THEWithout star Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus Turin lost the top game of the Champions League against FC Barcelona. The Italian football champions lost 2-0 (0-1) to the Catalans on Wednesday evening and suffered their first defeat on matchday two, while Lionel Messi & Co. are unbeaten at the top of the Group G table. The goals for Barça were scored by Ousmane Dembelé (14th minute) and Lionel Messi (90./foul penalty). The home side had three bad luck because three goals by Alvaro Morata were not recognized because of an offside position. In the other group game, Dynamo Kiev and Ferencváros Budapest separated 2-2 (2-0).
Ronaldo was not in the squad after his coronavirus infection. Obviously, the hoped-for negative result did not materialize, even when Ronaldo announced on Instagram on Wednesday: “I feel good and healthy. Forze Juve! ”Under this post, Ronaldo published another comment, according to media reports, which also documented this with corresponding screenshots, in which he described the so-called PCR tests as“ bullshit ”. The 35-year-old Portuguese, who has 241 million subscribers on Instagram, is said to have deleted the entry later. Shortly before the game, he then posted a video of him jogging on the treadmill, laughing and relaxed, and crossing his fingers for his team. But it didn’t bring luck.
Werner and Havertz successful
According to the Corona regulations of the European Football Union, the player must submit a negative test at least 24 hours before kick-off so that he can be used. Ronaldo was diagnosed with a corona infection on October 13 while staying with the national team. Since then, the star striker has been in isolation and has already missed two league games and the first in the premier class away from Kiev (2-0).
The German national players Timo Werner and Kai Havertz celebrated their first victory with Chelsea. With the duo in the starting eleven, the English Premier League club clearly won 4-0 (1-0) at FK Krasnodar on Wednesday evening. Callum Hudson-Odoi (37th minute) gave the guests the lead before Werner scored his first goal in the premier class for his new club with a penalty goal (76th). Hakim Ziyech (79th) and the former Dortmund-based Christian Pulisic (90th) also met. With four points, the Londoners took the lead in Group E, in which Second FC Sevilla defeated Stade Rennes 1-0 (0-0). The German international Antonio Rüdiger received special praise from Chelsea coach Frank Lampard: “I was very happy with him.”
Had to leave the field injured: Paris professional Neymar (right)
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Last year’s finalist Paris Saint-Germain was able to prevent a complete false start. Coach Thomas Tuchel’s star ensemble won 2-0 (0-0) at Basaksehir Istanbul thanks to two goals from Moise Kean (64th / 79th). In the lackluster success, Brazil’s star Neymar had to be replaced in the 26th minute. After he tried to continue playing with a bandaged thigh, he had to leave the court because of adductor problems. Neymar is due to be examined on Thursday. “I hope it’s not too serious. We’ll have to wait for the MRI scans, ”said Tuchel. For Paris it was the first victory in the Leipzig preliminary round group H after the 1: 0 defeat at the beginning of the season against Manchester United, in which Manchester are leaders after the 5: 0 (1: 0) against RB Leipzig.
In Dortmund’s group F, Club Brugge and Lazio Rome separated 1: 1 (1: 1). Lazio are group winners ahead of Bruges and BVB, who won 2-0 (0-0) at Zenit St. Petersburg.
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