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14 December 2023•Update: 14 December 2023
ANKARA
Defending champions Manchester City finished the UEFA Champions League group stage Wednesday in a perfect way as the English club won all six of their matches.
Pep Guardiola's team, who have already won Group G, beat their Serbian opponents Crvena zvezda 3-2 at Belgrade's Rajko Mitic Stadium.
Micah Hamilton, Oscar Bobb and Kalvin Phillips scored their first Manchester City goals.
Crvena zvezda's South Korean midfielder Inbeom Hwang and Aleksandar Katai from Serbia scored late goals to stay in the game.
Phillips' goal from the penalty spot in the 85th minute, which was before Katai's header, ensured Man City to take another three points before the knockout stage.
Man City bagged 18 points in six games to have already qualified for the Round of 16.
Second-place RB Leipzig were also through with 12 points.
The German club beat Young Boys 2-1 at RB Arena to send the Swiss club to the second-tier UEFA Europa League knockouts.
Young Boys finished third with four points.
Underdogs Crvena zvezda have already been eliminated from the European campaign as they have a point in six matches.
The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw will be held on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland.
The Champions League group winners are seeded and the runners-up are unseeded in Monday's draw, which means the seeded teams are drawn against unseeded ones.
