It was a goal-fest when the UCL came around in midweek. Strikers got in on it as they scored in 2s and 3s. Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris kept it perfect as GW 3 ended. They have won the three opening games of the group stages bagging all 9 points.
Chelsea made it 5 wins in their last 5 matches played away from home in all competitions when they took all 3 points from Ajax. Lampard's substitutions paid off when Michy Batshuayi got on the end of a Pulisic cross. The boys can only get better as Lampard spoke about the standards set by his team. They can only get better if the cyanotype is sustained. Manchester City was a goal down early in the game but came back to put 5 past Atalanta as Sterling got a hattrick.
Tottenham Hotspur put the Bayern thrashing behind them when Red Star Belgrade came around. Kane and Son scored a brace each as Lamela rounded the 5-star performance with a goal. Genk could not hold off Klopp's Liverpool at home in Belgium. Klopp went with a more dynamic midfield as Ox Chamberlain got a brace. Keita impressed and will be making a claim to start this weekend. The two fans who missed the game after going to the wrong city must be furious to not see their team's 4-1 victory.
Juventus got a win in Turin after Miranchuk scored a goal in the first half for the visitors but Dybala got two quick goals to seal the victory for Sarri's men late in the second half. Alvaro Morata's only goal got the victory for Atletico Madrid when Leverkusen visited. Galatasaray fell to a defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. Zidane finally got the win. It would have been devastating if this win was not registered.
Inter Milan slumped Dortmund to a defeat at the San Siro. Lautaro Martinez put the host in front midway through the opening 45 minutes. Dortmund did well to keep their cool but Inter put the cherry on the cake as a fine counter put Candreva in on goal. He smashed it into the top corner with little time left for Dortmund to pull a comeback. Barcelona was not so convincing but got the business done as Messi and Suarez made sure of the win.
I cannot have just one UCL POTW so my picks are Sterling, Mbappe and Di Maria. Goal of the Week: No doubt Marcel Sabitzer's technique and match-winner for RB Leipzig against Zenit.
If you disagree, I am welcome to opinions.
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