Good Heavens: UEFA Youth League, Matchday 5
Bayern boys, København kids, and much more in our MD5 round-up.
We’re getting to the business stage of the UEFA Youth League now, so let’s step aside from the FIFA Under-17 World Cup and adjust our focus for MD5 (although with a bit of a shorter write-up than usual given all the goings-on).
With one match left, we’ve got plenty of teams already assured of a place in the next phase, whether that be in top spot, and the direct path to the Round of 16, or a second place progression to a knockout game against one of the Domestic Champions Path clubs.
RC Lens, RB Salzburg, AC Milan, Manchester City are certainties — or near certainties — to finish top of their groups, while Porto, Barcelona, RB Leipzig, Feyenoord, Braga, Real Madrid, FC København, and Bayern will all be joining them in the next round.
But enough jibber jabber. Here’s our short, sharp, round-up of some games from MD5...
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