Europe’s biggest club football competition kicked off on Tuesday as both the mighty and underdogs flex their muscle in the UEFA Champions league in this season’s long-awaited edition. With Manchester United missing from this year’s competition, England has debutants in the form of Leicester this season, while Tottenham Hotspurs have made a comeback to this year’s competition since the 2010-2011season, while seasoned participants Arsenal and always improving Manchester City also taking part.
On Tuesday, only one English team played, after Manchester City’s game against Borussia Monchengladbach was postponed due to a waterlogged Etihad pitch. Arsenal fought back from a goal down to force a 1-1 draw with French club PSG after Alexis Sanchez scored a volleyed goal to cancel out wasteful Edinson Cavani’s opener for PSG. In another match, Spanish giants Barcelona thrashed Celtic 7-0, with goals from the MSN trio of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar, with the Brazilian producing a masterful performance. Fellow Spanish giants Atletico Madrid defeated Dutch club PSV Eindhoven by a solitary goal from midfielder Saul Niguez. German giants Bayern Munich defeated Russian team Rostov 5-0, with German young talent Joshua Kimmich bagging a brace. Italian team Napoli defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2 goals to 1, while Portuguese club Benfica were held to a one-all draw against Besiktas at home. Swiss club Basel were also held by Ludogorets at home.
In another match, Spanish giants Barcelona thrashed Celtic 7-0, with goals from the MSN trio of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar, with the Brazilian producing a masterful performance. Fellow Spanish giants Atletico Madrid defeated Dutch club PSV Eindhoven by a solitary goal from midfielder Saul Niguez. German giants Bayern Munich defeated Russian team Rostov 5-0, with German young talent Joshua Kimmich bagging a brace. Italian team Napoli defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2 goals to 1, while Portuguese club Benfica were held to a one-all draw against Besiktas at home. Swiss club Basel were also held by Ludogorets at home.
German giants Bayern Munich defeated Russian team Rostov 5-0, with German young talent Joshua Kimmich bagging a brace. Italian team Napoli defeated Dynamo Kyiv 2 goals to 1, while Portuguese club Benfica were held to a one-all draw against Besiktas at home. Swiss club Basel were also held by Ludogorets at home.
On Wednesday, Pep Guardiola started the long winding road towards the Cardiff UEFA final in a perfect way, after Manchester City trounced Monchengladbach four nil, with maverick striker Sergio Aguero bagging a hattrick, and starlet Kelechi Iheanacho also scoring a goal. French club Monaco received a warm Wembley welcome as they played Tottenham, who will stage their European home games at the stadium. However, they lost to Monaco, who ran out 2-1 winners, with a star performance from Portuguese playmaker Bernardo Silva. Defender Toby Alderweireld scored Tottenham’s goal. Leicester City’s dream may have been cut short in the Premier league this season, but they haven’t lost their mantra on the European stage yet, after an impressive 3 nil win away at Club Brugge, with two goals from Riyad Mahrez and another from Marc Albrighton. Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw by Russian side CSKA Moscow, as the Germans failed to take advantage of the home tie. Fellow German team Borussia Dortmund wasted little time though, as they crushed polish team Legia Warsaw six goals to nil. Elsewhere Spanish giants Real Madrid survived a scare at home against Sporting Lisbon after they scored two goals in the last five minutes of the game to avoid a narrow shock defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo’s great free kick in the 89
Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw by Russian side CSKA Moscow, as the Germans failed to take advantage of the home tie. Fellow German team Borussia Dortmund wasted little time though, as they crushed polish team Legia Warsaw six goals to nil. Elsewhere Spanish giants Real Madrid survived a scare at home against Sporting Lisbon after they scored two goals in the last five minutes of the game to avoid a narrow shock defeat. Cristiano Ronaldo’s great free kick in the 89th minute paved the way for the comeback, which was completed by striker Alvaro Morata. French giants Olympic Lyonnais scored three goals past Dinamo Zagreb, while Porto were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Copenhagen.