Key stat from every UEFA Champions League matchday 6 game as Atalanta shine

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The final UEFA Champions League matchday of the calendar year took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, with four more clubs booking their spots in the knockout stages. Here’s a standout stat from each of the 18 fixtures:

Atalanta 2-1 Chelsea – 5 – Atalanta came from behind to claim a vital win over last season’s Conference League winners. Charles De Ketelaere struck in the final 10 minutes to give La Dea three crucial points. Chelsea remain winless in their three UCL away games this season (0-1-4).

Liverpool 1-0 Inter Milan – 11 – Dominik Szoboszlai’s late penalty sealed Liverpool’s narrow victory at San Siro, ending Inter’s 11-match unbeaten home streak in group stages (10-1-0).

Olympiakos 1-0 Kairat Almaty – 4 – Gelson Martins scored the only goal to boost Olympiakos’ hopes of progressing past the group stage, while Kairat remain bottom, having failed to score in their last four home European ties.

Bayern Munich 3-1 Sporting CP – 21 – Bayern overturned a 1-0 deficit with three goals in 12 minutes. Sporting have now lost 21 times against German teams in European competition.

Union Saint-Gilloise 2-3 Olympique Marseille – 13 – Union’s group-stage debutants saw two goals ruled out for offside in a 3-2 defeat. Union have now lost their last four home European games, conceding 13 goals in total.

Atletico Madrid 3-2 PSV Eindhoven – 14 – Two goals in four minutes early in the second half propelled Atletico to victory. PSV have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 continental outings.

Tottenham 3-0 Slavia Praha – 0 – Spurs’ first-half own goal plus two second-half penalties secured a clean sheet at home, making them the only team not to concede at home this UCL season.

Galatasaray 0-1 AS Monaco – 49 – Folarin Balogun’s goal secured back-to-back European shutouts against Galatasaray, a rare occurrence, as 49 games had passed since the last consecutive blanks.

Barcelona 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt – 19 – Defender Jules Kounde scored twice in three minutes to turn the game around. Barca registered 19 attempts in the win, their most at home this season.

Ajax 4-2 Qarabag – 3 – Oscar Gloukh’s double helped Ajax earn a consolation win in Azerbaijan. Qarabag had led twice but missed an opportunity to improve their knockout chances.

FC Kobenhavn 3-2 Villarreal – 16 – Andreas Cornelius scored a last-minute winner to help Copenhagen secure second straight UCL wins and a spot in the top 24. Villarreal exit with just one point from six matches.

Athletic Bilbao 0-0 PSG – 7 – Bilbao held defending champions PSG to a draw despite having just 28% possession. Athletic have now failed to score in seven UCL games this season.

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle – 1 – A back-and-forth encounter ended level, marking the first time in five head-to-heads between the sides that there was no winner.

Benfica 2-0 Napoli – 10 – Jose Mourinho’s side won consecutive games after losing their first four. Napoli remain one of four teams yet to earn an away point this UCL season.

Arsenal 3-0 Club Brugge – 18 – Noni Madueke scored twice as Arsenal maintained their perfect record in the league phase. Club Brugge had 18 attempts, the most of any team this season.

Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Bodo/Glimt – 32 – Dortmund scored 32 goals across six group-stage games, averaging more than five per match, but were pegged back twice in a 2-2 draw.

Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid – 15 – City came from a goal down to win in Madrid, moving to fourth in the group. The win marked their 15th against LaLiga opponents in European competition.

Juventus 2-0 Paphos – 27 – Weston McKennie and Jonathan David scored six minutes apart to extend Juventus’ perfect record against Cypriot clubs, with the Bianconeri now having 27 goals in seven European outings versus teams from Cyprus.

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