FC Barcelona is still in crisis. With the 0: 3 (0: 1) defeat at Benfica Lisbon, which Darwin (3rd / 79th / penalty) and Rafa (69th) sealed, the situation for coach Ronald Koeman is becoming more and more precarious. Rapid loan Yusuf Demir was not used. On the other side, Valentino Lazaro was replaced shortly before the break with a suspected muscle injury. The Graz player could fail for the ÖFB international match in the Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Barcelona had already lost their first game 3-0 against FC Bayern Munich – who defeated Dynamo Kiev 5-0 (2-0) in the parallel game in Group E – and are also weak in the Spanish league. To make matters worse, Eric Garcia also saw the yellow-red card (87th).
There was no sense of achievement for defending champion Chelsea in the top game in Group H, which Juventus Turin won 1-0 (0-0). European champion Federico Chiesa, who already proved his qualities against Austria at the European Championships, surprised the Londoners seconds after the restart after a nice combination with his hard shot to win the 1-0 (46th).
You can always count on Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo has set the next record in the Champions League. The new and old Manchester United star was on Wednesday evening in a 2-1 (0-0) win against Villarreal for the 178th time in the highest European competition and crowned his appearance with the winning goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time . He had previously shared the record with former Spanish top goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
After the 1: 2 opening defeat at Swiss champions Young Boys Bern and the intermittent goal by Paco Alcacer (53rd), the record scorer and United were under pressure on the second match day. Alex Telles initially equalized (60th), before Ronaldo, pale for long stretches, struck. As a goal scorer, he was spot on in the 95th minute and brought the ball into the goal from close range.
Lewandowski double in a sovereign Bayern victory
In Group E, FC Bayern also performed the task of Dynamo Kiev very confidently. In the second Champions League group game, Munich celebrated the next goal festival under Julian Nagelsmann. Robert Lewandowski was once again the pioneer.
After the next double of the world footballer, Bayern storm towards the round of 16. The Pole continued his series of hits in Europe’s premier class in the 5-0 (2-0) against Dynamo Kiev with a converted hand penalty (12th minute) and after a perfect pass from Thomas Müller (27th).
The Pole had already scored twice in the 3-0 opener against FC Barcelona. 25,000 spectators were able to cheer for further goals by Serge Gnabry (68th), Leroy Sane (74th) and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (87th) in the Munich arena.
Atalanta wins game but loses Gosens
In the games at 6.45 p.m. Atalanta Bergamo had already prevailed 1-0 (0-0) against Bern in Group F. The home win of the Italians, in which Matteo Pessina scored the decisive goal, also had a downside. The German international Robin Gosens injured himself after eleven minutes without any outside influence.
In Juventus Group H, Zenit St. Petersburg beat Malmö FF 4-0 (1-0). Claudinho brought the home side in the front (9th), before Daler Kusjajew (49th), Alexei Sutormin (80th) and Wendel (90th +4) ensured clear conditions. The sovereign performance was favored by a dismissal against the Swede Anel Ahmedhodzic, who wanted to prevent a counterattack with his hands (53.).
