Champions League review (Tuesday)

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Champions League round-up (November 21 2017)

Review from Tuesday night's action in the Champions League.

Champions League results

Group E

Sevilla 3-3 Liverpool
Spartak Moscow 1-1 Maribor

Group F

Manchester City 1-0 Feyenoord
Napoli 3-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Group G

Besiktas 1-1 FC Porto
Monaco 1-4 RB Leipzig

Group H

APOEL Nicosia 0-6 Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Tottenham

Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema both scored twice as Champions League holders Real Madrid romped to a 6-0 away win over APOEL Nicosia to join Tottenham in qualifying from Group H.

Spurs, though, made sure of top spot after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Borussia Dortmund.

Luka Modric put Real Madrid ahead with a volley in the 23rd minute, before Benzema made it 2-0 after 39 minutes to end his six-game barren run.

Centre-half Nacho Fernandez nodded in on 41 minutes and Benzema added a fourth in first-half stoppage time.

Ronaldo headed home number five just four minutes into the second half, and then added a sixth for the rampant visitors after 54 minutes.

In Germany, recalled Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who had been disciplined after being late for training and taking part in an unauthorised football freestyle video - gave the home side the lead in the 31st minute.

Spurs forward Harry Kane, though, equalised four minutes into the second half and Son Heung-min scored the winner on 75 minutes. .


Liverpool threw away a three-goal lead as Sevilla fought back to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw deep into stoppage time and keep going hopes of reaching the knockout stages.

The Reds knew victory would put them into the last 16 as winners of Group E after Maribor had earlier snatched a late draw away to Spartak Moscow.

Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Liverpool inside two minutes, with Sadio Mane adding a second in the 22nd minute before the Brazilian made it 3-0 after just half-an-hour.

However, Sevilla produced a remarkable recovery when Wissam Ben Yedder headed in a free-kick after 51 minutes and then scored from a retaken penalty on the hour.

Guido Pizarro netted a deserved equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time.

The draw was as big as 33/1 with Sky Bet before Sevilla scored their first goal of the night. The LaLiga side went to 12/1 to get a point after netting for the second time and they were back out to 33/1 just before Pizarro's late leveller.

Earlier in Group E, Spartak Moscow had looked set to boost their hopes of qualification after Mendes Ze Luis finally broke the deadlock with just eight minutes left, only for Jasmin Mesanovic to net a late equaliser as Maribor snatched a 1-1 draw.

Raheem Sterling's goal with just a minute left gave Manchester City a 1-0 home win over Feyenoord, which saw them through as winners of Group F and maintain their 100 per cent record.