The nightly matches in the play-offs of the European Champions League gave the fans enough emotions: someone won by a minimal score, and someone came from behind and demonstrated a real super comeback. In Dortmund, everything was in place: the hosts decided the matter early.
In the match in Lisbon, Real Madrid played a very cautious but purposeful game at Benfica. The decisive episode for the Madrid team came at the beginning of the second half: in the 50th minute, Vinicius scored the opponent's goal, changing the fate of the game with one shot. Another sensational incident was also noted during the match: Jose Mourinho was sent off by the referee, and for this reason he will not go to Madrid.
Benfica - Real Madrid 0:1
Goal: Vinicius 50.
Benfica - Trubin, Dedic, Araujo, Otamendi, Dahl, Schilderup (Sudakov, 74), Eursnes (Cabral, 81), Barreiro, Prestianni, Pavlidis, Silva (Rios, 74).
Real Madrid - Courtois, Trent, Rudiger, Heysen, Carreras (Carvajal, 90+9), Guler, Valverde, Camavinga (Pitarch, 90+4), Chuameni, Vinicius, Mbappe.
The mood in Paris was different: PSG showed determination despite falling behind twice in the match against Monaco. Balogun's goals in the 1st and 18th minutes gave the Monegasques a quick lead. But Luis Enrique's men recovered from the blow: Doué scored twice in the 29th and 67th minutes, and Hakimi scored the goal that brought his team back into the game in the 41st minute. Thus, the Parisians won 2:3. In addition, Vitinya missed a penalty in the 22nd minute.
Monaco - PSG 2:3
Goals: Balogun 1, 18 - Doué 29, 67, Hakimi 41.
Monaco - Cohn, Wanderson (Bamba, 70), Taize, Zakaria, Balogun, Golovin, Akliush (Diatta, 58), Kayo, Kamara, Adingra (Coulibaly, 70), Faes.
PSG – Safonov, Hakimi, Markinos, Pacho, Nunu Mendes, Nevesh, Zaire-Emery, Barkolya (Ramush, 81), Vitinya, Dembele (Due, 27), Xvicha (Lee Kang-in, 69).
Unclear penalty: Vitinya 22.
In Dortmund, "Borussia" showed its style: in the 3rd minute of the meeting, Girassi opened the score, and in the 42nd minute, Bayer made the difference to two, making the situation much more difficult for "Atalanta". 2:0 — a reliable and quiet victory for the "bees".
Borussia D - Atalanta 2:0
Goals: Girassi 3, Bayer 42.
Borussia D - Kobel, Anton, Bensebaini, Bellingham, Nmecha (Sabitzer, 83), Brandt, Svensson, Ryerson, Reggiani, Bayer (Adeyemi, 70), Girassi (Silva, 83).
Atalanta - Karnezis, Kossunu, Jimsiti, Kolasinac, Zappacosta (Bellanova, 72), de Roon, Ederson, Bernasconi, Pasalic, Zalevsky (Samarige, 82), Scamacca (Krstovic, 46).
Now it's the turn of the second leg: that's where the "real" value of everything is revealed. The first step is taken, and the second is usually much harder.
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