Following and ending the first day of the Champions League. Against the reigning European champion, Atlético were corrected in Germany. A future OM opponent, Manchester City had to work hard to win against Porto
While Olympique de Marseille faced Olympiakos in Greece, it was necessary to have an eye on the side of the Etihad Stadium where the second match of Group C between Manchester City and Porto was played. Favorite of the match, before their trip to Marseille next week, the Citizens were surprised at the quarter of an hour of play by Luis Diaz. Six minutes later, relief in the Mancunian house after a generous penalty awarded and converted by Sergio Aguero (20th). The Portuguese held on, but they finally collapsed after the hour mark. Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres helped City to a 3-1 success with first-place finishes. Beaten by Olympiakos, OM will already play big next week against the English.
Group A, meanwhile, offered one of the best clashes of the evening between Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid, after the draw between Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow (2-2) earlier in the evening. A poster that quickly turned in favor of the reigning European champions. A decisive scorer against PSG in the final in August, Kingsley Coman proved again that he likes the cup with big ears. The Frenchman opened the scoring and was the main player in Munich’s triumph, adding a sumptuous second goal. Leon Goretzka and Corentin Tolisso are the other two Bavarians to have joined the party. 4-0, Bayern are already top of their group.
An emotionally rich group B
A quarter-finalist last season, Atalanta once again distinguished itself in the competition. While waiting to face Ajax Amsterdam and Liverpool, the Italians did not miss out against the small inch of the group, Midtjylland. In Denmark, the best attack in Serie A (13 goals) achieved another offensive feat by scoring a 4-0. First, Dea beat Liverpool, winner of Ajax on the smallest of scores after a goal against his side Nicolas Tagliafico (1-0). Finally, Group B has probably given us the biggest emotions tonight.
Favorite of his pool with Real Madrid, Inter had a nice card to play at home. Following Casa Blanca’s surprise defeat at home to Shakhtar Donetsk (2-3), the Nerazzurri had to win against Borussia Monchengladbach in order to hope to place themselves ideally in the race for first place. But while they thought they had done the hardest by opening the scoring through Romelu Lukaku, Ramy Bensebaini put the two teams back in a tie by converting a penalty from Arturo Vidal. Like Real, the Lombards then saw a disaster scenario looming after Hofmann’s second German goal in the 84th minute. But that was before Lukaku saved his own again. 2-2, a draw that settles the Merengues.
The results of the evening:
Group A
- Salzburg – Lokomotiv Moscow: 2-2 (Szoboszlai, Junuzovic for Salzburg; Eder, Lisakovich for Lokomotiv)
- Bayern Munich – Atlético de Madrid: 4-0 (Coman x2, Goreteka, Tolisso)
Group B
- Real Madrid – Shakhtar Donetsk: 2-3 (Modric, Vinicius for Real Madrid; Tete, Varane csc, Solomon for Shakhtar)
- Inter Milan v Borussia Monchengladbach: 2-2 (Lukaku x2 for Inter: Bensebaini, Hofmann for Monchengladbach)
Group C
- Manchester City v Porto: 3-1 (Aguero, Gundogan, Torres for City; Diaz for Porto)
- Olympiakos – OM: 1-0 (Hassan)(relive the film of the match)
Group D
- Ajax – Liverpool: 0-1 (Tagliafico csc)
- Midtjylland – Atalanta: 0-4 (Zapata, Gomez, Muriel, Miranchuk)
