Group B so far....
Group B consists of two of the biggest European giants in the UCL this season; French powerhouses Paris Saint Germain and German giants Bayern Munich. Both the clubs look set to progress to the last 16, but the bigger question would be who will top the group?
PSG stormed the UCL scene after their emphatic 3-0 victory over Bayern and look as one of the dominant teams in the competition this season to go all the way. With a greater goal difference than Bayern, they are looking the likely group toppers.
PSG & Anderlecht
PSG are cruising towards the last 16 as they booked a place with two consecutive victories against Anderlecht to take their overall tally to five UCL wins this season.
With four straight defeats, Anderlecht has been eliminated from the contention of qualifying for the last 16 and also look to missing out qualifying for the Europa League.
Matchday 3
PSG registered their third win in as many games in Group B with yet another demolition; this time at Belgium side Anderlecht to maintain their lead.
Kylian Mbappe was on hand to score early in the game after Edinson Cavani managed to strike in his seventh straight UCL game.
In the final quarter of the game, Neymar brought the score to 3-0 after substitute Angel Di Maria scored PSG's fourth on the night taking their goal difference to 12 with none conceded so far.
Matchday 4
Layvin Kurzawa was PSG's star player on the night as he became the first
defender to register a UCL hat-trick as PSG demolished Anderlecht 5-0 to register their fourth UCL win in a row and guaranteed their progress to the last 16.
defender to register a UCL hat-trick as PSG demolished Anderlecht 5-0 to register their fourth UCL win in a row and guaranteed their progress to the last 16.
Marco Verratti opened the scoring on the half-hour mark after a brilliant team move after Neymar curled in a superb free-kick on the stroke of half-time.
In the second half, it was all Kurzawa who opened his account in the 52nd minute. He later scored his other two goals within six minutes to complete his hat-trick.
Bayern Munich & Celtic
Following their recent loss to PSG, Bayern Munich got back-to-back victories to move to second place in Group B. Both of those wins have come under the guidance of Jupp Heynckes, the new Bayern manager.
Celtic, however, were unable to follow up their victory against Anderlecht and have now suffered back-to-back defeats and are looking firm to finish in third place and qualify for the last 16.
Matchday 3
Bayern made it consecutive home games in Group B as they cruised past Celtic, scoring three goals past them to move second in the group.
Thomas Muller scored the opener just before 20 minutes to give Bayern the early advantage in the game, followed by Joshua Kimmich's strike just before the half-hour mark.
Mats Hummels added a third goal in the 51st minute to ensure that new manager Jupp Heynckes gets his first UCL win since his victorious 2013 final.
Matchday 4
Bayern Munich ended Celtic's hopes of qualifying into the last 16 with a well-earned 1-2 win to put them in the driving seat.
Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the first half and it took Celtic to find the breakthrough until the 74th minute when Callum Mcgregor leveled things on the night.
But Javi Martinez struck three minutes later to ensure Bayern progress to the last 16 and Celtic's elimination from the UCL.
PSG travel to face Celtic tonight with a lot hanging for the French club to clinch top spot along with confirming Celtic's progress to the Europa League.
Bayern Munich also travels to face Anderlecht with the latter still in contention to qualify for the Europa League.
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