Karabakh defeated Benfica, Real won in the penalty shootout
The first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage will be held over three days as last year – Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The group stages of the Europa League and the Europa Conference League will start a bit later, so for now, the Champions League is attracting full attention. The matches played on Tuesday did not disappoint the spectators.
If someone watched the entire match between Tottenham and Villarreal from start to finish, they might have felt a bit tired. However, for those who chose the games between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund, as well as Benfica and Qarabag, there were many exciting moments.
The playing style of the Juventus team is currently very interesting. In their last two matches, they scored eight goals and conceded seven.
This result is especially notable after the 4-3 victory in the Italian derby against Inter. In the match against Borussia, the score was tied at 4-4.
In October, the match between Juventus and Inter also ended 4-4. The remarkable point is that all eight goals were scored in the second half.
The Juventus team had to come from behind three times, and in the final minutes, goals by Vlahovic and Kelleher equalized the score. The Qarabag team showed an unexpected result in Lisbon against Benfica.
They won 3-2. The team led by Gurban Gurbanov played strongly and kept the opponent under pressure.
This victory brought Qarabag more points than their only previous participation in the Champions League group stage. The Real team also tried to change the score in their match.
They conceded a goal to Marseille in the middle of the first half. The French goalkeeper Jeronimo Rulli played excellently, stopping thirteen shots.
However, Real won 2-1 only through penalties, with two goals scored by Mbappe. In this match, an unfortunate incident happened to Real's defenders – Trent was injured and substituted in the fifth minute, and Carvajal, who replaced him, received a red card.
Arsenal achieved their goal after the 72nd minute in Bilbao. Martinelli and Trossard exchanged goals and assists, defeating Athletic at the San Mames stadium.
In this match, Djokeresh played for an hour and a half despite a head injury. Tottenham secured a narrow victory against Villarreal thanks to a quick exchange of goals.
Also, Union Saint-Gilloise, participating in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, defeated PSV 3-1. Ruben van Bommel scored for PSV, while Promes Akinpelu and Kevin Mac Allister scored for Union.
Text author: Kirill Ivantsov.
