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Real Madrid scored two goals in the closing minutes to achieve a dramatic 2-2 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach in their Group B match of the Champions League.
Marcus Thuram converted the hosts’ first chance of the match in the 33rd minute and took advantage of the rebound in the 58th minute to leave Real with two defeats of two in their 2020/21 campaign.
But Karim Benzema cut the deficit in the 87th minute with a header and Casemiro secured the equalizer in stoppage time after a header from Sergio Ramos fell gently.
The thirteen-time European champions had lost their previous three matches in the competition following last season’s losses to Manchester City in the knockout phase and then their stunning 3-2 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk last week.
Zinedine Zidane had hoped his team would regain the momentum from their 3-1 victory over Barcelona in La Liga at the weekend, but chances were few and far between and the heavyweights had to settle for saving face.
Bayern fight to extend winning streak
Joshua Kimmich is congratulated by his Bayern teammates after scoring the winning goal against Lokomotiv Moscow
Joshua Kimmich volleyed a winner in the 79th minute when Bayern Munich past fought Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in their Champions League Group A match to extend their winning streak in the competition to 13 games.
Leon Goretzka headed Bayern ahead in the 13th minute, but they squandered a number of chances to double their lead and also hit the post before Anton Miranchuk punished his waste after a quick break from Ze Luis.
Bayern, winner of five trophies in 2020, lead their group with six points, after beating Atlético de Madrid 4-0 last week in their first game.
The Russians, who have a point, had their first good chance with a header from Fyodor Smolov in the third minute, but Bayern’s Goretzka did better, heading off a perfect cross from Benjamin Pavard.
Kingsley Coman hit the foot of the post 10 minutes later after an identical assist from Pavard with the Russians clearly struggling with Bayern’s pace down the wings.
Kimmich should have done better when he shot a defender from two meters early in the second half, but the midfielder then made amends with 11 minutes remaining.
With Lokomotiv pressing for a second goal, he picked up the ball on the edge of the area and with his back to the goal, threw it up, pivoted and volleyed in the winner.
Liverpool hard work – but Man City cruise
Fabinho’s injury overshadowed From Liverpool unconvincing 2-0 Champions League win over Midtjylland with Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah in goal.
Jota fired at an empty goal from the Reds’ best play of the game, to score the club’s 10,000th goal in history, 10 minutes after the break when man of the match Trent Alexander-Arnold kicked the Portuguese forward for a tap- in.
That would be their only shot on goal until injury time, but Liverpool had already broken a sweat before halftime when Fabinho was forced to retire with what looked like a hamstring injury, leaving Rhys Williams as the only high-level defender capable of replacing him. with half an hour played.
Jurgen Klopp’s disjointed team had left Roberto Firmino, Salah and Sadio Mane on the bench, but even the introduction of the last pair with an hour played did not improve their attacking game.
Liverpool came close to calling when substitute Evander fired wide before Anders Dreyer got even closer to the finish, but the hosts added some sparkle to a poor performance when Salah converted a penalty won in stoppage time to keep. your perfect start in your Group. Campaign D.
But Manchester city maintained their 100 percent start to their Champions League campaign with a dominant 3-0 victory in Marseilles.
Summer signing Ferran Torres gave City the lead from close range after some loose passes from Marseille (18), before Oleksandr Zinchenko hit the outside of the post with a low effort.
Marseille waited to raise the ante in the second half, but City doubled their lead before the hosts could really threaten, as Ilkay Gundogan swept home from 10 yards following a Raheem Sterling header that crossed the goal (76 ).
Sterling then became a scorer, marking the third of a signature pitch by Kevin De Bruyne (81), meaning City lead Group C by three points after Porto’s win over Olympiakos, while Marseille are in. last place and without a Champions League win at 11.
Wasteful Inter in the hands of Shakhtar
Inter forward Romelu Lukaku pursues Shakhtar’s Khocholava davit
Inter de Milan lost a number of chances against Shakhtar Donetsk as the two teams drew 0-0 in their Group B match of the Champions League.
Inter beat Shakhtar 5-0 in last season’s Europa League semi-final in August, but the Ukrainian champions proved to be a tougher proposition this time, as their goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin shone at the Olympic stadium in Kiev.
The Italians hit the crossbar twice in the first half, and Romelu Lukaku watched as Trubin launched a powerful free kick on the wood, who received the go-ahead from manager Luis Castro ahead of stalwart Andriy Pyatov.
Then the visitors missed a great opportunity in the 54th minute when Trubin stopped a shot from Marcelo Brozovic and Lautaro Martínez opened the rebound with the goal at his mercy.
Inter launched more waves of attacks in the final 15 minutes, but Shakhtar held their ground as all four of their defenders made several desperate punts to keep a clean sheet.
Joao Félix stars in Atlético survives the scare
Joao Félix scored twice for Atletico Madrid as they survived a scare to complete a 3-2 victory in Group A over Red Bull Salzburg and kick off their European campaign at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
Marcos Llorente had overtaken Atlético in the first half, only goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Mergim Berisha turned the game in favor of the visitors early in the second half.
But the superb Felix, whose audacious 15-minute header slammed into the crossbar, scored the tying goal before scoring the winning goal with five minutes remaining for the Salzburg defense to remain static behind a low cross. to the area.
Atalanta fights back, Porto claims victory
On the other hand, Duvan Zapata scored twice in six minutes to win Atalanta 2-2 draw in the comeback against Ajax.
The Colombian international’s double came after defensive lapses allowed the Dutch to lead 2-0 at halftime with captain Dusan Tadic scoring a penalty and teenager Lassina Traore adding a second eight minutes later.
Fabio Vieira scored an early goal as Porto while they hit Olympiakos 2-0 in the Group C match of the Champions League at the Estadio do Dragao.
The hosts took the lead at 11 minutes after Olympiakos captain Andreas Bouchalakis missed a pass and 20-year-old Vieira finished off his first Champions League goal.
Sergio Oliveira secured the points with a second Porto goal five minutes from time by converting a cross from Moussa Maregas.
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