PSG, Bayern reach last 16 of Champions League

Dominant Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Bayern Munich have reached the knockout stage of UEFA Champions League.
01 Nov, 2017

Dominant Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Bayern Munich have reached the knockout stage of UEFA Champions League.

The French side powered into the last 16 of the League on Tuesday with a 5-0 rout of Anderlecht.

Marco Verratti curled in the opener - his first in Europe since September 2014 - on the half-hour at the Parc des Princes, with Brazilian superstar Neymar firing in a second before the break.

The world's most expensive player was involved in PSG's third goal as well, as his free-kick was tipped onto the post with France international Kurzawa forcing in the rebound.

The left-back then headed in another from a Dani Alves cross and completed an improbable treble with an angled drive as PSG increased their goals haul to 17 - with none conceded - in four Group B matches.

The French giants top their group with a maximum 12 points, with Bundesliga leaders Bayern progressing alongside them following a 2-1 victory away to Celtic.

Kingsley Coman scored the first goal for Bayern thanks to a long clearance upfield from goalkeeper Sven Ulreich.

However, Callum McGregor slotted in a second-half equaliser, but Javi Martinez's brave towering header, which left the Spaniard bloodied, clinched qualification for the Germans in Glasgow.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017

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