Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge to Champions League Round of 16

Bayern Munich, Benfica and Club Brugge qualified for the Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday evening.

Bayern Munich snatched a valuable draw from its guest, Celtic of Scotland, with a goal for each, on Tuesday, in the second leg of the play-off qualifying for the round of 16 of the Champions League.

With this result, Bayern Munich booked their ticket to the round of 16 of the most prestigious European Cup, benefiting from their 2-1 win in the first leg.

Returning to the exciting match, the Scottish team took the lead through Nicholas Cohen in the 63rd minute.

Alphonso Davies equalized for the Bavarian team in the 90+4 minute.

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In another match, Portuguese club Benfica qualified after drawing with its guest, French club Monaco (3-3) on Tuesday in the second leg of the play-off, benefiting from its victory in the first leg by one clean goal.

Benfica opened the scoring in the 22nd minute through Turkish player Kerem Akturkoglu, but Japanese player Takumi Minamino equalized for Monaco in the 32nd minute, before Moroccan player Ilyas Ben Seghir added the lead goal for Monaco in the 51st minute.

In the 76th minute, Greek Vangelis Pavlidis managed to score the equaliser for Benfica from a penalty kick, before Monaco returned and scored the lead in the 81st minute through substitute George Elenikhina, but Benfica managed to come back again with the result in the 84th minute through Turkish Orkun Kokcu.

Benfica won the first leg away from home 1-0.

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Belgian Club Brugge also defeated Italian host Atalanta (3-1).

The Belgian team had won the first leg by two goals to one, to advance to the round of 16 of the most prestigious European Cup with a score of (5-2) in the aggregate of the first and second leg matches.

The second leg goals for Club Brugge were scored by Chamseddine Talbi (3 and 27) and Ferran Jutgla (45+3).

As for Atalanta's goal, it was scored by Ademola Lookman (46).

The match witnessed Lookman missing a penalty kick in the 61st minute, and Atalanta player Rafael Toloi being sent off in the (87) minute.

Source: beIN Sports