Barcelona, Dec 10 (NationPress) In an exciting match, Jules Kounde's two headers propelled Barcelona to a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, achieving a crucial win in the Champions League at home.

This success places Barcelona in 13th position in the 36-team league phase, indicating the need for further efforts to secure a top-eight finish, although they have two manageable matches ahead in the upcoming year.

Ansgar Knauff gave Eintracht the lead in the 21st minute, executing a counter-attack despite Barcelona dominating possession, with Pedri orchestrating the play, according to reports from Xinhua.

Kounde equalized for Barcelona in the 50th minute, connecting with a precise cross from Marcus Rashford, who had been substituted in at halftime.

Just three minutes later, Kounde scored again, heading in Lamine Yamal's high cross.

Meanwhile, in Bergamo, Reece James assisted Joao Pedro in opening the scoring for Chelsea against Atalanta, but Gianluca Scamacca equalized with a free header shortly after halftime, followed by Charles De Ketelaere scoring the decisive goal for Atalanta with seven minutes remaining.

Atletico Madrid made a strong comeback, winning 3-2 against PSV, who initially scored through Guus Til in the 10th minute.

Alexander Sorloth assisted Julian Alvarez for the equalizer in the 37th minute, before David Hancko capitalized on a rebound from Matej Kovar in the 52nd minute, followed by Sorloth scoring a third goal four minutes later.

Ricardo Pepi managed to score a late goal in the 85th minute for PSV, but Atletico held on for the victory.

A lengthy VAR review was necessary to annul Ibrahima Konate's first-half header for Liverpool against Inter Milan due to a handball, but the officials later awarded a penalty favoring the Premier League champions with just five minutes to go. Dominik Szoboszlai successfully converted the penalty, ensuring a 1-0 win for Liverpool, who played without Mohamed Salah after he expressed dissatisfaction with the club following a recent draw against Leeds.

Tottenham secured a straightforward 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague, with David Zima scoring an own goal in the 26th minute, followed by Mohammed Kudus doubling the lead from the penalty spot in the 50th minute after a foul on Pedro Porro. Xavi Simons sealed the match with another penalty conversion ten minutes from the end.

Mason Greenwood was instrumental as Marseille overcame an early deficit to defeat Union Saint-Gilloise 3-2. Anan Khalaili opened the scoring for the hosts, but Igor Paixao leveled the match after 15 minutes. Greenwood struck twice in the 41st and 58th minutes to turn the tide in favor of Marseille. Khalaili found the net again, but Kevin Mac Allister's late effort was ruled out for offside, allowing Marseille to secure the win.

Bayern Munich overcame a setback from an own goal by Joshua Kimmich to triumph 3-1 at home against Sporting CP, with Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl scoring within minutes to regain control, and Jonathan Tah sealing the victory 13 minutes before the end.

Folarin Balogun scored the solitary goal from a corner to give Monaco a 1-0 win against Galatasaray, while Gelson Martins netted in a 1-0 victory for Kairat, keeping Olympiakos in the race for qualification.