UEFA Champions League: Group Stage Matchday 2 Results

 Matchday 2 ⚽🏆

Welcome back for a second matchday. Lots of action was played out this week, and I'm here to break it down! Lets get to it ⚽💥

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City

RESULT: 2-0

PSG goals: Idrissa Gueye 8', Lionel Messi 74'

A rematch between two of the richest clubs in Europe. Man City looked to make it 3 on the spin but that wasn't going to be the case. Idrissa Gueye drew first blood for the French team to give them the lead in the first-half. In the second-half, who else but Lionel Messi, with a trademark goal, sealed the game for PSG. And it was his first goal for his new club 🤯. 

Porto vs Liverpool

RESULT: 1-5

Porto goals: Mehdi Taremi 74'

Liverpool goals: Mohamed Salah 18', 60', Sadio Mane 45', Roberto Firmino 77', 81'

Liverpool and being in Portugal? Running riot! The Reds absolutely destroyed Porto as Mo Salah bagged a brace, Bobby Firmino bagged a brace and Sadio Mane grabbed a solo goal. Mehdi Taremi salvaged one goal back for the home team but proved futile as Liverpool have now scored 8 goals in their first 2 Champions League games of this season.

Real Marid vs Sheriff 

RESULT: 1-2

Real Madrid goals: Karim Benzema 65' (p)

Sheriff goals: Jasurbek Yakhshiboev 25', Sebastien Thill 89'

Real Madrid were at the end of a shock defeat in this one. Moldovan team, Sheriff, in their first ever Champions League campaign, defeated the all-time winners of the competition. They found the lead in the first-half before Karim Benzema equalized for Los Blancos in the second-half. Sebastien Thill would end up unleashing a gorgeous strike to break the home team's hearts and seal a famous win.

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Bayern Munich vs Dynamo Kyiv 

RESULT: 5-0 

Bayern goals: Robert Lewandowski 12' (p), 27', Serge Gnabry 68', Leroy Sane 74', Eric Choupo-Moting 87'

Bayern Munich ran rampant on Dynamo Kyiv at home, showing everyone why they are a force to be reckoned with this season. Robert Lewandowski claimed 2 goals in the first-half, Serge Gnabry sprinted forward for the third, Leroy Sane produced a moment of magic for the fourth goal and Eric Choupo-Moting finished everything off with the fifth and final goal. Oh, did I leave any other details? Nope!

Manchester United vs Villarreal

RESULT: 2-1 

Man United goals: Alex Telles 60', Cristiano Ronaldo 90 +5'

Villarreal goals: Paco Alcacer 53'

Man United must have definitely pulled a rabbit out of the hole after their stunning comeback in this game. Paco Alcacer toe-pocked his goal to give the Spanish team the lead in the second-half. 7 minutes later, Alex Telles got United back on level terms with an exquisite left foot finish. The drama didn't end there as Man United got the all-important winner. Cristiano Ronaldo scored yet another historic goal in his illustrious career as he became the player with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League, yet another record-breaking feat by him.

Benfica vs Barcelona 

RESULT: 3-0

Benfica goals: Darwin Nunez 3', 79' (p), Rafa Silva 69'

Barca red cards: Eric Garcia 87'

Benfica emerged triumphant against a woeful Barcelona side who if not careful, will play Europa League football by the end of this year 👀😂. Darwin Nunez got the Portuguese side flying in 3 minutes as he bamboozled the Barca defence. Rafa Silva doubled the lead in the second-half with a well struck rebound before Nunez bagged his brace and Benfica's third. It went from bad to worse for the away team as Eric Garcia received a second yellow card and was sent down the tunnel. Oh, how the mighty have fallen!

The rest of the results were as follows:

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Ajax 2-0 Besiktas

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter Milan

RB Leipzig 1-2 Club Brugge

AC Milan 1-2 Atelitco Madrid

B. Dortmund 1-0 Sporting Lisbon

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Atalanta 1-0 BSC Young Boys

Zenit 4-0 Malmo

Wolfsburg 1-1 Sevilla

RB Salzburg 2-1 Lille

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

Well that flew by didn't it? 🤯👀😂

What a matchday it was, and we shall see how the next one transpires.

See you next matchday 😉⚽🛣❗