New season, new format, new players and new managers but the same excitement UCL has produced over the years was witnessed by the world on Tuesday nig
New season, new format, new players and new managers but the same excitement UCL has produced over the years was witnessed by the world on Tuesday night across the lenght and breath of Europe.
Aston villa after a 41-year absence returned to the top tier of European football with an emphatic 3-0 win against Bern-based BSC Young Boys. Tielemans, Onana and Ramsey each scored to get the League Phase underway for Unai Emery’s side.
At the Allianz Arena in Turin, Juventus defeated Dutch side PSV 3-1. The Bianconerri’s new number 10, Kenan Yildiz’s golazo put Juve 1-0 ahead in the 21st minute.
Weston McKennie doubled Juventus’ lead in the 27th minute. Juve enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 lead at half time. Nico Gonzalez made it 3-0 early in the second half.
Ismael Saibari’s 93rd minite strike reduced the deficit to two but it was too late for PSV Eindhoven to stage any come back.
AC Milan lost 3-1 at the San Siro to Liverpool. Pulisic’s 3rd minute strike was cancelled by Konate’s header in the 23rd minute. Van Dijk scored to give Liverpool a lead with just two minutes to end the first half. SZoboszlai in the midway through the second half rounded off the incredible night for the Reds to return to Andield with a 3-1 win.
In Vincent Kompany’s first ever game as a manager in the UCL, the former Hamburg SV defender’s Bayern Munich pulverised Croatian side Dinamo Zaghreb 9-2. Harry Kane scored four, Micheal Oliseh scored a brace as Goretzka, Sane and Guerreiro all scoring a goal each.
Defending champions Real Madrid continued their impressive performance in second halves of UCL. Mbappe opened his Champions League account for Madrid with just a minute played in the second half. Denis Undav scored in the 68th minute to stun the Bernabeau to make the scoreline 1-1. Toni Rudiger and Endryk scored in the 83rd and 95th minutes respectively to ensure a 3-1 win for the Spanish giants.
Swedish star striker Viktor Gyokeres scored his 12th goal of the season for club and country to help Sporting Lisbon take a lead in the 35th minute against Lille. Zeno Debast doubled Sporting’s lead in the second half with an incredible strike that can contend for goal of the week.
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