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- Real Madrid struggled 2-2 in Mönchengladbach after the initial loss to Schachtar.
- Thanks to Marcus Thuram, who scored twice, Gladbach was 2-0 up until the 87th minute before Real arrived.
- In the other Group B match, a superior Inter Milan had to settle for a 0-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
- Read here in the summary what happened in the Wednesday games of the other groups.
To start a Champions League campaign with two defeats? For a team of Real Madrid caliber truly unimaginable. Consequently, the Spaniards started with energy with a 0: 1 in the back at Gladbach in the second half. So not a minute passed before the omnipresent Marco Asensio narrowly missed 1: 1 with his crossbar. But the agile and buttressed “colts” immediately put the following brake on Real:
- 58. Minute: Alassane Pléa takes a cross from Stefan Lainer directly. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois can only bounce the ball. Marcus thuram he’s ready and pushing to make it 2-0.
Pléa, who was heading only towards Courtois (61º), and Lars Stindl from the right half (66º) were only centimeters away to make it 3-0. The 13-time CL champion looked defeated, a series of mistakes slowed the flow of the game. But then it came 87. Minute:
- Casemiro heads the ball at the level of the baseline in play. Karim Benzema restore hope to the favorite with a wonderful side flip 3 minutes before the end of the game.
- 93. Minute: Madrid fans blow again for the final offensive: Sergio Ramos heads to Casemiro since. This actually still achieved 2: 2.
In Gladbach’s defense, Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi and company did a great job for 87 minutes. The last 7 minutes ruined this performance. Breel Embolo entered in the 79th minute and experienced the bitter final phase firsthand.
Real plays, Gladbach scores
Madrid’s guests were the dominant team at half-time 1. Toni Kroos from a distance (29º) and Asensio from an acute angle (39º) found their champions in the summer. Gladbach, on the other hand, looked for luck in counterattacks by way of punctures. One of these also led to 1-0:
- 33. Minute: After a beautiful double with Jonas Hofmann, Pléas finds a precise pass Thuram. This places the ball directly in the upper right corner of the goal – one touch football to perfection. And as VAR later confirmed, there is also no offside position.
Speaking of Marcus Thuram: His father Lilian, like Real Zinédine coach Zidane, was part of the 1998 world championship French team. For Gladbach, the 2-2 should feel like a defeat. But the Real Madrid account, with a point of 2 games, is not exactly outstanding. In the next round there is a win against Inter Milan, which in turn has only accumulated 2 points. The game is on the show on November 3.
Shakhtar remains undefeated
It would have shown some courage to claim before the group stage that Shakhtar Donetsk would hold 4 points after the first two games. But the Ukrainians made the unthinkable possible: after the surprise blow to Real Madrid, Schachtar challenged Inter Milan with a 0-0 home point. The Italians were the best team throughout the game, but they failed because of the opposing defense or because of their own coldness.
