The Spanish and English giants simultaneously won crushing victories.
In matches of the second round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season “Barcelona” defeated in its stadium “Young Boys” (5:0), a “Manchester City” at a party broke Bratislava “Slavic” (0:4).
Already in the first half, the Catalans secured a comfortable advantage, scoring three times against the opponent – Robert Lewandowski, Rafinha and Iñigo Martinez scored.
After the break, the Polish forward completed a double, and at the end of the meeting, the final score was set by Mohamed Kamara, who scored in his own goal.
Thus, the “blue garnets” (3 points) rose to tenth place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. The Swiss club (0 points) is on the last rung.
Note that in the first round of the most prestigious European tournament, “Barcelona” sensationally lost “Monaco” (1:2), and “Young Boys” defeated the English “Aston Villa” (0:3).
In the third round of the Champions League, Hansi Flick’s wards will play at home against Bayern Munich, and the Swiss team will host Inter Milan. Both matches will take place on October 23.
Review of the match “Barcelona” – “Young Boys”
In turn, “Manchester City” scored two goals against “Slovan” Bratislava in each half. Before the break, Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden created a handicap for the “citizens”.
In the second half, Erling Holland and James McAtee brought the case to the rout. The Slovak team was unable to respond.
Ukrainian midfielder “Slovana” Danylo Ignatenko was in the starting line-up and spent 63 minutes on the field.
“Manchester City” with 4 points moved to fourth place in the overall standings of the Champions League. “Slovan” with zero points in the table of points occupies the penultimate, 35th position.
By the way, Josep Guardiola’s team is in the first round of the main European Cup played a draw with Milan “Inter” (0:0), and the Slovakian club lost crushingly to Scottish “Celtic” (1:5).
In the third round, “Manchester City” will host “Sparta” Prague on October 23. A day earlier, “Slovan” will play on the road against “Girona” Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov.
Review of the match “Slovan” – “Manchester City”
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will go directly to the 1/8 finals. Clubs that will sit in general standings places from the 9th to the 24th, will play paired head-to-head matches to advance to the 1/8 finals. The rest will complete their performances in the European Cups.
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