Monaco beating 10-man Barcelona 2-1 from the 11th minute, Atletico’s 90th-minute win over Leipzig and away wins against Leverkusen and Benfica stood out in the 3rd and final installment of matchday 1 in the Champions League, where four of the six games ended with the same score (2-1).
In Bergamo, Atalanta missed a great double chance against Arsenal in the 51st minute with Reteghi’s penalty saved by Raya who also saved the Italian’s header on the return and 0-0 remained until the end.
In Monaco, Barcelona were down to 10 men in the 11th minute due to Garcia being sent off after Ter Stegen’s tragic error and in the 16th minute Monaco took the lead through Aklius. But Yamal’s class equalized for the Catalans before half-time. In the second half, Barca could not stand with one less player and Monaco managed to get the victory with a goal by Ilenikena in the 71st minute.
In Madrid, Leipzig surprised Atlético in the 4th minute with Cesko, but the “Royal Blancos” equalized with Griezmann in the 28th minute.
In France, rookie Brest opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with Magnetti against Sturm Graz, who managed to level the match in the 45th minute, even with an own goal. But the French took the lead again with Sima and took their maiden victory in the event.
Earlier today, unstoppable Leverkusen leveled hosts Feyenoord in the first half with Virch scoring twice as they took a 4-0 lead, which was the final result.
Finally, in Belgrade, Benfica with Pavlidis in their eleven defeated Red Star in a match that turned out to be a Turkish affair after Akturkoglou and Kiektsiou opened the way for the three points from the first half…
In summary:
Atalanta – Arsenal 0-0
Atletico M. – Leipzig 2-1 (28′ Griezmann, 90′ Jimenez – 4′ Cesko)
Monaco – Barcelona 2-1 (16′ Aklious, 71′ Ilenikena – 28′ Yamal)
Brest – Sturm Graz 2-1 (23′ Magnetti, 56′ Sima – 45′ auto. Fernandes)
Q. Asteras – Benfica 1-2 (86′ Milson – 9′ Akturkoglou, 29′ Kioktsou)
Feyenoord – Leverkusen 0-4 (5′, 35′ Wirtz, 30′ Grimaldo, 44′ own Wellenreuter)
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