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It was a good night for Liverpool and Manchester City as they both successfully started their Champions League group stage campaigns.
Liverpool were below their best but eliminated Dutch Ajax in Amsterdam thanks to Nicolas Tagliafico’s own goal, while City had to work hard for their 3-1 home win over Porto.
On the other hand, the reigning champions, Bayern Munich, began their title defense with a resounding 4-0 at Atlético de Madrid, while Romelu Lukaku’s double earned him a point for Inter Milan against Borussia Monchengladbach .
Earlier in the night, there was a huge surprise when a Shakhtar Donetsk team that saw their team decimated by positive coronavirus tests scored a famous 3-2 win at Real Madrid.
- 1755 (FT) | Salzburg 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow, Real Madrid 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
- 2000 | (FOOT) Bayern 4-0 Atlético, Inter 2-2 Gladbach, Olympiacos 1-0 Marseille, Man City 3-1 Porto, Ajax 0-1 Liverpool, Midtylland 0-4 Atalanta
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EUROPEAN NEWS
Flick: We scored four beautiful goals
It’s safe to say that Hansi Flick was quite pleased with his Bayern Munich squad after they began their title defense with a resounding 4-0 win over Atlético Madrid.
“Our game was good tonight,” Flick told reporters. “It was a difficult task, but we mastered it. Our efficiency today was good and I am very satisfied. It is very important to win that first game.
“We were physically present. That was important, being there, winning those situations one-on-one. We had a match plan and we applied it, playing four beautiful goals.”
LIVERPOOL NEWS
Klopp: ‘We were good enough to win’
Ajax 0-1 Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp looked frustrated on the bench tonight, but then declared himself happy enough with Liverpool’s winning start to the campaign.
“Good enough, good enough to win the game,” he told BT Sport. “That’s what you need. But of course I think both teams can play football better. It was pretty wild at times.”
“The field was really tough, it was deep, a little muddy. Maybe you can’t see it from the outside, but it was like that because both teams seemed really exhausted at first.
“But you need to score a goal, we did it. We didn’t take our chances, which is a bit embarrassing. Ajax had a big one with the post directly after half time and of course when you only have 1 -0 until, these things they can pass.
“But overall I’m really good with the game because it wasn’t our sunny, bright, world-class soccer day, but especially in a tournament like the Champions League, you still need a result and we got it.”
City ‘fighting’, says Gundogan
Despite his brilliant free kick and a huge win for Manchester City, midfielder Ilkay Gundogan was quite depressed in his post-match interview.
“If I’m honest, we are fighting right now,” he told BT Sport. “Fernandinho left at the end, we have players playing in different positions. I am not 100% because I had Covid, we are not all at the same moment.
“That is the challenge of this season, it will not end for a while. It will not be difficult for Pep to choose an XI because the players are going to be tired.”
Milner praises Fabinho’s display in Van Dijk’s absence
Ajax 0-1 Liverpool
James Milner told BT Sport: “They were well organized, they played football well and we have had a week of ups and downs, so it was important to recover, which we did and I did not expect less from this group of players.
“Fabinho is an elite player and the best players can adapt and he did. He has played there before and he played very well. I thought it was a good team performance because it was difficult, it was a physical battle in difficult conditions.”
A pretty good week in Europe for English teams, led by Manchester United’s tremendous victory in Paris last night.
Manchester City and Liverpool joined them in getting their campaigns started with victories tonight, with only Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against Sevilla a minor failure.
FULL TIME
Here’s a rundown of all the full-time scores …
FULL TIME | Man City 3-1 Porto |
The city had to work hard, but in the end they are smart winners.
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FULL TIME | Bayern 4-0 Athletic |
Emphatic.
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FULL TIME | Ajax 0-1 Liverpool
It wasn’t pretty, but Liverpool are off to a winning start.
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OBJECTIVE! | Inter 2-2 Mönchengladbach | Romelu Lukaku 90 ‘
Back in terms! The corner lights up at the near post and Lukaku comes down the back post to pile up at home.
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OBJECTIVE! | Olympiacos 1-0 Marseille | Ahmed Hassan 90 + 1 ‘
Winner! Valbuena crosses superbly from the right and the substitute heads to the lower corner.
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OBJECTIVE! | Midtjylland 0-4 Atalanta | Alexsei Miranchuk 89 ‘
Another impressive ending to what has been an excellent night for the Italians.
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OBJECTIVE! | Inter 1-2 Mönchengladbach | Jonas Hoffman 84 ‘
Smash and grab!
