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Champions League
Borussia Dortmund started the new UEFA Champions League season on Tuesday with a disappointment. The German runners-up had to admit defeat in Group F Lazio Roma on the road after a poor performance with 1: 3 (0: 2). Meanwhile, FC Barcelona and Juventus de Turin celebrated their first sovereign victories in Group H.
At the Olympic Stadium in Rome, which was only occupied by 1,000 spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, the home team took the lead in the sixth minute. Ciro Immobile missed BVB goalkeeper Marwin Hitz with a shot from close range. After a corner kick, the Dortmund goalkeeper slipped a Luiz Felipe header through his fingers, so Lazio’s 2-0 was considered an own goal.
After the break, Dortmund tried to return to the game but had to wait until the 71st minute before ex-Salzburg Erling Haaland scored the next goal. Following Giovanni Reyna’s pass, the 20-year-old Norwegian served from about 15 meters and hit the crossbar. But hope was short-lived. And it was Immobile, of all, who retired after just one season in Dortmund in 2015, who honed his performance with a pass before the goal to make Akpa-Akpro’s 3-1.
Bruges celebrates last minute victory
Club Brugge had previously celebrated a last-minute victory at Zenit St. Petersburg in the second Group F match. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis gave the Belgians the lead in the 63rd minute. The Russian champions’ draw was curious: a powerful shot Dejan Lovren’s ball landed on pole and Brugge goalkeeper Ethan Horvath carried the rebound ball into his own suitcase. Charles De Ketelaere scored the winning goal for Bruges in the 93rd minute.
Barcelona dispatches Ferencvaros
Despite Gerard Piqué’s red card, FC Barcelona had no problems at the start. Ferencvaros Budapest finished Ronald Koeman’s selection at the Camp Nou with 5: 1 (2: 0). Lionel Messi from a penalty (27th), the super talented Ansu Fati (42nd) and Philippe Coutinho (52nd) initially scored for the Catalans. After an emergency brake from Piqué (68th), Igor Kharatin cut the penalty for the guests (70th), before Pedri (82nd) and Ousmane Dembélé (89th) made the final score.
Juventus Turin also had a successful start to the season in CL. The Italian champion, who had to do without his superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who tested positive for Covid-19, won 2-0 (0-0) at Dynamo Kiev. Five-time world footballer Ronaldo had tested positive for the corona virus last week and, like his infected partner Weston McKennie, is self-quarantined at home.
The winner of the Turin match in front of a large audience at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev was Álvaro Morata with a double (46th, 84th). “It’s always something special to play for Juve,” said the Spaniard, who returned to Turin after four years on loan from Atlético de Madrid this summer. “In the group stage it is essential to start with three points. We played well with the ball and we had good pressure. “
