A quick round-up of all Saturday night’s Youth Cup results in the final round of group matches, plus a preview of the knockout rounds starting next Saturday 31 March.
The final Group Tables are here: https://smtop100.blogspot.co.uk/p/youth-cup-group-tables_28.html
Youth Cup draw and fixtures are here: https://smtop100.blogspot.co.uk/p/youth-cup_25.html
Youth Shield: https://smtop100.blogspot.co.uk/p/youth-shield.html
Youth Spoon: https://smtop100.blogspot.co.uk/p/youth-spoon.html
All ties are one-legged, to be played Saturday 31 March.
Group A
| Barcelona |
1 – 4 |
Juventus |
| Bayern |
0 – 3* |
Manchester United |
| SL Benfica |
2 – 1 |
Genoa CFC |
Bayern’s reward for comfortably winning the group is a tough away tie at Benfica, who they beat home and away by 1-0 in the group stages.
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Second placed Manchester United will face Group E winners and one of only two unbeaten sides after ten matches, Benfica’s Portuguese rivals Sporting, at Old Trafford.
Stuttering Juventus face Group B runners-up Atletico Madrid in Turin, while Genoa face a tricky tie away at Group D runaway winners Aston Villa.
| Manchester United |
vs. |
Sporting Lisbon |
| Juventus |
vs. |
Atletico Madrid |
In the Shield, Barcelona face Group F runners-up Anderlecht.
Group B
| Chelsea |
0 – 1 |
Real Madrid |
| Dortmund |
2 – 3 |
Arsenal |
| Hellas Verona |
1 – 4 |
Atlético Madrid |
In an incredible turn of events, Sir Stephen Beddows took temporary charge of Top 100, and has a 100% win record ever since, including this vital 1-0 win at Chelsea. That victory earns them a home tie against Group C runners-up Flamengo – last season’s Shield finalists.
Another B vs C tie sees easy group winners Dortmund face tasty all-German tie with Group C winners Leverkusen.
Atletico’s reward for finishing second is a tough trip to Juventus.
| Juventus |
vs. |
Atletico Madrid |
In the Shield games:
| Independiente |
vs. |
Chelsea |
| Everton |
vs. |
Hellas Verona |
Group C
| Flamengo |
0 – 0* |
Valencia CF |
| Leverkusen |
3 – 0 |
Hoffenheim |
| Olympique Marseille |
0 – 1 |
Independiente |
As already stated above, qualifying for the Cup knockout stage in Group C earned tough awat=y draws at Group B rivals:
| Hoffenheim |
vs. |
Villarreal |
| Independiente |
vs. |
Chelsea |
In the Spoon:
| Hertha Berlin |
vs. |
Valencia |
Group D
| AS Roma |
3 – 0* |
SSC Napoli |
| Aston Villa |
1 – 2 |
Stoke City |
| Everton |
1 – 0 |
AC Milan |
Napoli’s slip at Roma let Stoke sneak into the Shield at their expense.
Villa’s reward for easily winning the group is a winnable tie at home to a poor Genoa side in the Cup:
Shield ties:
| Stoke City |
vs. |
Marseille |
| Everton |
vs. |
Hellas Verona |
Spoon fixtures:
Group E
| Manchester City |
1 – 3 |
Newcastle United |
| Sevilla |
2 – 0 |
RCD Espanyol |
| Sporting CP |
1 – 1 |
Liverpool |
Sporting got the point they needed to win the group, and are rewarded with a glamour tie at the Theatre of Dreams.
| Manchester United |
vs. |
Sporting Lisbon |
In the Shield, Manchester City and Newcastle will replay their final group fixture, this time at the Council House.
| Newcastle United |
vs. |
Manchester City |
In the Spoon:
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
vs. |
Sevilla |
| Napoli |
vs. |
Liverpool |
| Espanyol |
vs. |
Swansea City |
Group F
| FC Basel |
1 – 3 |
Dynamo Kyiv |
| RSC Anderlecht |
1 – 3 |
Sunderland |
| Sassuolo |
2 – 1 |
Swansea City |
In the match of the day, Sunderland won at Anderlecht to take top spot and qualify for the Cup. They face trip to Group I winners, the only other unbeaten side Celta Vigo:
| Celta Vigo |
vs. |
Sunderland |
In the Shield, runners-up Anderlecht also travel to Spain to face the mighty Barca:
In the Spoon:
| Espanyol |
vs. |
Swansea City |
Group G
| Augsburg |
0 – 3* |
ACF Fiorentina |
| H. Berlin |
0 – 0* |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Internazionale |
3 – 3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Inter’s reward for easily winning Group G, is a trip to France to face Group H winners:
| Girondins Bordeaux |
vs. |
Internazionale |
Fiorentina beat Augsburg to claim the Shield qualifying place and a trip to North London:
In the Spoon:
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
vs. |
Sevilla |
| Hertha Berlin |
vs. |
Valencia |
Group H
| Club Brugge KV |
3 – 0* |
Beşiktaş JK |
| SS Lazio |
1 – 2 |
Villarreal CF |
| Udinese Calcio |
0 – 3* |
Girondins Bordeaux |
Cup:
| Girondins Bordeaux |
vs. |
Internazionale |
Shield:
| Hoffenheim |
vs. |
Villarreal |
Spoon:
Group I
| Celta Vigo |
4 – 0 |
Lokomotiv Moskva |
| Leicester City |
1 – 0 |
Crystal Palace |
| São Paulo FC |
1 – 0 |
Cologne |
Cup:
| Celta Vigo |
vs. |
Sunderland |
Shield:
Spoon:
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