UEFA has confirmed that the pitch at Lille s Stade Pierre-Mauroy will be relaid after both Didier Deschamps and Vladimir Petkovic were critical of it cutting up.
France and Switzerland rounded off their Group A campaign with a 0-0 draw in Lille, as both sides struggled for fluency on a pitch affected by four days of persistent rain.
The players deserve credit, it was better than Marseille but it s annoying, Deschamps said. I don t know who is responsible but we re only in the group stage. It s not a good thing.
Swiss coach Petkovic added: It s a shame, it definitely hampered the quality of the game.
With games in the round of 16 and quarter-finals to come at the venue, UEFA has sprung into action, with the pitch to be torn up immediately after Italy …
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Sociedad all booked their places in the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare on a dramatic night of European action.
Bayern made it four wins out of four in Group A but only after a frantic finish in their 2-1 win over Galatasaray.
The visitors had the ball in the net just after the hour but Lucas Torreira was offside, and Bayern took the lead when Harry Kane flicked in Joshua Kimmich’s free-kick with 10 minutes to go, with the goal awarded following a VAR check after initially being ruled offside.
Through to the last 16!
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN)
Kane then doubled the lead with his 25th career Champions League goal, turning in Mathys Tel’s cross in the 86…