Match 5 of 16: Monaco vs Atletico Madrid

Result: 1 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Monaco: Samuel Grandsir 18′
  • Atletico Madrid: Diego Costa 31′, Jose Gimenez 45+1′

Match Statistics:

Monaco Team Stats Atletico Madrid
9 Shots 8
2 Shots On Target 3
41% Possession 59%
396 Passes 589
77% Pass Accuracy 82%
12 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corners 6

Highlights:

Champions League

  • Atletico Madrid combated their way once again from a goal down to pull off a certainty boosting 2-1 win at AS Monaco in Champions League Group A, with a resistant reaction to their upsetting beginning to the La Liga season.
  • Atletico have won just a single La Liga match up until this point and their issues at home hoped to have tailed them into Europe, when some indiscriminate protecting permitted forward Samuel Grandsir to score from short proximity and put the French side ahead in the 18th minute.

  • Diego Simeone’s side kept on agony and it took a flying recovery from goalkeeper Jan Oblak to keep Jean-Eudes Aholou from multiplying Monaco’s lead with a venomous strike.
  • Diego Costa gave the guests a life saver soon after the half-hour check by controlling a sharp through ball from Antoine Griezmann and giving a cool wrap up.
  • It demonstrated a jolt to Atletico, and they reacted by overwhelming whatever remained of the half, in the long run securing the winning goal on the stroke of halftime, when protector Jose Gimenez headed home from a corner, helped by messy goalkeeping from Monaco attendant Danijel Subasic.

  • Costa had a goal accurately discounted for offside towards the beginning of the 2nd time frame and Atletico went under weight in the last stages, however withstood a late charge from Monaco to see out a truly necessary triumph.

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Match 6 of 16: Liverpool vs PSG

Result: 3 – 2

Goal Scorers:

  • Liverpool: Daniel Sturridge 30′, James Milner 36′ (P), Roberto Firmino 90+1′
  • PSG: Thomas Meunier 40′, Kylian Mbappe 83′

Match Statistics:

Liverpool Team Stats PSG
17 Shots 9
7 Shots On Target 5
53% Possession 47%
490 Passes 473
83% Pass Accuracy 87%
14 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
13 Corners 1

Highlights:

Champions League

  • Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino sprung from the bench on Tuesday night to win all three points for his side. In a game between one side looking to create a legacy in Europe and another trying to rediscover theirs, it was the latter who came out on top of a 5-goal affair.
  • Klopp said there is no team like Liverpool in the build-up to the game and Paris Saint-Germain might have felt the same after the start when they were under serious attack. Liverpool were peppering the visitors’ goals with shots, corners and creating general mayhem in their penalty area.

  • They got their reward after an ambitious start when Daniel Sturridge headed home unmarked after 30 minutes. Sturridge had not played in the Champions League since December of last year in a 7-0 win over Spartak Moscow, but he announced his return with a positive performance and a well-taken goal.
  • The flurry continued and Liverpool continued to push for more. They had a penalty on 36 minutes when Wijnaldum was hauled down and Milner dispatched the penalty.

  • PSG were handed a lifeline when the ball landed to Thomas Meunier just inside the box and he slammed home on the volley despite more than a hint of offside from Edinson Cavani who swung a foot at it, causing Liverpool to hesitate with their clearance.
  • Liverpool continued their dominance into the 2nd half with PSG retreating. They did not just retreat, however, they went into defensive mode with no apparent way of striking back. They had accepted their fate or knew no other way to respond such was Liverpool’s relentlessness.

  • But Liverpool could not consolidate their lead. Mbappe made them pay when he struck on 83 minutes. After a marginal offside called on Mane and PSG’s lack of intent, it looked like Liverpool would have to suffice for a point when they deserved more.
  • The football gods shone down on Anfield Road, however, as Firmino, the hero, took the ball on the right and made his way toward goal. He faked with his left and put the ball on his right to slide home a neat finish beyond Areola.

  • PSG continue to search for their identity in Europe as they look around at some genuine footballing giants and try to draw inspiration from them. Historically, there are only a few bigger than Liverpool and at Anfield on Tuesday night, the reds gave the upstart PSG a lesson in how to win in Europe.

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Match 7 of 16: Red Star Belgrade vs Napoli

Result: 0 – 0

Match Statistics:

Red Star Belgrade Team Stats Napoli
6 Shots 20
3 Shots On Target 8
26% Possession 74%
281 Passes 785
66% Pass Accuracy 87%
8 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
8 Corners 8

Highlights:

Champions League

  • Red Star Belgrade utilized a touch of fortune to leave away with a point against Napoli, in its hotly anticipated comeback to the Champions League on Tuesday, as it held the Italian club to a 0-0 draw.

  • Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne hit the crossbar at an opportune time, but Red Star goalkeeper Milan Borjan did well to prevent an exertion from Arkadiusz Milik, and safeguard Milan Rodic cleared an endeavor from Napoli’s Jose Callejon off the line halfway during that time half.

  • In the other Group C diversion, Liverpool beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2.
  • Red Star was showing up in the Champions League gather arrange, having last played in the European Cup bunch in 1991 as holders. The Serbian boss came through four qualifying rounds to achieve the gathering stage.

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Match 8 of 16: Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Result: 3 – 0

Goal Scorers:

  • Galatasaray: Garry Rodriguez ‘, Eren Derdiyok 67′, Selcuk Inan 90+4’ (P)

Match Statistics:

Galatasaray  Team Stats Lokomotiv Moscow
16 Shots 12
8 Shots On Target 3
44% Possession 56%
359 Passes 458
79% Pass Accuracy 81%
12 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
7 Corners 6

Highlights:

Champions League

  • The Turkish bosses saw off their first Group D resistance with 3 unreplied goals, however observed their midfielder ousted late in the match.
  • Badou Ndiaye was sent off as Galatasaray traveled to a 3-0 triumph over Lokomotiv Moscow in their Uefa Champions League opener on Tuesday evening.
  • The Senegal worldwide played close by assaulting midfielder Younes Belhanda from the beginning with Nigeria winger Henry Onyekuru making due with a spot among the substitutes, while countryman Brian Idowu began for the guests.

  • Garry Rodrigues gave the Cimboms the ideal beginning in the wake of opening the scoring with a fierce shot from outside the zone in the 9th minute.
  • Fatih Terim’s men would enter the break with the lead, however Ndiaye saw the first of his appointments just before the interim.
  • In the 67th moment, Eren Derdiyok multiplied the lead however with 3 minutes of normal time left, the midfielder was sent off for a second bookable offense.

  • That, however, did not prevent the hosts from including a 3rd with Selcuk Inan adjusting off the extensive triumph from the punishment spot.
  • Belhanda was taken off in the 73rd moment and Onyekuru made his Champions League make a big appearance for the Turkish victors in the 82nd moment while Idowu, additionally making his bow for his Russian side, saw a setting up for the hour check.

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