2023-10-25 21:42:26
Paris Saint-Germain of France topped the sixth group of the European Champions League, following its great victory over its Italian guest, Milan, by 3-0, in the third round of the main continental competition.
Paris raised its score to six points at the top of the group, while Milan’s score froze at two points in fourth and final place.
Paris took the lead through Kylian Mbappe in the 32nd minute, before Randall Kolo Mwani added the second goal in the 52nd minute.
Mbappé opens the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain ????⚽️#Champions League | #Paris Saint-Germain | #Milan pic.twitter.com/IjPYYYuBcP
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Kolo Mwani adds the second for Paris Saint-Germain #Champions League | #Paris Saint-Germain | #Milan pic.twitter.com/uQXQrp6igd
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In the 89th minute, Lee Kang-in scored the third goal for the Parisian team.
In another match in the same group, Germany’s Borussia Dortmund achieved a valuable victory over its English host, Newcastle, with a clean goal scored by Felix Nemcha in the last minute of the first half.
Felix Nmecha opens the scoring for Dortmund#Champions League#UCL | #beINUCL pic.twitter.com/ZGnFOedeP4
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Dortmund raised its score to four points in second place, on goal difference from Newcastle, who is in third place.
Haaland the savior
In the seventh group, Norwegian star Erling Haaland scored two goals, leading his English team, Manchester City, to maintain the perfect score so far in the group.
Manchester City won 3-1 over its Swiss host, Young Boys, and in the same group, German Leipzig won over its guest, Serbian Red Star, with the same score.
Manchester City (the defending champion) strengthened its position at the top of the group with 9 points, following winning all of its first three matches, making it close to advancing to the knockout rounds of the competition.
Leipzig was in second place with 6 points, while Young Boys and Red Star were frozen at one point, remaining in third and fourth place, respectively, in the group.
Manchester City scored through Manuel Akanji in the 48th minute, before Young Boys quickly equalized through Meshack Elia in the 52nd minute.
A defensive lapse by City gives Young Boys a draw#Champions League#UCL | #beINUCL pic.twitter.com/ZRTcKLg46c
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Haaland adds the third to City and the second to him personally#Champions League#UCL | #beINUCL pic.twitter.com/ROunB6rgzP
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Haaland played the role of savior for Manchester City, following he scored the second and third goals for the heavenly team in the 67th and 86th minutes from a penalty kick.
For its part, Leipzig revived its hopes of advancing to the round of 16 of the tournament, following its valuable and well-deserved 3-1 victory over its guest Red Star, who won the title in 1991.
The German team’s hat-trick was scored by David Raum (12), Xavi Simons (59) and Dani Olmo (70), while Marko Stamnik scored the Serbian team’s only goal in the 70th minute.
complex group
In the fifth group, Atletico Madrid was unable to regain the top spot in the group and fell into the trap of a 2-2 draw with its Scottish host, Celtic. In the same group, Feyenoord Rotterdam defeated its Italian guest, Lazio, 3-1.
Arsene Wenger: “Group E is complicated and Feyenoord is a very strong team.”#Champions League pic.twitter.com/B0HBfIUIcL
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Feyenoord topped the group with 6 points, one point ahead of its closest rival, Atletico Madrid, while Lazio ranked third with four points, and Celtic remained at the bottom of the standings with one point.
Celtic took the lead with an early goal in the fourth minute through Japanese Kyogo Furuhashi, but French star Antoine Griezmann equalized for Atletico in the 25th minute.
Celtic quickly returned to the lead once more, following Honduran Luis Palma scored the second goal for the Scottish team in the 28th minute, but Alvaro Morata scored the equalizer for Atletico in the 53rd minute.
Atletico Madrid ended the match with ten players following its player, Rodrigo De Paul, was sent off in the 82nd minute for receiving a second warning, so the hosts failed to take advantage of the numerical shortage among the visitors.
Barcelona leads and Porto sweeps
In the eighth group, Porto of Portugal defeated its host Royal Antwerp of Belgium 4-1, and at the same time Barcelona of Spain achieved a difficult victory over its guest Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine 2-1.
Porto raised its score to 6 points, placing it in second place in the group, three points behind leaders Barcelona, while Royal Antwerp suffered its third loss, placing it at the bottom of the group with no points, and Shakhtar occupies third place with three points.
The Belgian team took the lead through Al Hassan Youssef in the 37th minute, before the Portuguese team scored a quadruple through Evanson (46, 69, 84) and Steven Eustaquio (54).
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