The Wednesday of the fourth day of Champions gives the pass to the round of 16 to three other teams, in addition to Inter: in the Nerazzurri’s group, the Nerazzurri also advance Real society which definitively cuts Benfica out of the game (3-1). Then they complete their clean run (4 wins in 4 games) on Real Madridwhich overwhelms Braga (3-0), and the Bayern who beat Galatasaray in the final (2-1). Arsenal are also approaching the round of 16, beating Sevilla 2-0 while the Manchester United life is complicated in Copenhagen by recovering from 0-2 to 4-3, thanks to the expulsion of Rashford at 42′. Finally, PSV Eindhoven narrowly beats Lens (1-0) and joins them in second place in group B.
Copenaghen-Manchester United 4-3
Nightmare away from Manchester United in Copenhagen: ahead 0-2, left with 10 men and end up losing 4-3, complicating the qualification issue. Yet the match goes downhill for the Red Devils who pass after just 3′ with Hojlund who scores from two steps on the center from the right by McTominay. The former Atalanta player is inspired and in the 28th minute doubles his lead on the counterattack, recovering a short rebound from Grabara on a diagonal Grenache. In control, United made their lives terribly difficult in the 42nd minute Rashford he gets sent off for a naive and dangerous foul against Jelert, reported by the VAR to the Lithuanian referee Rumsas. Copenhagen takes courage and, after an auto-cross of Bruno Fernandesgets the match back on track during the ‘monster’ 13′ injury time granted due to the time lost to stop a pitch invader then to allow some rescuers to help a spectator who felt ill in the stands, finally to treat Jelert: first he shortens the distances (45′) with a left-footed shot from Elyounoussi following a flying assist from Diogo Gonçalves and then (in the 9th minute of added time) equalized with the same Diogo Gonçalves who converts a penalty awarded for a handball in the area by Maguire. United did not give up and, after a post from Dalot, they regained the lead in the 69th minute with Bruno Fernandes who converted a penalty awarded for a touch of Lerager’s arm on a header from Maguire. Lerager himself made amends in the 83rd minute by equalizing the score with a flying touch to the far post following a cross from Falk. Copenhagen believes in it and in the 88th minute they find the winning goal with the substitute Bardge who enters the corner with a great left-footed counter-ball after a short clearance from the English defence.
Manchester United and an endless crisis: defeats, controversies and even shirts that are too tight by our correspondent Antonello Guerrera 02 November 2023
Real Sociedad-Benfica 3-1
With a super first half, Real Sociedad annihilates Benfica and keeps Inter top of the group. The Basques broke the deadlock after just 6′ with a header from close range by Merino, who was quick to deflect Munoz’s cross-shot into the goal. Just 5′ pass and the 2-0 comes from Oyarzabal who takes advantage of an incorrect back pass from Florentino to beat Trubin. In the 15th minute, VAR cancels Merino’s 3-0, scoring with a touch of his hand after a clearance from the goalkeeper but the hat trick is only postponed for a few minutes: he scores it in the 21st minute Barrenetxea who receives the ball on the left, a man misses and puts the ball under the opposite corner with a nice right-footed shot. In the 29th minute, Mendez could have put the game away but sent a penalty awarded for a foul by Otamendi on Oyarzabal to the post, with Trubin beaten. Once the storm passed, Benfica reorganized their ideas in the changing rooms and in the 49th minute closed the gap with a two-step touch from Rafa Silva assisted by Otamendi. Real Sociedad, however, was not scared and achieved success without excessive worries.
Real Madrid-Braga 3-0
Real Madrid progresses to the round of 16, achieving their fourth consecutive victory in the group against Braga. Ancelotti’s men took a big risk at the start (5′). Lucas Vazquez holds Borja in the area causing a penalty. Djalo goes to the spot but, however, has his shot saved by Lunin. Real thanks them and in the 27th minute they take the lead through the former AC Milan player Brahim Diaz, who scored with a touch under the crossbar following an assist from the left by Rodrygo. Gaps opened up for the Blancos which were exploited in the 57th minute: Lucas Vazquez from the right struck for Vinicius who beat Matheus with a precise diagonal. Braga raises the white flag and in the 61st minute takes the 3-0 from Rodrygo, who scores with a touch under the goalkeeper’s exit following an assist from Vinicius.
Bayern-Galatasaray 2-1
Bayern achieved their fourth victory in a row, beating Galatasaray 2-1, and reached the round of 16. Match full of episodes at the Allianz Arena. In the first half the Bavarians lost Musiala due to a muscle injury and were saved by Neuer who denied the goal to Icardi, who was thrown alone in front of the goal. In the second half, after a post from Kane, Bayern took a big risk: in the 62nd minute they were saved by VAR who canceled out a goal from Torreira due to a millimetric offside from the start by Icardi. The usual Kane thought to banish the ghosts for the German champions, scoring a brace in 7′ at the end: first (80′) he opened the scoring with a header from a free-kick-cross from Kimmich’s right midfield, then (87′) he doubled the lead with a touch from two steps on an assist from the substitute Tel. Galatasaray has a surge of pride but doesn’t go beyond the winning goal scored in the 93rd minute by Bakambu, who scored with a precise diagonal right-footed shot from former Roma player Sergio Oliveira.
Arsenal-Sevilla 2-0
With a goal in each half, Arsenal get past Sevilla and move closer to the round of 16. To break the balance in the 29th minute Trossard scores from two steps following an assist from the right by Saka. Saka himself doubles the lead in the 64th minute: he runs on the edge of offside following a vertical pass from Martinelli, jumps in with a dribble to return Pedrosa and beats Dmitrovic with a precise diagonal left-footed shot.
Psv-Lens 1-0
PSV is back in the running for qualification by narrowly beating Lens. The goal was decided in the 13th minute by de Jong, scoring with a perfect header following a cross from the right midfield by Bakayoko. The Dutch failed to double their lead on several occasions and in the end they risked a mockery when Guilavogui was denied by the post to make it 1-1.
2023-11-08 22:34:06
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