England has become the first country to have five teams in the knockout stage of the Champions League after Liverpool completed a sweep for Premier League clubs with a 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow on Wednesday. Liverpool finished the group stage with 23 goals, just two goals shy of Paris Saint-Germain's record of 25 this season. Group FShakhtar Donetsk advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-1 victory over Manchester City, ending the English club's unbeaten record in all competitions this season. Group GVincent Aboubakar scored twice to ensure Porto reached the knockout stage with a resounding 5-2 win against a poor Monaco side. "It's sad not to be continuing in the Champions League but that's football.

Source: CBC News December 07, 2017 00:00 UTC