Vidal is in the sea, playing with Hoffman on the side and not bothering to track his career and sits below Handanovic to score.
Inter 1-1 Mönchengladbach
82 minutes: Out of the post!
What an effort, Lautaro Martínez finds a center from the right to the first on the volley and the hammering goes back into the wood. So close to a winner.
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GOAL! | Man City 3-1 Porto | Ferran Torres 75 ‘
That should be the town house and the hose. Two substitutes combine when Phil Foden feeds Ferran Torres and the winger dives in to snuggle into the far corner.
Ajax 0-1 Liverpool
74 minutes: To close!
Gini Wijnaldum runs into Robertson’s corner and hits a good header because the ball was a little behind him, but he’s six inches up and Onana can see it go over the bar.
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OBJECTIVE! | Bayern 4-0 Athletic | Kingsley Coman 72 ‘
It is an absolute defeat. Kingsley Coman again, breaking Muller’s pass from the middle of the road and then leading two men to a merry dance before heading to the far corner.
It wasn’t a 4-0 game, but Bayern have been absolutely ruthless.
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OBJECTIVE! | Man City 2-1 Porto | Ilkay Gundogan 65 ‘
We are seeing some goals tonight!
City have created very little since open play, but a free kick gives them a chance and Gundogan doesn’t waste it, he curls over the wall and enters.
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OBJECTIVE! | Bayern 3-0 Athletic | Corentin Tolisso 66 ‘
What. A hit.
Bayern work a short free kick so Kimmich can take a shot from the area, but his shot is loaded. Still, the ball breaks Tolisso even further, but lets it fly with an absolute stunner into the top corner.
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OBJECTIVE! | Inter 1-1 Mönchengladbach | Ramy Bensebaini (P) 63 ‘
A final stretch by Vidal knocks down Thuram and Bensebaini goes up to level the scores.
Results and classification of the group stage of the Champions League 2020-21
Champions League | Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Bayern | one | one | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| two | Locomotive | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 3 | Salzburg | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 4 | Athletic | one | 0 | 0 | one | -4 | 0 |
Day one
- Salzburg 2-2 Lokomotiv Moscow
- Bayern Munich 4-0 Atlético de Madrid
Champions League | B Group
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Shakhtar | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 3 |
| two | Gladbach | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 3 | Inter de Milan | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 4 | Real Madrid | one | 0 | 0 | one | -one | 0 |
Day one
- Real Madrid 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Inter Milan 2-2 Borussia Monchengladbach
Champions League | Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| two | City man | one | one | 0 | 0 | two | 3 |
| two | Olympiacos | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 3 | Marseilles | one | 0 | 0 | one | -one | 0 |
| 4 | Porto | one | 0 | 0 | one | -two | 0 |
Day one
- Manchester City 3-1 Porto
- Olympiacos 1-0 Marseille
Champions League | Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Atalanta | one | one | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| two | Liverpool | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 3 | Ajax | one | 0 | 0 | one | -one | 0 |
| 4 | Midtylland | one | 0 | 0 | one | -4 | 0 |
Day one
- Ajax 0-1 Liverpool
- Midtylland 0-4 Atalanta
Champions League | Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Chelsea | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| two | Krasnodar | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 3 | Rennes | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
| 4 | Seville | one | 0 | one | 0 | 0 | one |
Day one
- Rennes 1-1 Krasnodar
- Chelsea 0-0 Sevilla
Champions League | Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Lazio | one | one | 0 | 0 | two | 3 |
| two | Witch club | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 3 | Zenith | one | 0 | 0 | one | -one | 0 |
| 4 | Dortmund | one | one | 0 | one | -two | 0 |
Day one
- Zenit 1-2 Club Brugge
- Lazio 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Champions League | Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Barcelona | one | one | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| two | Juventus | one | one | 0 | 0 | two | 3 |
| 3 | Dynamo of Kiev | one | 0 | 0 | one | -two | 0 |
| 4 | Ferencvarosi | one | 0 | 0 | one | -4 | 0 |
Day one
- Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Juventus
- Barcelona 5-1 Ferencvarosi
Champions League | Group H
| Pos | Team | P | W | re | L | GD | Pts |
| one | Leipzig | one | one | 0 | 0 | two | 3 |
| two | Man united | one | one | 0 | 0 | one | 3 |
| 3 | PSG | one | 0 | 0 | one | -one | 0 |
| 4 | Istanbul Basaksehir | one | 0 | 0 | one | -two | 0 |
Day one
- Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Manchester United
- RB Leipzig 2-0 Istanbul Basaksehir
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