Chelsea scorer Olivier Giroud showed a great performance. In the Champions League match, he scored Seville’s account with four goals.
Marcelo Del Pozo, Reuters
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Chelsea, which, like Sevilla, secured the promotion a week ago, started well in Spain. In the eighth minute, Giroud beat Vaclík’s substitute and debutant Alfons Pastor. The 34-year-old French striker raised shortly after the change of sides and in the 74th minute he completed a hat-trick as the oldest player in LM. Giroud crowned a successful evening with a converted penalty.
The match in Seville was assisted for the first time in the competition by a remote video referee from UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon. Until now, the referee has always been present at the video of the match.
Olivier Giroud from Chelsea scores a goal in Seville, in the goal of which the injured Tomáš Vaclík was replaced by a young man Alfonso Pastor.
Marcelo Del Pozo, Reuters
Without injured gunman Erling Haaland, Dortmund sent Raphaël Guerreiro to the lead at the end of the first half. In the 67th minute, Ciro Immobile equalized from the penalty. In the second match of the group, Bruges defeated St. Petersburg 3-0 at home and kept hopes for the playoffs. The Czech forward Michael Krmenčík remained only among the substitutes of the Belgian team.
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Mats Hummels (left) of Borussia Dortmund in action with Francesco Acerbi of Lazio Rome.
Leon kuegeler, Reuters
The Parisians started better at the Old Trafford stadium and Neymar opened the score in the sixth minute. The home team equalized the game and in the 32nd minute the state. Marcus Rashford responded with a spot. The Manchester team could have scored more goals, but former PSG player Edinson Cavani hit the bar and Anthony Martial missed two big chances. In the end, United was sorry.
Marquinhos made a superb strike after 69 minutes with a shot straight in front of the goal after a long ball through the middle, but one of the visitors’ defenders got a foot in at the last second and warded it off for a corner. The home team was then weakened by midfielder Fred, who was sent off after the second yellow card. Neymar added guest insurance again in the settings. PSG retaliated against the English opponent’s October home defeat 1: 2.
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PSG star Neymar has opened the Champions League match score against Manchester United.
Phil Noble, Reuters
Another certain eight-finalist Barcelona in Budapest defeated Ferencváros 3-0 and won for the fifth time in Group G. The Catalans managed without a resting captain Lionel Messi and already in the first half scored three goals by Antoine Griezmann, Martin Braithwaite and Ousmane Dembélé from the penalty.
Juventus, who also qualified last week, also beat Dynamo Kyiv at home 3-0 and loses three points to the Barcelona leader. The goals of the Italian favorite were scored by Federico Chiesa, Cristiano Ronaldo, who recorded his 750th club hit, and Álvaro Morata. The match in Turin was won by the Frenchwoman Stéphanie Frappart and became the first female main judge in the Champions League.
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A historic moment! French referee Stephanie Frappart, the first woman to lead the Champions League match between Juventus Turin and Dynamo Kyiv.
Massimo Pinca, Reuters
Leipzig started more actively in Istanbul and happily took the lead in the 26th minute. Captain Marcel Sabitzer’s shot was missed by the home team Martin Škrtel and the guest Yussuf Poulsen, to whom the goal was eventually credited. In the 43rd minute, Nordi Mukiele added a second goal. Just before the break, Irfan lowered Can Kahveci.
The tug-of-war continued even after the change of sides. The visitors were very close to gaining the lead with a wondrous free kick after 66 minutes, but Basaksehir made a beautiful one-handed save. However, Leipzig had the last word, Alexander Sörloth replaced the dramatic shootout in the second minute. The Istanbul team is eliminated in the group after the fourth defeat.
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Hatter from Irfan Can Kahveci (left) of Basaksehiru for a ball fight against Nordi Mukiel of Leipzig.
Uncredited, ČTK / AP
Krasnodar defeated Rennes 1-0 at home and secured participation in the spring phase of the European League. The team duel, which lost its chance to advance in Group E last week, was decided in the 71st minute by Marcus Berg.
| 5th round of the basic groups of the Football Champions League: |
| Group E: |
| FK Krasnodar – Rennes 1:0 (0:0) |
| Goal: 71. Berg. Judges: Collum – Connor, McGeachie (all Scot.) – Tierney (video, English). |
| FC Sevilla – Chelsea 0:4 (0:1) |
| Goals: 8th, 54th, 74th and 83rd with pen. Giroud. Judges: Dias – Tavares, Soares – Martins (video, all Portug.). |
| Group F: |
| FC Bruges – Zenit St. Petersburg 3: 0 (1:0) |
| Goals: 33. De Ketelaere, 58. Vanaken with pen., 73. Lang. Judges: Gözübüyük – Van Zuilen, Balder – Higler (video, all Niz.). |
| Dortmund – Lazio Rome 1: 1 (1:0) |
| Goals: 44. Guerreiro – 67. Immobile with pen. Judges: Mateu Lahoz – Cebrián Devís, Del Palomar – Hernández (video, all Šp.). |
| Group G: |
| Juventus Turin – Dynamo Kyiv 3: 0 (1:0) |
| Goals: 21. Chiesa, 57. Ronaldo, 66. Morata. Judges: Frappart – Zakrani, Rahmouni – Millot (video, all Fr.). |
| Ferencváros Budapešť – FC Barcelona 0: 3 (0:3) |
| Goals: 14. Griezmann, 20. Braithwaite, 28. Dembélé with pen. Judges: Kulbakov – Žuk, Masljanko (all Bel.) – Meškov (video, Rus.). |
| Group H: |
| Basaksehir Istanbul – Lipsko 3:4 (1:2) |
| Goals: 45. + 3, 72. and 85. Kahveci – 26. Poulsen, 43. Mukiele, 66. Olmo, 90. + 2 Sörloth. Judges: Del Cerro Grande – Yuste, Alonso Fernandez – Martínez Munuera (video, all Šp.). |
| Manchester United – Paris St. Germain 1:3 (1:1) |
| Goals: 32. Rashford – 6th and 90th +1 Neymar, 69th Marquinhos. Judges: Orsato – Giallatini, Preti – Guida (video, all It.). ČK: 70. Fred (United). |
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