UEFA Champions League 2018-19: 3 talking points from Group G's final day matches (Real Madrid, Roma, Viktoria Plzen, CSKA Moscow)

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Real Madrid v CSKA Moscow - UEFA Champions League Group G
Real Madrid v CSKA Moscow - UEFA Champions League Group G

#3 CSKA Moscow narrowly miss out Europa League spot to Viktoria Plzen:

CSKA Moscow claimed a big win over Real Madrid away at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Czech side needed to equal the number of points as CSKA. Plzen had a better head-to-head record over their Russian rivals and thus a win over Roma would have been enough for them.

Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzen - UEFA Champions League Group G
Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzen - UEFA Champions League Group G

Despite CSKA Moscow humiliating Madrid in their own backyard, the win was not good enough for the Russians as Viktoria Plzen defeated Roma as well. With the match tied at 1-1, Chory's goal proved to be the winner and paved the way for the Czech side into the Europa League.

Plzen have defied expectations in a very tough group finishing third ahead of CSKA Moscow as they now shift their attention to Europa League in the new year. Meanwhile, CSKA are without European football and have their full focus on the domestic league moving forward.

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