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Group B: Real with slip, Gladbach almost with exclamation mark
Shakhtar Donetsk surprised FC Basel more than 2 months ago when they knocked them down 4-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2019/20 Europa League campaign. The Ukrainian national champion missed the start of the new Champions League season for the well-known Real Madrid and took a well-noted 3-2 victory.
At half-time, thanks to goals, the guests went ahead 3-0 in a supposedly comfortable way in 13 minutes – and raised memories of last year’s “queen class” false start at the “White Ballet”. At that point, Real dived 3-0 against Paris Saint-Germain. Coach Zinédine Zidane’s team was still using cosmetic results this time, but could no longer repay the mortgage. A wonderful long-range hammer from Luka Modric (54th) and the connection from Vinicius Junior (59th) weren’t enough for the Group A favorite. In the final stages, a hit was canceled for offside following video evidence. .
Gladbach with the SFV trio Yann Sommer (goal), Nico Elvedi and Breel Embolo in the starting line-up came close to a complete victory at San Siro against Inter Milan, but ultimately scored a point. Jonas Hofmann had put the Germans ahead for the first time in the 84th minute. But Romelu Lukaku let the blow erupt in a passionate match with their last draw 2-2 (90th). The Belgian had shot his colors up front shortly after the break and now has 11 goals from CL.
Group C: Manchester Quick Response, Piraeus Post Lucky Punch
Manchester City beat FC Porto 3-1 at home. Sergio Agüero from a penalty (20th), Ilkay Gündogan (65th) from a direct free kick and Ferran Torres (73rd) were the island’s scorers. The hosts had suffered a false start, but were able to react quickly to the advantage of Luis Díaz.
Olympiacos put a brake on Olympique Marseille early on and sent the Ligue 1 club home empty-handed. The French hit their necks at the end of 1-0: Ahmed Hassan was the winner of the match for the Greeks in the 91st minute.
Group D: Shaqiri can cheer, which is clear to Freuler’s Atalanta
Liverpool successfully return to the Champions stage after the round of 16 before the chaos of the crown (2 defeats against Atlético de Madrid). The “reds” defeated the representative of the Eredivisie, Ajax Amsterdam, 1-0 after a tough fight. Nicolas Tagliafico scored an own goal in the 35th minute. An explosion by the Dutch Davy Klaassen prevented an explosion immediately after the restart. Nati’s returnee Xherdan Shaqiri was brought back to the CL by Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp for the first time since 17 September 2019. He replaced Mohamed Salah from minute 60.
FC Midtjylland, which defeated the Young Boys in the third qualifying round, paid for the hardships when they debuted in the “premier class”. The Danes were literally run over by Atalanta Bergamo between the 26th and 42nd minutes and got 3 counterattacks in this period. The Italians took their foot off the gas afterwards. Remo Freuler turned out to be a solid player in midfield, but not an executor. So Zurich missed a crystal clear chance before the break when the score was 3-0. Aleksey Miranchuk made it 4-0 in the later stages.
