The races are gradually inching closer to the final stages with calculations not appearing good for some teams. Bayern Munich and Paris SG have safely made it out of the groups unscathed and will be waiting for their opponents in the round of 16 despite having two games left to play.
Real Madrid found their groove with Rodrygo having to make the perfect life at the Bernabeu as he got a hattrick in a six-goal thriller. Galatasaray will be disappointed with their start to the campaign. The team is yet to score a goal and have conceded eight goals in the four matches played. Sergio Ramos and Benzema's brace put the icing on the cake for the Los Blancos.
Mauro Icardi got the only goal of the game as PSG beat Club Brugge to make it into the round of 16. Bayern Munich had a disappointing first half, goals from Lewandowski and Ivan Perisic sealed it for the Bavarians. Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed their trip away in Serbia as they put four past Red Star Belgrade. Olympiacos sit at the bottom with just a point; it is all but over for them.
Manchester City must wait until the next game week to assure qualification. A defeat will leave it until the last game week. Mario Pasalic cancelled out Sterling's goal earlier in the second half. Kyle Walker will be proud to have debuted in post and not concede for the final ten minutes after Bravo was sent off.
Dinamo Zagreb shot themselves in the foot when they blew away a two-goal cushioning late in injury time. Shakhtar Donetsk levelled the score with a penalty late on as the game ended with a red card each for both teams.
Bayer Leverkusen picked up their first win of the campaign as they held on to a 2-1 lead at the Bay Arena. Alvaro Morata got the consolation goal with stoppage time left to play after Thomas Partey's miscued header to clear from a corner. Kevin Volland got the second goal for the Germans. Juventus left it late on a tricky night away in Russia. Miranchuk followed in on his header which hit the upright to cancel Ramsey's goal - Ronaldo would have loved to claim that. Ramsey just made sure the ball fully crawled in though. Sorry, Ronaldo.
Napoli's draw at home in Naples to RB Salzburg sees Liverpool now top group E. Liverpool saw off Genk in a not so ruthless fashion but did the needed to get all 3 points. Erling Haaland occupies the top spot on the CL goals chart with seven goals. Napoli has not lost a game yet, a win in the next game week gives them the upper hand, and that depends on their trip to Anfield.
Barcelona was at the Camp Nou when Slavia Praha held Ernesto Valverde's men to a goalless draw. Inter Milan gave away a two-goal advantage at the Signal Iduna. Hakimi Achraf added to his CL goal tally when he fuelled the come-back with a brace. Hakimi's goals sandwiched Julian Brandt's goal for the equaliser.
Chelsea and Ajax served fans with a blockbuster. Ajax left the home fans biting their nails when they went up 4-1. Jorginho slotted home two penalties and Reece James got his first senior goal to ensure it ended at 4-4. Two straight red cards to the centre backs of Ajax was harsh. Lille have very few to munch on after Valencia beat them 4-1. Leipzig saw off Zenit away at the Gazprom Arena. Lyon did enough to get within reach of Leipzig as they beat Benfica 3-1.
Player of the week: Rodrygo.
Any other? Leave your comments and we can talk about the goal of the week as well.
Could this be the match to get the Los blancos to their old form, hmmmm
ReplyDeleteIf it keeps going this way, then why not?
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