Day of sensations in the UCL: "Bayern" conceded 3, "Inter" conceded 4
On Tuesday evening, 9 matches took place as part of the 2nd round of the Champions League general group stage. In Norway, Olise's incomprehensible actions cost "Bayern" dearly; "Arsenal" scored 3 goals, "Barca" scored 4 goals and took the lead in the standings; Rakhmonaliev achieved his first victory with "Sabah"; the crisis continues at "MU".
A day of sensations in the UCL. "Bayern" conceded 3, "Inter" conceded 4
"Arsenal" – "Lille" 3:0
Goals:
Timber, 64 (1:0). Eze, 67 (2:0). Saka, 71 (3:0)
"Arsenal": Raya, Gabriel Magalhães, Konsa, Lewis-Skelly, Timber (White, 78), Guimarães, Rice, Merino (Ødegaard, 65), Eze (Dowman, 85), Madueke (Saka, 65), Gyökeres (Havertz, 65)
"Lille": Berke Özer, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud (Verdonk, 78), Goffi, Bentaleb (Khergor, 72), André, Mukau (Sahraoui, 72), Haraldsson, Bakwa (Diaoun, 82), Ueda (Giroud, 78)
Yellow cards: Merino, 29. Havertz, 90 – Goffi, 81
Taking into account the dense schedule, Mikel Arteta is using a mixed squad in the Champions League group stage matches: in the match against "Lille", players like Merino, Gyökeres, and Eze were given a chance, while Ødegaard, Havertz, and Saka were left on the bench. The first half was remembered only for Ueda's disallowed goal. The Japanese forward was the first to reach the ball after a shot blocked by Gabriel, but it turned out he was offside at the moment of the shot.
In the second half, the Londoners clearly demonstrated the difference in class: right-back Timber broke into the opponent's penalty area, acted like a true forward, pushed the ball through the defender's legs, and struck a powerful shot from a sharp angle. Immediately after, Arteta brought his key attacking players onto the pitch and completely subdued the opponent. First, Bukayo Saka provided Eze with an assist. Then, after a combination involving Ødegaard and Havertz, he appeared in the central striker position to set the final score – 3:0.
"Galatasaray" – "Barcelona" 1:4
Goals:
Batrakov, 28 (1:0). João Cancelo, 43 (1:1). Fermín López, 50 (1:2). Gordon, 53 (1:3). Adeyemi, 65 (1:4)
"Galatasaray": Uğurcan Çakır, Jakobs, Sánchez, Eren Elmalı, Barış Yılmaz (Sallai, 67), Torreira (Nyaga, 81), Lemina (Sara, 58), Yunus Akgün (Ugochukwu, 58), Leão, Batrakov (Sané, 58), Osimhen
"Barcelona": J. García, Cubarsí, Martín, João Cancelo, E. García (Koundé, 74), Pedri (Bernal, 74), Rodri, Fermín López (Gavi, 82), Yamal, Gordon (Gabriel Jesus, 59), Olmo (Adeyemi, 59)
Yellow cards: Leão, 64. Sallai, 86