Real Madrid 'leader' and Dortmund 'phenomenon' selected: Champions League team of the week


Ian Hawkey
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The fourth round of the Uefa Champions League group stage was completed this week as a handful of clubs booked their places in the knockout round.

In the early kick-offs in Group E on Tuesday, Chelsea and Sevilla both ensured their passage to the last-16 after respective 2-1 wins over Rennes and Krasnodar.

Later that evening, Group F saw history made when Erling Braut Haaland became the fastest player to reach 15 Champions League goals in Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 win against Club Brugge, while Lazio secured a similarly comfortable home win by defeating Zenit St Petersburg 3-1.

In Group G, Barcelona shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to crush Dynamo Kiev 4-0 and cruise into the last-16 after four straight wins. Juventus joined the Catalans in qualifying from the group with a late 2-1 victory over Ferencvaros.

Manchester United bounced back from their shock loss away to Istanbul Basaksehir by thrashing the Turkish champions 4-1 and Paris Saint-Germain secured a crucial 1-0 result against RB Leipzig to boost their qualification hopes.

On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid stumbled once again in Group A after being held to a goalless draw by Lokomotiv Moscow, but there were no such problems for reigning champions Bayern Munich who strolled into the knockout round with a 3-1 win over Red Bull Salzburg.

Borussia Monchengladbach held on to top spot in Group B with an emphatic 4-0 defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk, while Inter Milan's hopes of reaching the last-16 were dealt a major blow with a 2-0 home loss to Real Madrid.

Manchester City extended their perfect record to progress from Group C after a 1-0 win at Olympiakos, and Porto took a big step toward joining the Premier League side with a 2-0 victory at Marseille.

Group D became much more interesting this week when Liverpool fell to a shock 2-0 home defeat to Atalanta and Ajax beat FC Midtjylland 3-1. The Premier League champions still hold top spot but their lead has been reduced to two points, with Atalanta and Porto in hot pursuit.

Reflecting on the latest round of Champions League matches, Ian Hawkey has selected his team of the week in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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Q1 Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2 per cent per year. After five years, how much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow?
a) More than $102
b) Exactly $102
c) Less than $102
d) Do not know
e) Refuse to answer

Q2 Imagine that the interest rate on your savings account was 1 per cent per year and inflation was 2 per cent per year. After one year, how much would you be able to buy with the money in this account?
a) More than today
b) Exactly the same as today
c) Less than today
d) Do not know
e) Refuse to answer

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a) True
b) False
d) Do not know
e) Refuse to answer

The “Big Three” financial literacy questions were created by Professors Annamaria Lusardi of the George Washington School of Business and Olivia Mitchell, of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

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