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José María Giménez started this Tuesday at Atlético Madrid, which lost 2-0 as a visitor against Arsenal for the third round of the League Phase of the UEFA Champions League, a match that was played at the Emirates Stadium in London.
The match, very even in the first half, was uneven at the beginning of the complement with a goal from Brazilian Gabriel Magalhães at 57′. His compatriot Gabriel Martinelli stretched in the 64th minute and the Swede Viktor Gyokeres finished with goals in the 68th and 70th minutes.
With this result, the Gunners are placed third with a perfect score, while the Colchoneros are in 18th place with only three points.
One of the most attractive matches so far in the Champions League was between Bayer Leverkusen and Paris Saint-Germain, who met in Germany and ended with a 7-2 victory for the current champion of the competition.
The Ecuadorian Willian Pacho opened the scoring for the visit at 7′, Alejandro Grimaldo missed a penalty for the locals at 25′ and Robert Andrich was sent off at 33′, while at 37′ both were red carded to Illia Zabarnyi for committing a penalty, which was exchanged for a goal by Aleix García.
At the end of the first half three more goals came from PSG: Desiré Doué at 41′ and 45’+3, and Khicha Kvaratskhelia at 44′. Nuno Mendes scored in the 50th minute, García scored in the 54th minute, Ousmane Dembélé appeared in the 66th minute and Vitinha closed the score in the 90th minute.
The Parisians are leaders with a perfect score, while the Germans are 26th with only two units.
In England, Newcastle defeated Portuguese Benfica 3-0 with goals from Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes, who scored twice.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Copenhagen in Denmark 4-2, with two goals from Félix Nmecha, one from Ramy Bensebaini from a penalty and another from Fábio Silva. Waldemar Anton had tied against and Viktor Claesson scored in the final.
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