A series of matches from the 7th round of the UEFA Champions League has concluded, and this evening brought football fans both a full-fledged drama and a golden celebration. Real Madrid crushed their opponents in Madrid, while Arsenal proved their current form once again in Milan. Reigning champions PSG suffered a painful defeat in Portugal.
Real Madrid's goal shower in Madrid
In the clash in Madrid, Real Madrid (15 points, 2nd place) pinned down Monaco (9 points, 20th place) every inch of the field. The team under Arbeloa looked very fast and tough in attack. Kylian Mbappé scored a brace, while Vinicius, Mastantuono, and Jude Bellingham each added a goal. Additionally, Monaco defender Kehrer's own goal made the score even heavier.
Real Madrid - Monaco 6:1
Goals: Mbappe 5, 26, Mastantuono 51, Kehrer 55 own goal, Vinicius 63, Bellingham 80 - Teze 72
Real Madrid: Courtois, Heisen, Asensio (Ceballos, 46'), Valverde, Camavinga (Fran Garcia, 76'), Guler (Carvajal, 76'), Tchouaméni, Bellingham, Mastangouno (Honsalo Garcia, 71'), Mbappé, Vinicius.
Monaco: Ken, Vanderson (Wattara, 61'), Zakariya (Bamba, 73'), Kehrer, Dier, Caio, Teze, Aqliouche, Fati (Kulibali, 61'), Golovin, Balogun.
Yellow cards: Bellingham 44 - Zechariah 33
The central match in Milan: Arsenal defeated Inter Milan
One of the biggest intrigues of the evening - the Inter (12 points, 9th place) - Arsenal (21 points, 1st place) match proved worthwhile. The Gunners set the tempo high from the start: Gabriel Jesus scored a brace, and Viktor Gokeresh, coming off the bench, sealed the match. Although Sučić's goal briefly inspired hope for Inter, the London side finally spoke up.
Inter - Arsenal 1:3
Goals: Sucic 18 - Jesus 10, 31, Gokeres 84
Inter: Sommer, Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni, Enrique, Barella (Frattesi, 63'), Zielinski, Sucic, Dimarco, Martinez (Espozito, 63'), Thuram.
Arsenal: Raya, Timber (White, 64), Saliba, Mosquera (Gabriel, 75), Luiz-Scalli, Subimendi, Merino, Eze (Reis, 64), Saka, Trossard (Martinelli, 79), Jesus (Gokeres, 75).
Last shot for PSG in Lisbon
Reigning champions PSG (13 points, 5th place) played an extremely intense match against Sporting CP (13 points, 6th place) in Portugal. Despite the Parisians finding the return goal, the decisive moment worked in favor of the hosts: Suarez scored the winning goal in the 90+1st minute, "exploding" the stadium.
Sporting CP - PSG 2:1
Goals: Suarez 74, 90+1 - Khvicha 79
Sporting - Rui Silva, Fresneda, Inácio, Mateus, Mangas (Ioannidis, 63), Morita, Simoes, Araujo, Trincán, Geni, Suárez.
PSG: Chevalier, Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Mayoulou (Hvicha, 66'), Vitinha, Ruiz (Zabarnyi, 80'), Doué, Barcola (Ramos, 71'), Dembele
Reliable "Tottenham" in London, Red card at "Borussia"
Tottenham (14 points, 4th place) defeated Borussia Dortmund (11 points, 12th place) 2-0 at home. An early goal and a second in the first half calmed the Londoners down. The Germans couldn't save the situation after Svensson was sent off in the 24th minute.
Tottenham - Borussia Dortmund 2:0
Goals: Romero 14, Solanke 37
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Danzo, Udodji, Bergvall, Gray, Simons, Porro, Spence, Odober, Solanke (Colo Muani, 70'), Romero.
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Couto, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini, Bellingham, Nmecha (Chukwuemeka, 64'), Brandt (Riersson, 46'), Svensson, Adeyemi (Silva, 64'), Girassi (Jean, 46').
Sent off: Svensson 24
Summary of the remaining games
- Olympiacos left Bayer Leverkusen under a "cold shower" with a score of 2:0: goals came very early and just before halftime.
Olympiacos - Bayer Leverkusen 2:0
Goals: Kostinya 2, Torimiy 45+1
Olympiacos - Zolakis, Costiña, Retsos, Muzakitis, Pirola, Ortega, Hezzé, Rodiney, Chiquinho (Skipioni, 82), Martins, Torimiy (El Kaábi, 75)
Bayer Leverkusen: Blašić, Cuanza, Bade, Fernandes, Andrić, Pokou, Grimaldo, Alex Garcia, Vazquez (Tilman, 58'), Maza (Arthur, 70'), Kofane (Schick, 70').
- Copenhagen - Napoli 1:1: Despite the Neapolitan side taking the lead, the hosts responded in the second half.
Copenhagen - Napoli 1:1
Goals: Larsson 72 - McTominay 39
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic, Di Lorenzo, Buondjarno, Jesus, Gutierrez, Lobotka, McTominay, Elmas, Vergara (Lang, 62), Spinazzola (Olivera, 63), Hojlund.
- Villarreal - Ajax 1:2: The Amsterdam side took the three points with a goal in the final minutes.
Villarreal - Ajax 1:2
Goals: Oluvaseyi 49 - Glux 61, Edvardsen 90
Villarreal: Tenas, Mourinho, Marin, Veiga, Cardona, Pepe, Comesagna, Partey, Moleyro (Buchanan, 46'), Oluvasei, Perez.
Ajax: Jarus, Goei, Bouman, Weindal, Reger, Tokyo, Klaassen, Glux (Edwardsen, 84'), Dolberg, Godts, Bass.
Overall tournament schedule:
The conclusion is this: after the 7th round, the fight in the table became even more intense - some are flying away, while others switched to "rescue mode" at the last minute. Now every point is worth more than gold.
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