Champions League: Man Utd edged out in seven-goal thriller against Copenhagen
Manchester United were dealt a major blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes as they fell to an agonising 3-4 defeat against Copenhagen.
Manchester United were dealt a major blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes as they fell to an agonising 3-4 defeat against Copenhagen.
Haaland was close to scoring six goals in a single match against RB Leipzig in UEFA Champions League. But Pep Guardiola denied him of this opportunity by substituting him in the 63rd minute of the game.
Atletico was given a penalty, but Lucas Hradecky stopped Yannick Carrasco's attempt, and Saul Niguez headed the rebound over the crossbar.
FC Barcelona got their Champions League off to a thundering start with a 5-1 rout of the Viktoria Plzen. And three of those goals were the work of Lewandowski, who has now scored 89 goals in the competition, the first three of those for Barca amounting to his sixth UCL hat-trick.
As Man City piled on the goals in the second half, Haaland became the youngest player ever to score 25 goals in the Champions League.
Unai Emery's men have a difficult task over overturning a 2-0 first leg deficit against Liverpool, who are arguably the favorites to win the competition.
Today, the Executive Committee made a number of decisions concerning the implications of that decision for its upcoming competitions. According to an official statement, "Russia will have no affiliated clubs participating in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season."
It would take a near-miraculous recovery to deny Liverpool, 2-0 winners in the first leg, a third final in five seasons, but the Jurgen Klopp-led side is plagued by injuries, including forwards Roberto Firmino and Divock Origi.
With the Reds' second goal in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Villarreal, Sadio Mane became the third player to net 20 times for the club this season, emulating Mohamed Salah - who teed up the strike for his fellow attacker - and Diogo Jota.
Bernardo was full of praise for the striker's selfless approach as he reflected on both Jesus' performance and a night that will live long in the memory.