The attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Edinson Cavani struck again as Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the round of 16 of the Champions League with a 4-1 win at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday.

Cavani and Neymar were both assisted by their 19-year-old teammate, with Mbappe putting on an excellent display of speed, strength and dribbling throughout the game and he sealed PSG's win with a goal in added time.

Marquinhos was also on the scoresheet for PSG after Marko Gobeljic cut Belgrade's deficit in the second half.

PSG advanced as Group C winner, two points ahead of last season's runner-up Liverpool, which qualified for the last 16 with a 1-0 win over third-place Napoli.

Knowing that a win would seal its spot in the next stage, PSG started strongly and quickly took the lead.

Mbappe created the visitors' first opportunity with a surge down the left, easily getting past Belgrade captain Filip Stojkovic to cross the ball for Cavani, who scored in the ninth minute with a simple tap in.

With top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic watching from the stands, the hosts played more aggressively after conceding their first goal at home this season in the Champions League but PSG continued to dominate with better discipline and team play.

Neymar made it 2-0 five minutes before the interval with a beautiful solo goal. After latching onto a pass from Mbappe on a counterattack, the Brazil star cut into the area from the left, got past two defenders, feinted a shot in the run-in and chipped the ball into the net.

The hosts were more inspired in the second half and threatened with a series of well-built attacking moves. Red Star pulled one back in the 56th, following a good combination on the left side when Milan Rodic crossed the ball for Marko Gobeljic, who beat Gianluigi Buffon with a fine volley at the near post.

The goal ensured some suspense until Marquinhos made it 3-1 with a header from Angel Di Maria's free kick in the 74th. Mbappe wrapped up the win in added time with a powerful strike through Borjan's legs.

 

Inter out of Champions League despite 1-1 draw against PSV

Mauro Icardi rescued a 1-1 draw for Inter Milan against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday but it wasn't enough to prevent the Italian side from being eliminated from the Champions League.

Inter needed to better Tottenham's result at Barcelona to progress to the round of 16 but that match also finished 1-1 thanks to Lucas Moura's late equalizer.

It brought Inter's first season back in the in the Champions League since 2011-12 to a swift end.

Both Inter and Spurs finished the group stage with eight points but the Premier League side took second spot in Group B thanks to the away goal it scored in the defeat at Inter in September. It won 1-0 at home last month.

Inter dominated at San Siro, where it had 22 shots compared to five for PSV, but the Dutch side took a surprising lead in the 13th minute.

However, Inter had gone behind in all of its five previous group matches and had recovered in three of them.

And so it proved again for Luciano Spalletti's side as Icardi pounced with 17 minutes remaining for his fourth goal in the competition.

Inter poured forward in search of the winner, increasing their efforts after news of Spurs' equalizer filtered through, but couldn't find a breakthrough.

 

Salah solo goal sees Liverpool into Champions League last 16

Mohamed Salah scored a solo goal and goalkeeper Alisson Becker produced a crucial late save as Liverpool beat Napoli 1-0 to clinch a place in the Champions League's knockout stage at the expense of the Italian side on Tuesday.

Salah shrugged off one defender, drifted past another with a superb feint, and delivered a low finish inside the near post from an acute angle for the winning goal in the 34th minute.

Liverpool came into the game knowing a 1-0 victory, or any other win by a two-goal margin, would guarantee a spot in the round of 16 as the English team looks to go one better than last season, when it lost in the final to Real Madrid.

Paris Saint-Germain, which won 4-1 at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday, advanced as Group C winner, and Napoli had to settle for third place and dropping into the Europa League for the second straight season.

It would have been Liverpool missing out had Alisson not produced a reflex save to deny Arkadiusz Milik in the second minute of stoppage time.

 

Tottenham advances to CL round of 16 after 1-1 draw at Barca

A late goal by substitute Lucas Moura sent Tottenham through to the Champions League's round of 16 after earning a 1-1 draw at Barcelona on Tuesday.

Moura scored from a pass by Harry Kane in the 85th minute at Camp Nou, cancelling out a superb early solo goal by Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona rested Lionel Messi for the first hour having already locked up first place before the match.

The Spanish league leaders finished Group B with 14 points, while Tottenham secured second place and the other spot in the knockout rounds by edging Inter Milan on goal difference after both finished with eight points.

Inter was held to a 1-1 draw at home against PSV Eindhoven in the group's other match, sending the Italian side to the Europa League.

Barcelona played with several backups and got a stellar performance by goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, who made several saves until finally beaten by Moura.

 

Porto wins 3-2 at Galatasaray to finish CL group unbeaten

FC Porto finished the Champions League group phase with an unbeaten record after earning a 3-2 victory at Galatasaray on Tuesday.

Porto entered the match in Istanbul having already clinched first place in Group D, and will advance to the round-of-16 on a run of five consecutive victories.

The Portuguese leaders got goals from Felipe and Moussa Marega before halftime, with Sergio Oliveira adding another goal in the second half.

Even so, they needed Galatasaray forward Sofiane Feghouli to miss a penalty to secure the win that gave them 16 points from the group.

"We wanted to equal our best (group stage) performance and it's a huge source of pride to be part of that history," Oliveira said.

Galatasaray still secured a third-place finish and a Europa League berth after last-place Lokomotiv Moscow lost 1-0 at Schalke, which had already locked up second place and a spot in the knockout rounds.

After fending off the hosts' initial push, Porto went ahead in the 17th minute when center back Felipe got away from his marker and jumped to powerfully head home a curling free kick by Alex Telles.

Porto doubled the advantage in the 42nd after Galatasaray defender Mariano tripped Hernani as he dribbled past him inside the area. Marega drilled the spot kick in as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera dove the wrong way for the striker's sixth goal in the Champions League this season.

The hosts were able to pull one back in first-half stoppage time when Felipe fouled Garry Rodrigues as he made a move on the left side of the box. That allowed Feghouli, the only other Galatasaray player to offer anything in attack, to step up and slot the penalty kick into the corner of Iker Casillas' net.

Seconds after halftime, substitute Henry Onyekuru missed a clear chance to equalize from a pass by Feghouli. Instead, Porto got its third goal in the 57th. Danilo recovered the ball inside Galatasaray's half, and sent it forward for Hernani to reach the end line before finding Sergio Oliveira to score from close range.

Galatasaray coach Fatih Terim could only grimace when Eren Derdiyok flubbed a shot from point-blank range, but Derdiyok was finally on target when he slid to tap in a cross by Rodrigues in the 65th.

Rodrigues gave his team a chance to pull even in the 67th when he earned a penalty, only for Feghouli to fire the spot kick off the crossbar.

"Usually I am not happy after defeats, but the performance I saw today gave us some positive signs," said Terim. "However, I am sad because the boys' effort merited at least a draw today."

 

Schalke beats Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 in Champions League

Alessandro Schoepf scored in injury time to give Schalke a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying the Russian side a place in the Europa League.

Moscow needed a win to finish third in Group D for a place in Europe's second competition, but it finished last with three points, one behind Galatasaray, which secured third despite losing 3-2 at home to group winner Porto.

Schalke was already assured of second place in the group and was hoping to restore some lost pride after its Ruhr derby loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Moscow came closest to scoring at the end of a lackluster first half, with captain Igor Denisov shooting over after Dmitri Barinov cut the ball back.

Schoepf's goal came after a period of pressure for the home side.

Schalke finished on 11 points, five behind Porto.

Former Schalke captain Benedikt Hoewedes and winger Jefferson Farfan, who now play for Moscow, were honored on their return to Gelsenkirchen ahead of the game.