A new edition of the UEFA Champions League began, the first without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, and the giants marked their presence to assume their status as favorites to win the ‘orejona’.
FC Barcelona beat Antwerp of Belgium 5-0 in group H, thanks to goals from Joao Felix on two occasions, Robert Lewandowski, Gavi and Jele Bataille’s own goal. The Portuguese and new Catalan reinforcement was the great figure of the match, in a team that is rebuilding and seeking to return to the top of European football.
The one that is consolidated in that place is Manchester City, another one that imposed its conditions on the first date. Of course, it was not easy, because the citizens began by losing against Red Star Belgrade, thanks to Osman Bukari’s goal after the VAR review.
But in the snap the champion appeared. Just beginning the second half, Julián Álvarez scored equality, so that Pep Guardiola’s men felt more comfortable and thanks to another goal from ‘the spider’ and one from Rodri, they sealed the victory.
Sánchez’s Inter debuts
Inter Milan visits Real Sociedad today on the first date of the group stage of the Champions League and the Chilean Alexis Sánchez is emerging as a substitute in Simone Inzaghi’s team, waiting to make his redebut with the Lombard team.
Sánchez, who has missed the duels with Inter since his signing, has worked on improving his physical condition and traveled with the delegation to Spain, visiting the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastián this Tuesday.
According to the partisan media in Italy, the Chilean is available to add his first minutes with the team.
Sánchez is also going to the bench due to the great moment of the team’s starting forward, made up of Marcus Thuram and captain Lautaro Martínez.
Inter’s likely lineup will be with Yann Sommer; Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Thuram and Lautaro.
