What do you have to remember from Wednesday night’s other matches in the Champions League? That Borussia Dortmund won against Zenit thanks to substitute Thorgan Hazard. That Barcelona took three points in the top match against Juventus. And that Manchester United turned Leipzig into firewood.
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GROUP F
In the group of Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund had a hard time for 75 minutes with Zenit St. Petersburg, but the Germans won in the end with a deserved 2-0. Credit to Thorgan Hazard.
The Red Devil was allowed to come in for the Borussen at 0-0 after 67 minutes and was pulled to the ground in the box ten minutes later after a sharp cross by Thomas Meunier. Penalty kick. And it was flawlessly translated by Jadon Sancho. In the pouring rain, the inevitable Erling Haaland added to the score in injury time on the counter. Dortmund will move to Bruges next week as number three in the group.
GROUP G
The Champions League has given Barcelona and Ronald Koeman breathing space after a one in nine in their own country. The fact that Juventus striker Alvaro Morata saw his equalizer rejected three times for offside helped. A dragon from a goal from Ousmane Dembélé and a late penalty goal from Lionel Messi did the rest against that other troubled top club, Juventus: 0-2. (Lees more)
In the much less attractive second match in Group G, AA Gent tormentor Dinamo Kiev gave away 0-2 lead on the field of Ferencváros. Viktor Tsyhankov (penalty) and Carlos De Pena seemed like the job for Kiev before half-time, but Franck Boli saved the furniture for the Hungarians with the equalizer in the 90th minute.
GROUP H
PSG put things in order in Istanbul on Wednesday evening after losing its first group match at home to Manchester United. However, the game started dramatically for the Parisians because after 26 minutes star player Neymar had to leave injured. Fortunately for PSG, Moise Kean stood up. The 20-year-old Italian top talent crossed the line with two goals in the second half.
–Manchester United took the lead against RB Leipzig halfway through the first half after Paul Pogba guided attacker Mason Greenwood with a great through ball through the offside trap. In the final quarter, Marcus Rashford dissolved his devils. The English striker, only came in in the 63rd minute, scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes. Anthony Martial also took his goal. Man United starts with a perfect report against the two strongest opponents of the group: win on a visit to PSG and a flat score against Leipzig.
GROUP E.
At Rennes, Jeremy Doku made his debut in the Champions League on the field of Europa League winner Sevilla. But a goal or an assist were not there for the young ex-Anderlecht player. The victory went to the Spaniards, thanks to a goal from Luuk de Jong in the 55th minute.
Chelsea has snatched its first win in Group E. The Blues won convincingly with 0-4 on a visit to the Russian Krasnodar. Jorginho shot a penalty kick against the post after fifteen minutes, but Callum Hudson-Odoi ensured that the Londoners could still go into half time with a lead. In the final quarter, Werner, Ziyech and Pulisic made it an exaggerated 0-4.
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