 3 ) – ( 2 ) Crystal Palace
Newcastle United ( 3 ) – ( 1 ) Brentford
Southampton ( 1 ) – ( 2 ) Liverpool

December 19, 2024
Tottenham ( 4 ) – ( 3 ) Manchester United

 

🇵🇹 Taça de Portugal – Fifth Round

Pedro Ferreira scored in the eighth minute of added time to cancel the lead Conrad Harder had given Sporting CP, forcing extra time. Viktor Gyökeres’s goal in the 112th minute decided the game, advancing Sporting CP with a 2-1 home win over Santa Clara.

December 18, 2024
Sporting ( 2 ) – ( 1 ) Santa Clara (aet)

 

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