Champions League: Koundé double boosts Barcelona, Greenwood lifts Marseille | Champions League

Jules Koundé’s two quickfire headers helped Barcelona to combat again and edge previous Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 within the Champions League at Camp Nou on Tuesday, marking a much-needed win for the Catalan aspect.

After a draw in opposition to Membership Brugge and a defeat by Chelsea, Barcelona discovered their stride to climb to 14th within the standings, stage on 10 factors with a number of groups, as they intention for a top-eight end to safe direct qualification for the final 16. Frankfurt are thirtieth with 4 factors from six matches.

Frankfurt struck first within the twenty first minute by Ansgar Knauff on the counter however Barça’s persistence paid off when Koundé scored twice early within the second half. Within the fiftieth minute he nodded residence from simply contained in the field from Marcus Rashford’s cross and, within the 53rd minute, the French defender jumped excessive in a crowded field to go the winner from a Lamine Yamal cross.

“They’ve made it tough for us. They sat very deep, had a whole lot of gamers on the again, which makes it robust, Lamine Yamal had two or three gamers on him on a regular basis,” Pedri instructed Movistar Plus. “We made some changes at half-time, put extra gamers up entrance and it labored out, we felt higher and located the objectives. Koundé is a man who works laborious and deserves it. We’re pleased with the outcome.”

Mason Greenwood scored twice as Marseille got here from behind to assert a 3-2 victory at Union Saint-Gilloise, considerably boosting their probabilities of reaching the knockout rounds.

The win strikes Marseille to 9 factors from their six video games and into sixteenth place within the league desk. Union are in twenty fifth and outdoors of the knockout locations with six factors, additionally from six matches.

Union took the lead inside 5 minutes when Anan Khalaili picked up the ball on the sting of the field, reduce inside and drilled a low shot in on the close to submit. Marseille have been stage as Igor Paixão reacted quickest to the unfastened ball when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s shot was solely parried by the goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen.

Greenwood’s first purpose put the guests in entrance as he linked effectively with Aubameyang and fired into the online from 12 yards, earlier than including a second when he turned his defender and blasted previous Scherpen. Union narrowed the deficit to a single purpose when Khalaili grabbed his second and thought that they had equalised on two events, however have been fractionally offside on each.

Bayern Munich scored 3 times in 12 minutes within the second half to race again from a purpose down and beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 and keep on the right track for a top-eight end within the league section.

Objectives from Serge Gnabry, {the teenager} Lennart Karl and Jonathan Tah between the sixty fifth and 77th minutes gave the Bundesliga leaders a formidable comeback win after Sporting took a shock lead due to a Joshua Kimmich personal purpose 9 minutes after the restart.

The Bavarian aspect, who endured their first defeat throughout all competitions this season after they misplaced in opposition to Arsenal within the Champions League on the earlier matchday two weeks in the past, are on 15 factors in second place with two matches left within the league section. Sporting dropped to ninth on 10 factors.

The highest eight groups qualify for the knockout stage, with the subsequent 16 going right into a playoff for eight extra spots.

Within the different early sport a 73rd-minute purpose from Gelson Martins was sufficient to present Olympiakos victory at Kairat Almaty.

Atlético Madrid got here from behind to beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2 away and transfer as much as seventh spot within the standings, all however guaranteeing their progress to the knockout phases.

Julián Alvarez, David Hancko and Alexander Sørloth took benefit of some sloppy defending to attain after PSV had taken an early lead by Guus Til. The Spanish aspect needed to maintain on desperately on the finish as PSV got here surging again when Ricardo Pepi pulled again a purpose 5 minutes from time.

It arrange a grandstand end with a vociferous crowd urging the house aspect on however regardless of a number of probabilities PSV couldn’t drive a dramatic late draw.

The house aspect have been hoping to construct on the momentum of their shock 4-1 win at Liverpool of their final Champions League outing on the finish of final month and received off to a fast begin on the Philips Stadion. However they have been undone by errors and ultimately slipped from fifteenth to nineteenth within the standings.