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- Group D: Liverpool beat Midtjylland in a 2-0 win. Xherdan Shaqiri starts the first goal strongly.
- Group A: Bayern tremble at Lokomotiv Moscow at 2-1, Atlético beat Salzburg 3-2.
- Group C: Manchester City convincingly win 3-0 in Marseille.
- Everything about the dramatic tie between Real and Gladbach can be found here.
Group D: Shaqiri convinces in Liverpool win
With Xherdan Shaqiri back in the starting lineup, Liverpool won 2-0 against outsiders Midtjylland and thus won their second game. With a sugar pass to Trent Alexander-Arnold, the Swiss international started it 1-0, Diogo Jota only had to insert the back cross pass (55th).
Before that, the Danes had done well defensively and given the favorites few chances. In the end, the force lessened. Mohamed Salah made the decision from the penalty spot in added time.
Duvan Zapata secured the well-deserved draw in Atalantas 2-2 against Ajax Amsterdam with a double strike after the break (54th / 60th). The Dutch had less game in the first half, but went ahead thanks to a shameless penalty from Dusan Tadic and a poke from Lassina Traoré.
Group A: Bayern trembles, Felix shines at Atlético
In the end, the formally strong Joshua Kimmich made the difference in Moscow in favor of Bayern Munich and converted a volley in the 79th minute according to the textbook to make it 2-1.
Previously, the Munich favorite had already overtaken through Leon Goretzka (13th), but had to accept a draw from Anton Mirantschuk (70th) after a quick counterattack by Lokomotive. The hosts, who had previously gone unnoticed, gave away two top-tier chances to take the lead, ultimately running out of points.
In the second match of Group A, Atlético de Madrid, which had previously not scored points, beat Salzburg 3-2. Assets João Felix crowned his good performance with a late double for the decision (52nd / 85th).
In an attractive game, the Madrilenians had conceded Mergim Berisha’s 1: 2 shortly after the break, despite a significant increase in chances.
Group C: ManCity and Porto sovereign
Group favorite Manchester City were also not naked in the second game. In Marseille, the Citizens achieved a secure 3-0 victory. Ferrán Torres benefited from a catastrophic bad pass in the first goal (18), Ilkay Gündogan and Raheem Sterling turned the dominance of the city into a comfortable victory from the 76th minute.
Porto also showed no problems with Olympiacos and collected the first points. In the 2-0 win, Fabio Vieira gave the Portuguese an early lead, Sergio Oliveira headed in 5 minutes before the end to secure the victory.
Resulting Champions League
