The first batch of Champions League matchday five fixtures took place all over Europe on Tuesday night, with big results for a number of teams.
Real Madrid, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, Juventus and more were all on the schedule.
Take in a recap of at all of the action here…
Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea
Chelsea secured their place in the Champions League knockout stages with a win in what was the reverse fixture of Graham Potter’s first game in charge of the Blues. And much like the reverse fixture, the game was well contested from the very first whistle.
Red Bull Salzburg rallied inside a boisterous Red Bull Arena and put Chelsea under pressure from the off, but the visitors responded well and took a deserved lead through Mateo Kovacic.
That opening goal was enough to inspire Potter’s side to up the levels considerably and decimate Salzburg with a stylish first half performance. The hosts again bounced back after the break, but Chelsea showed resilience to get over the line with Kai Havertz’s winner.
Dinamo Zagreb 0-4 AC Milan
AC Milan took full advantage of Salzburg’s defeat earlier in the evening and surged into second place in the standings thanks to a comprehensive win over Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
Although they saw slightly less of the ball, the Rossoneri were deserved one-sided winners and took the lead in the closing stages of the first half when Matteo Gabbia scored a header from close range. Milan then racked up the goals in the second half, first through Rafael Leao, then 10 minutes later by Olivier Giroud from the penalty sport, and exactly another 10 minutes via an own goal.
Milan simply need to avoid defeat to Salzburg at home on matchday six and they will have a place in the knockout stages. Their previous appearance in the last 16 was in 2014.
Celtic 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic waved goodbye to any further place in European competition this season, with a home draw against Shakhtar Donetsk not good enough to prevent them finishing bottom of the group.
The Scottish champions took a first half lead through Georgios Giakoumakis. Had they held on, it would have taken them level on points with Shakhtar going into matchday six. As it was, in-form Mykhaylo Mudryk equalised in the second half to ensure it finished a draw.
At worst, Shakhtar are guaranteed a place in the Europa League knockout stages. But they will make it to the next round of the Champions League should they beat RB Leipzig on matchday six.
RB Leipzig 3-2 Real Madrid
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