Lazio have qualified for the Champions League Round of 16, as Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid did them a favour beating Feyenoord this evening.
In the earlier kick-off, Ciro Immobile had come off the bench to score twice and secure their 2-0 victory over rock bottom Celtic.
That put them on 10 points, meaning if Feyenoord lost at home to Atleti, then qualification would be secured with a game to spare.
Former Lazio midfielder Simeone is now the coach of Atletico Madrid and his team got the job done, leaving Rotterdam with a 3-1 result.
This has Atleti as the Group E leaders on 11 points, followed by Lazio on 10 and both of them have booked their place in the Round of 16.
They go head-to-head in the final match at the Wanda Metropolitano to decide who takes top spot.
Feyenoord enter the Europa League play-offs and Celtic are out of Europe on just one point from five games.
Group E
| Rank | Teams | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atl. Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Lazio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
No man, stop it. That title makes it look like Lazio should be grateful and thank Atleti, whilst the way I see it (and I’d argue is closer to reality) is that anything but a win for the Spaniards and Lazio would be 1st in the group right now, as with a draw they would sit on 9pts.
Now, would you claim it’s gifted of Lazio sits top of the group? Even without, they are 1 point off with a game to go.
C’mon…
Well said Burkey , people are upset because Lazio won an Milan flopped!