Published on : 28/09/2021 – 23:26
Real Madrid, ogre to 13 crowns in the Champions League, suffered Tuesday the law of modest Sheriff Tiraspol, neophyte in the competition and winner 2-1 on the mythical lawn of the Santiago-Bernabeu stadium.
Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) created a surprise, Tuesday, September 28, by beating Real Madrid in the Champions League. The club with 13 Champions Leagues was humiliated 2-1 at home by the Petit Poucet of the competition.
The Moldovan champion based in Tiraspol, Transnistria, achieved the greatest feat in his history by winning in Madrid on goals from Uzbek Jasurbek Yakhshiboev (25th), then Luxembourgish Sébastien Thill (90th), while Karim Benzema equalized from the penalty spot (65th).
This is a major drag for Carlo Ancelotti’s men. After an idyllic start to the season, which saw them fly over La Liga and win their first C1 match on Inter Milan (1-0), the Merengues derailed where no one expected.
For Madrid, the rout is total. For the Sheriff, on the contrary, it’s a party night. This modest club from Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist enclave which seceded from Moldova in 1991, does not fail to surprise bookmakers for its first participation in the queen of European competitions. After a first victory (2-0) against Shakhtar Donetsk, the same club that beat Real (3-2) last year in C1, the Sheriff is even astonishing leader of Group D after two days.
Ancelotti will have to find solutions to quickly raise the bar in the Champions League. But such a correction will not be quickly erased from the memory of the people of Madrid.
In the other group D meeting, Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk neutralized each other (0-0), confirming their difficulty in launching their European campaign. This draw leaves them, with one point, in the last places of Group D, two points behind Real Madrid.
Liverpool crush Porto
Liverpool, current Premier League leader, however, did not have to force his talent to humiliate (5-1) FC Porto at the Dragon Stadium. From the first period, Mohamed Salah (18th), then Sadio Mané (45th), put the “Reds” on the path to a quiet victory. Salah then offered himself a double after returning from the locker room (60th), just like Firmino (77th, 81st). During this time, Mehdi Taremi had reduced the score (74th).
Building on this success, Liverpool keeps its place as leader of Group B with six points, two lengths from Atlético Madrid (2nd) who won on the lawn of AC Milan (2-1).
Ajax in great shape
In Group C, Ajax Amsterdam achieved a clear round. In the wake of its large inaugural victory against Sporting Portugal (5-1), the Dutch club confirmed with a second success in a row, this time against Besiktas Istanbul (2-0).
And after his quadruple registered for his big debut in C1 in Lisbon, Sébastien Haller scored again: Steven Berghuis, author of the opening scoring (17th), crossed for the Franco-Ivorian striker, who took the ball back up close (43rd).
Here he is launched at the top of the scorers standings (5 goals), as well as Ajax at the top of Group C (6 pts), tied with Dortmund, who dominated Sporting 1-0 thanks to Donyell Malen (37th) .
With AFP
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