Champions League: PSG advance with draw; Milan go out despite win
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Dortmund (Germany): Paris St Germain (PSG) drew 1-1 at Group F winners Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure second place and a spot in the Champions League knockout stage in their final group match.
Both sides squandered a bagful of golden chances in a surprisingly goalless first half before Karim Adeyemi finally broke the deadlock for the already-qualified hosts in the 51st minute, slotting in off the post after PSG lost possession outside the box.
The visitors responded five minutes later, levelling through teenager Warren Zaire-Emery after good work from Kylian Mbappe, who also had an effort ruled offside in the 76th.
Zaire-Emery became the youngest ever French goalscorer in the Champions League at 17 years and 280 days.
Dortmund topped the group on 11 points with PSG in second place on eight, the same as third-placed AC Milan who will continue in the Europa League following their 2-1 win at Newcastle United, who picked up five points.
Milan finally ended their jinx away to English clubs in Europe as they beat Newcastle but it was a bittersweet night for the Serie A side.
The seven-time champions came from a goal down to win thanks to Samuel Chukwueze's superb late goal just over a minute after he came on as a substitute.
It sealed Milan's first win against an English club away from home in European competition since 2005 and only their second in 22 attempts. But it was only good enough for third place in the group and a spot in the Europa League.
Had Milan won and PSG lost away to group winners Borussia Dortmund then Stefano Pioli's side would have reached the last 16 but PSG's 1-1 draw meant they edged through courtesy of a better head-to-head record.
Teams who have qualified for round of 16
Bayern Munich (Germany) - Winners Group A
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) - Runners-up Group A
Arsenal (England) - Winners of Group B
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) - Runners-up Group B
Real Madrid (Spain) - Winners Group C
Napoli (Italy) - Runners-up Group C
Real Sociedad (Spain) - Winners Group D
Inter Milan (Italy) - Runners-up Group D
Atletico Madrid (Spain) - Winners Group E
Lazio (Italy) - Runners-up Group E
Borussia Dortmund (Germany) - Winners Group F
Paris St Germain (France) - Runners-up Group F
Manchester City (England) - Winners Group G
RB Leipzig (Germany) - Runners-up Group G
FC Barcelona (Spain) - Winners Group H
FC Porto (Portugal) - Runners-up Group H
Teams who go into Europa League knockout round play-offs
Galatasaray (Turkey), Lens (France), Braga (Portugal), Benfica (Portugal), Feyenoord (Netherlands), AC Milan (Italy), Young Boys (Switzerland), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)