Defending champions Liverpool defeated Austrian football club Salzburg to secure its place in the U-16 Champions League Final-16, while Chelsea also entered the knockout round. However, legendary clubs such as Ajax and Inter Milan were forced to drop out of the group stage.
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In Group-E, Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team needed a draw in its group stage finale to reach the knockout in Australia on Tuesday. It captured a 2–0 win in the second half due to goals from Nabi Keita (57th minute) and Muhammad Salah (58th minute) and entered the final-16 from Group-E as the winner. Muhammad Salah got several chances to score in this match, but he missed it in the beginning.
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Napoli defeated Racing Jenks 4–0 to finish second and enter the group in the knockout. Napadius Milic scored a hat-trick for Napoli, while Dryse Mertes also scored a goal to help his team reach the knockout stage. The Italian club Napoli have decided to remove their manager Carlo Ancelotti despite the victory.
Salzburg finished third in the group due to this defeat, which would allow him to play in the knockout stage of the Europa League. On the other hand, there was a dramatic play in Group-G as well, where Lyon defeated RB Leipzig 2–2 on Tuesday to make it to the knockout stage after trailing by two goals. Benfica could not make it to the final-16 despite defeating St. Petersburg 3–0. Leipzig advanced to the next round in Group-G.