Champions League: Barcelona locked in Bruges, Manchester City and Galatasaray smile
There was no shortage of surprises in the matches played Wednesday night in the Champions League. One of the least expected results was Barcelona’s draw at home to Club Bruges, a 3-3 draw that could have even been 4-3 for the Belgians, if the goal scored at 91′ by Vermant had not been annulled by referee Taylor for a foul in the course of the action.
Decidedly less tiring was the evening for Manchester City, which beat Borussia Dortmund 4-1 with a double from Foden and goals from Haaland and Cherki. Great victory also for Galatasaray, which with a hat-trick by Osimhen beats Ajax at home, Newcastle also smiles as it beats Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home with goals by Burn and Joelinton. Important for the standings was Bayer Leverkusen’s success on the field of Benfica with Schick’s goal-win.
Here is the summary of the results (with their scorers), also taking into account the 6:45 p.m. and Italian matches:
Pafos-Villarreal 1-0 – 46′ Luckassen
Qarabag-Chelsea 2-2 – 16′ Estevao, 29′ Leandro Andrade (Q), 39′ rig. Jankovic (Q), 53′ Garnacho
Ajax-Galatasaray 0-3 – 59′, 66′ rig. and 78′ rig. Osimhen
Benfica-Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 – 65′ Schick
Club Bruges-Barcelona 3-3 – 6′ Tresoldi, 8′ Ferran Torres (B), 17′ Forbs, 61′ Lamine Yamal (B), 63′ Forbs, 77′ aut. Tzolis (B)
Inter-Kairat Almaty 2-1 – 45′ Lautaro Martinez, 55′ Arad (K), 67′ Carlos Augusto
Manchester City-Borussia Dortmund 4-1 – 22′ and 57′ Foden, 29′ Haaland, 72′ Anton (B), 91′ Cherki
Olympique Marseille-Atalanta 0-1 – 90′ Samardzic – De Ketelaere misses a penalty at 14′
Newcastle United-Athletic Bilbao 2-0 – 11′ Burn, 49′ Joelinton
Charts: Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter Milan 12; Manchester City 10; PSG, Newcastle, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Galatasaray 9; Tottenham Hotspur 8; Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, Borussia Dortmund, Qarabag and Atalanta 7; Atletico Madrid 6; PSV, Monaco, Pafos and Bayer Leverkusen 5; Club Bruges, Eintracht Frankfurt and Napoli 4; Olympique Marseille, Juventus, Athletic Bilbao and Union Saint-Gilloise 3; Bodo/Glimt, Slavia Prague and Olympiacos 2; Villarreal, FC Copenhagen and Kairat Almaty 1; Benfica and Ajax 0.
