Goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane helped Bayern Munich safe a 2-0 win over Barcelona within the Champions League to destroy Robert Lewandowski’s return to his outdated aspect.
Lewandowski departed the Bundesliga champions this summer time and endured a troublesome night time again at Allianz Arena after failing to profit from a number of probabilities within the Group C conflict.
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski sits on the pitch
Following a goalless first half, Julian Nagelsmann’s males turned it on early within the second interval with Hernandez heading house Joshua Kimmich’s nook earlier than positive play by Jamal Musiala arrange Sane to fireplace house within the 54th minute to maintain Bayern on the summit after two matches.
Edin Dzeko impressed Inter Milan to a 2-0 victory at Viktoria Plzen earlier within the day within the group.
With Romelu Lukaku nonetheless sidelined with a thigh concern, Dzeko stepped up for the Serie A aspect with a positive curled opener after 20 minutes and assisted Denzel Dumfries to wrap up the factors within the seventieth minute.
Bottom-of-the-table Plzen had already been decreased to 10 males by this level after Pavel Bucha obtained his marching orders on the hour mark.
Joel Matip was the unlikely hero to get Liverpool‘s European marketing campaign again on observe as his 89th-minute header secured a laboured 2-1 win over Ajax in Group A.
Liverpool’s Joel Matip heads house the winner towards Ajax
After Jurgen Klopp declared their 4-1 loss in Napoli a “horror show”, a response was required at Anfield and Mohamed Salah’s opener helped settle any rigidity however the Dutch outfit equalised earlier than half-time.
Mohammed Kudus smashed house in positive vogue and it was Ajax who appeared the extra probably to seize a second just for Matip to head house a late nook to give Liverpool a significant three factors.
In Group D, Tottenham conceded two objectives in damage time to slip to a 2-0 defeat at Sporting Lisbon.
Harry Kane exhibits his frustration through the 2-0 loss to Sporting Lisbon
Spurs have been considering a night of frustration because it appeared like they might be held to a 0-0 attract Portugal earlier than issues went very fallacious within the remaining minutes.
Paulinho nodded house from a nook after which with nearly the final kick, Arthur Gomes sauntered into the field to put Sporting prime of the group with two wins as Tottenham academy product Marcus Edwards impressed towards his outdated membership.
Frankfurt joined Spurs on three factors after they claimed a 1-0 win in Marseille.
Jesper Lindstrom supplied the breakthrough two minutes earlier than the break and regardless of Matteo Guendouzi and Cengiz Under being launched, the hosts suffered a second straight defeat within the competitors.
Frankfurt’s Jesper Lindstrom (middle) celebrates after his deciding aim subsequent to Marseille goalkeeper Pau Lopez
Atletico Madrid have been on the receiving finish of a late present at Bayer Leverkusen in Group B.
The La Liga aspect had struck twice in stoppage time to beat Porto final week however noticed Robert Andrich and Moussa Diaby internet within the remaining six minutes of the encounter in Germany to safe a 2-0 win.
Club Brugge are prime of the group after a shocking 4-0 victory away to Porto. Ferran Jutgla put the guests in entrance with quarter of an hour performed and Kamal Sowah, Andreas Skov Olsen and Antonio Nusa have been on goal within the second half to earn the Belgians a wonderful win.
Napoli‘s recreation at Rangers was postponed till Wednesday due to restricted police sources in Scotland following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II.
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