The 4th round of the Champions League was very intense and dramatic. In yesterday's central matches, strong clubs clashed, and some matches ended with long-lasting memories for the fans.
The evening at Anfield turned into a clash between the two football hegemons of England and Spain. Liverpool hosted Real Madrid at their home ground and, amidst fan commotion, played a true test match. McAllister scored the only goal of the match, bringing an important victory to his team. With this result, the Merseyside team secured the three most important points of the round.
During the match, Liverpool goalkeeper Mamaradashvili saved his team with several saves, while Van Dijk and Konaté played with iron confidence in defense. For Real Madrid, Vinicius and Mbappé attempted several dangerous attacks, but McAllister's shot in the 61st minute determined the outcome of the match.
Liverpool - Real Madrid 1:0
Goal: McAllister 61
Liverpool: Mamaradashvili, Van Dijk, Konaté, Wirtz (Chiesa, 88'), Szoboszlai, McAllister (Jones, 78'), Salah, Bradley, Ekitike (Gakpo, 79'), Robertson (Kerkez, 88'), Gravenberh
Real Madrid: Courtois, Militao, Heisen, Valverde (Diaz, 90'), Carreres, Tchouaméni, Camavinga (Rodrigo, 69'), Guler (Trent, 81'), Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappé.
Yellow cards: McAllister 52 - Vinicius 23, Heisen 45+1, Bellingham 60, Carreras 90+5, Alonso 90+6
That night, a very fierce clash took place in Paris. The reigning champions, PSG, hosted Bayern Munich. One of the most discussed players this season, Luis Diaz, scored a brace in the first half, securing the Munich side's lead. However, he was sent off for a foul before halftime, and Bayern spent the second half with ten men. This alone created an opportunity for PSG, but the Parisians couldn't escape defeat by scoring only one goal - 1:2.
PSG - Bayern Munich 1:2
Goals: Nevesh 74 - Diaz 4, 32
PSG - Shevale, Hakimi (Mayulu, 45+7), Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Zair-Emery, Fabian Ruiz (Neves, 66), Vitinha, Barcola (Ramos, 66), Khvicha, Dembélé (Lee Kang-in, 25)
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Upamecano, Ta, Kimmich, Gnabry (Bishoff, 46'), Olise, Pavlovic, Stanisić, Laimer, Diaz, Kane (Goretzka, 88').
Yellow cards: Mendesh 84 - Bishof 47, Neuer 49, Stanishić 84
Red card: Dias 45+7
In Turin, he kept Juventus fans excited until the last minute. Vlahovic opened the scoring in the 34th minute, while Araujo scored for Sporting in the 12th minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, and opportunities remained for both teams.
Juventus - Sporting 1:1
Goals: Vlahovic 34 - Araujo 12
Juventus - Di Gregorio, Calulu, Gatti, Cambiaso, McKennie, Kopmeiners, Locatelli (Miretti, 83), Thuram (Kostić, 72), Conceição, Yildiz (David, 87), Vlahović (Adiec, 83)
Sporting CP: Silva, Vagiannidis (Quarejma, 67'), Diomande, Inácio, Araujo, Yulman, Simoes (Morita, 82'), Kenda, Trincao, Gonçalves (Alisson Santos, 82'), Ioannidis (Suarez, 72').
Yellow cards: Thuram 24, Cambiaso 27 - Gonçalves 33, Araujo 61, Jölman 73
Madrid's second team, Atletico Madrid, defeated Union Madrid 3-1 at home. Goals from Alvarez, Gallagher, and Llorente secured a convincing victory for Los Blancos.
Atletico - Union 3:1
Goals: Alvarez 39, Gallagher 72, Llorente 90+6 - Sykes 80
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Molina, Le Normand (Himenez, 26'), Hanko, Ruggieri, Simeone (Llorente, 88'), Barrios, Koke (Almada, 62'), Baena (Gallagher, 62'), Alvarez, Griezmann (Syorlot, 62').
Union: Scherpen, Halaili (Patrice, 85'), McAllister, Burgess, Sykes, Zorgan, van de Perre (Rasmussen, 74'), Schufz, Niang, Ait Al Haj (Boufal, 74'), Rodriguez (Gieger, 74').
London's Tottenham Hotspur also brought joy to their fans - they defeated Copenhagen 4-0. Johnson and Odober's productive play brought one of the team's biggest victories.
Tottenham - Copenhagen 4:0
Goals: Johnson 19, Odober 51, van de Ven 64, Palinia 67
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero (Danso, 73'), van veen, Udodji (Spence, 73'), Bentancur, Sarr, Johnson, Simons (Palinia, 61'), Odober, Kolo Muani (Richarlison, 73').
Copenhagen: Kotarski, Cudzuki, Pereira, Hatsidiakos, Lopez, Larsson (Dadason, 46'), Lerager, Klam, Ashuri (Robert, 76'), Muco (Claesson, 72'), Mohamed El Junussi (Cornelius, 72').
Missed penalty: Richarilson 90+2
Sent off: Johnson 61
The match between Olympiacos and PSV in Greece ended in a 1-1 draw, with goals scored by Martins and Pepi.
Olympiacos - PSV 1:1
Goals: Martins 17 - Pepi 90+3
Olympiacos - Tzolakis, Rodine, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega, Muzakitis, Garcia (Nasimento, 63), Martins, Chiquinho (Toremi, 73), Podense (Kostinha, 83), Al-Kaabi (Skipioni, 83)
PSV: Covaire, Dest, Schouten, Gaserowski, Salah-Eddin (Wanner, 67'), Saibari (Badu, 84'), Mauro Junior, Man, Verman, Thiel (Pepe, 58'), Perisic.
At the same time, the Budø-Glimt-Monaco match in Norway was also held in a fighting spirit, as expected, and Balogun's goal for the visitors set the score at 0:1.
Budø-Glimt - Monaco 0:1
Goal: Balogun 43
Budø-Glimt - Heikin, Cevold, Moy, Bertuft, Berkan (Maatta, 86), Even, Berg, Fet (Blomberg, 73), Euklenn, Hauge (Nielsen, 86), Heg (Helmersen, 73).
Monaco: Ken, Kehrer, Salisu, Caio, Teze, Golovin, Koulibaly, Uttara, Aqliouche, Minamino (Cabral, 63), Balogun.
In general, this round of the Champions League was literally full of sensations and a fighting atmosphere. In each game, discipline, technique, and character played a decisive role. Now fans are eagerly awaiting the matches of the 5th round.
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