Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday.
PARIS, France -- Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona.
Young Boys were then reduced to 10 men as Sandro Lauper was sent off, and City saw out a 10th successive home victory in the competition. Former European Cup winners Red Star pulled one back through a Benjamin Henrichs own goal but they are now left to fight it out with Young Boys for a place in the Europa League knockout phase.
"I am tremendously proud of my players and all the people in the club, working very hard to support me in this, what we achieved tonight."Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted his team were "in a bit of a footballing rut", and they were joined at the top of the section on nine points by Porto, who beat Royal Antwerp 2-0 in Portugal.
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