Europe is ecstatic for the new C1 format, the chaotic evening of Manchester City

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The new C1 format is validated!

We lived an evening of the Historical Champions League Friends and the European press gave it to heart to debrief all that! “”Chelem“, title The team. France will have 4 contenders for the final phase. In Spain, we highlight the incredible evening with the 18 simultaneous games and its orgy of goals. “”What a madness», Placarde Marca. The Spanish media no longer knows where to turn after this multiplex and sums up each evening meeting on its front page by highlighting the success of Real Madrid and the disappointment of Barça. In Italy, the evening was more contrasted. The last day of the Champions League group phase offered a sparkling show, with 18 goals in the first 30 minutes and an average of 3.5 goals per game, underlines the CORRIERE DELLO SPORT. But the media speaks of a Italicideto summarize the meetings of Juventus Turin and Milan, which must pass the dams to hope for a place in eighth. But one thing is certain, the European press loved this crazy multiplex!

Manchester City borders on chaos

Manchester City was hot! The English club has just qualified for the play-offs after a difficult victory against Bruges (3-1). Led after a goal from Onyedika, Guardiola's men reacted thanks to Kovacic, a goal against his Camp in Ordonez and an achievement of Savinho. And facing the unfolding of this match, Pep Guardiola was furious and under pressure. He lived a trying evening, gesturing constantly and showing his anxiety about each action. The Sun Even reveals that the coach was seen being treated after new scratches on the front after the first disastrous half of his team. The evening could have turned to drama since the Skyblues had to manage a fire start in one of the kiosks in front of the Etihad Stadium. An evening full of adventures, but which fortunately ended well.

Dembélé in serial scorer mode

The Ousmane Dembélé version 2025 is unstoppable. In line with his big match against Manchester City, the Frenchman repeated yesterday against Stuttgart with a superb hat-trick (1-4). Dembélé was more than at the rendezvous with his first hat-trick for 9 years and being involved in the 4 Parisian goals. The newspaper The Parisian Speaks of a Dembélé piqued by the serial scorer virus, he is 16 in mid-season, already his best total career. Thanks to Dembouz, PSG finishes 15th and will face Brest or Monaco in dams. In the event of a victory, it will be a bigger song with Liverpool or FC Barcelona in the round of 16.

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