Things may not have gone according to plan for the current champions, Liverpool but Dries Merten's penalty and Virgil Van Dijk's error cushioned Ancelotti's side to victory in Naples. The much-applauded front three were not on song and misfired. A reverse fixture at Anfield lies in wait.
The Portuguese stars could not get on the score sheet in Spain when Atletico Madrid and Juventus faced off. A curler from Cuadrado and a guided header from Matuidi put the visitors in front but goals from Savic and Hector Herrara late on got them level pegging. Cristiano watched his solo effort whisk past the upright as it ended in a draw.
The French champions, PSG, the floating bulwark tore Real Madrid to shreds in a thrilling encounter in Paris. A Di Maria brace and a late counter saw Meunier finish off a move he started. Zidane's defense could not find answers to a seemingly second string PSG attack. Iddrisa Gana Gueye was magnificent in that midfield and Hazard was ghosted.
Not the start Chelsea would have hoped for as they lost at home to Valencia as Barkley missed a penalty. Bayern were at their ruthless best as they saw off Red Star Belgrade in Munich. Mixed fortunes for Spurs away in Greece. A disappointing start for Antonio Conte and new boy Erling Haaland stole the show in an eight-goal thriller as he fired home a hattrick for RB Salzburg.
Dinamo Zagreb was mercilessly and Pep's Manchester City smile back to England after their victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.
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Player of The Week.
It must be the hattrick hero Haaland. Just 19 years old in his first CL game.
Goal of The Week.
You decide. I will be waiting for the comments.
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