On Day 3 of the tournament, the German champions, Bayern Munich, defeated Viktoria Plzen, 5-0, at the Allianz Arena....CONTINUE READING
Julian Nagelsmann’s squad cruised to a resounding victory behind a pair of goals from Leroy Sane and singles from Serge Gnabry, Sadio Mane, and Eric Chupo Moting.
And in the second game, Marseille defeated Sporting Lisbon convincingly to earn their first Champions League win of the season.
After Trincao scored 51 seconds into the game by curling the ball from just inside the box into the bottom corner, the Portuguese team looked like they were on track to pick up their third straight win. However, they were the architects of their own downfall and collapsed.
But their luck turned when Adan had a nightmare performance and was sent off for handling the ball outside the box. The Spaniard gave two goals to Marseille by smashing a clearance against Sanchez, which Sanchez turned into an own goal, and then by losing possession, which led to the second goal.
Balerdi and Mbemba scored twice more to ensure the victory for the Ligue club.
Club Brugge of Belgium shocked Athletico Madrid with a score of 2-0, with former Barcelona youth player Ferran Jutgla scoring one and setting up the other for his team’s third victory in Group B.
Barcelona had a disappointing evening, losing 1-0 against Inter Milan at the San Siro.
With goals from Raspadori (x2), Di Lorenzo, Zielinski, Kvaratskhelia, and Simeone, Napoli defeated Eredivisie champions Ajax 6-1 to take over first place in Group A.
Look at the Final Scores of Other Games;
The final standings for each group following today’s games are listed below.
Best Performers;
Assisting Table;
