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If there was some other group which was tighter than Group B, then it has to be Group H.On MatchDay 6 Paris Saint Germain, Manchester United and RB Leipzig can go through to the next round and either one of them will have to settle for a Europa League place after last night results.
Last Season's beaten finalists Paris Saint Germain had already lost two games and a third defeat would have ended their chances of progression. They faced off Manchester United who needed a win to qualify for the next round.
PSG got the perfect start when Neymar lashed in a half volley from the right side in the 6th minute.However questioned will be asked upon the referring of the game.In some off the ball incident in the 21st minute when United midfielder head-butted PSG defender Paredes, Referee Daniel Orsato had a look at the VAR monitor and decide to give Fred a yellow card instead of a red much to everyone amaze and PSG's frustration and anger.United levelled up the game in the 32nd minute after Marcus Rashford's shot took a deflection of Danilo and went past Keeper Navas in the back of the net.
PSG then went ahead again in the game when Marquinhos lashed the ball from close range in the 69th minute to make it 2-1. Just a minute later, PSG got their justice when Fred was shown a second yellow and was sent off.With men advantage now PSG kept on pushing and got the third goal in injury time after Rafinha played out Neymar which he tucked away to make it 3-1.
The other game of the group turned out a be a 7 goal thriller between Istanbul Basaksheir and RB Leipzig. The German outfits were in control of most of the game and went 2-0 up inside 43 minutes through strikes from Poulsen and Mukiele. Basaksheir got one back in first half injury time through midfielder Irfan Kahveci.
Leipzig restored their 2 goal Advantage after Dani Olmo made it 3-1 to the visitors in the 66th minute. Istanbul Basaksheir didn't go down without a fight tough as Kahveci scored twice in the second half, one in the 72nd minute and one through a free kick in the 85th minute to complete his Hattrick.However Leipzig would have the last laugh in this contest as they made it 4-3 in the 92nd minute through Alexander Sørloth. Leipzig take on Manchester United on MD6 and can qualify for the RO16 with a win over the Red Devil's in Germany.
Results in Group E-
Krasnodar 1-0 Rennes
Sevilla 0-4 Chelsea
Results in Group F-
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Lazio
Club Brugge 3-0 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Results in Group G-
Ferencvaros 0-3 FC Barcelona
Juventus 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv
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