An Uzbekistani who went to Old Trafford and a strange resignation in Istanbul. Matches of the day
"MU" scored 4 goals, "Bayern" scored 5, "Como" continues to be the fans' favorite team.
An Uzbek on his way to Old Trafford and a strange resignation in Istanbul. Matches of the day
The drama of the day took place in Prague: despite being down to ten men in the match against Lens, Slavia took the lead in the final minutes, but conceded two goals in stoppage time.
Meanwhile, the head coach of Fenerbahçe, driven by emotion following criticism from fans after a draw with Roma, resigned: the players are in shock, and the club president is waiting for his return.
Manchester United – Sabah 4:0
Cunha, 27 (1:0). Bruno Fernandes, 42 (2:0). Šeško, 45 (3:0). Martínez, 68 (4:0)
Manchester United: Lammens, Martínez, Yoro, Dorgu (Amass, 72), Mazraoui, Tielemans (Mount, 46), Mainoo (Santos, 64), Bruno Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo (Lacey, 72), Šeško (Zirkzee, 64)
Sabah: Pokatilov, McCarthy, Dashdamirov, Pukhach, Zedadka (Almeida, 75), Lepinjica, Simić (Du Queiroz, 76), Rakhmonaliev (Khaybulaev, 71), Nwachukwu (Mbina, 46), Parris (Isayev, 63), Mikkels
Warnings: Dorgu, 62 – Lepinjica, 67
Manchester United easily defeated Sabah — 4:0. The tournament debutant put up almost no resistance, and the fate of the match was decided in the first half.
Sabah held out for 27 minutes, after which the difference in class showed. Kazakh goalkeeper Stas Pokatilov conceded one goal each from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, and Benjamin Šeško. His goal conceded in the second half became the subject of memes: during a scramble in the penalty area, the ball came to him, but the goalkeeper lost track of it, and Lisandro Martínez found the net from a distance of one meter. At that moment, Joshua Zirkzee was already expressing regret, thinking the opportunity had been missed.
On that day, Sabah's starting lineup featured representatives of 11 countries, including Uzbekistani Umarali Rakhmonaliev (he did not particularly stand out from his teammates during the game and was substituted in the second half). This was the first such occurrence for a debut match in UCL history. The only Azerbaijani in the lineup was central defender Rakhman Dashdamirov. For Man United, Mainoo was the only English player in the starting lineup that day.
Man United played their 300th match in the Champions League, becoming the first English club to reach this milestone.